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treatment to imported renewable energy generation equipment than that accorded tolike products originating in Ontario. In <strong>the</strong> same month, <strong>the</strong> United States <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>European Union requested to join <strong>the</strong> consultations <strong>and</strong> became third parties in thistrade dispute.The FIT Program <strong>for</strong> Under Dispute:Ontario's feed-in tariff or FIT Program is North America's first comprehensiveguaranteed pricing structure <strong>for</strong> renewable electricity production. It offersstable prices under long-term contracts <strong>for</strong> energy generated from renewablesources, including: biomass, biogas, l<strong>and</strong>fill gas, on-shore wind, solar PV, <strong>and</strong>hydropower.The FIT Program was enabled by <strong>the</strong> Green <strong>Energy</strong> <strong>and</strong> Green Economy Act, 2009which was passed into law on May 14, 2009. The Ontario Power Authority (OPA) isresponsible <strong>for</strong> implementing <strong>the</strong> program.By encouraging <strong>the</strong> development of renewable energy in Ontario, <strong>the</strong> FIT Programaims at:Help Ontario phase out coal-fired electricity generation by 2014 - <strong>the</strong> largestclimate change initiative in Canada;Boost economic activity <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> development of renewable energytechnologies; <strong>and</strong>Create new green industries <strong>and</strong> jobs.Project eligible can enter into a 20-year FIT contract (40 years <strong>for</strong> qualifyingwaterpower projects) with <strong>the</strong> OPA. The detailed feed-in tariffs offered under <strong>the</strong> FITis shown in Table 1.Table 1. Feed-in Tariff Prices <strong>for</strong> Renewable <strong>Energy</strong> Projects in Ontario (August 13,2010)Renewable fuel Size range ContractPrice ¢/kWhEscalationPercentageBiomass ≤10 MW 13.8 20%>10 MW 13.0 20%Biogas On-farm ≤100kW 19.5 20%On-farm >100kW≤250kW 18.5 20%Biogas ≤500kW 16.0 20%Biogas >500kW≤10MW 14.7 20%Biogas >10 MW 10.4 20%Waterpower ≤10 MW 13.1 20%>10MW≤50MW 12.2 20%L<strong>and</strong>fill gas ≤10 MW 11.1 20%>10 MW 10.3 20%Solar PV Rooftop ≤10kW 80.2 0%Rooftop >10≤250kW 71.3 0%Rooftop >250≤500kW 63.5 0%Rooftop >500kW 53.9 0%Ground ≤10kW 64.2 0%MountedGround >10kW≤10MW 44.3 0%MountedWind Onshore Any size 13.5 20%Offshore Any size 19.0 20%Risø International <strong>Energy</strong> Conference 2011 Proceedings Page 89

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