How can you find greater cost savings through energy efficiency? Find out more about energy efficiency opportunities and policy evolution during OSEA's webinar Energy Efficiency in Ontario's Energy Tool Kit: Finding the Hidden Opportunities to Increase Your Bottom Line. Part of OSEA's Roadmap to 2020 Webinar Series.

Join OSEA and our sponsors Wind Simplicity, Thursday, March 21, 2013 at 10:00am to learn about recent changes that will make energy efficiency upgrades and renewable energy generation accessible to commercial and residential property owners across Ontario.

Join us and our partners from Net Zero Energy Homes, the Toronto Atmospheric Fund, the Association of Municipalities of Ontario and our sponsors Brant County Renewables, Windsimplicity and Enbridge to learn about recent changes that will make energy efficiency upgrades and renewable energy generation accessible to property owners across Ontario.

What lessons can Ontario and North America learn from the decentralized energy transition occurring in Germany?

Is the German sustainable energy experiment failing? Is a similar transition possible in Ontario? Is it even desirable?

The Ontario Sustainable Energy Association, in partnership with the Transatlantic Climate Bridge and the German Consulate in Toronto, is proud to present this timely and important conversation.

Sponsored by

What does the recent resignation of Premier Dalton McGuinty, the OPA’s FIT 2.0 delays, the WTO's ruling on domestic content and the pending proposal to refurbish Darlington's nuclear facility in 2015 mean to rate payers, developers, green builders, communities, First Nations, financers and manufacturers?

Join us on Thursday November 8th at 10:00am to hear what it all means, what the future could hold and what you can do to help.

What does it mean to partner co-operatively? Are Coop-Corporate Partnerships under FIT 2.0 any different than the type of partnerships we see every day in the business world? Can a co-operative serve its members, while at the same time, work with a commercial developer whose mandate is to optimize profits to owners.

By focusing on these critical questions the webinar will work towards the development of standards and guidelines that will provide a way to decide if a Coop-Corporate Partnership is right for you; how to form and how to perform in executing a successful partnership.

Join a panel of leading experts for an analysis of the long awaited FIT 2.0 rules and a lively discussion on what it will mean to the future of commercial and community power in Ontario. Sponsored by Bennett Jones.

Don't miss your chance to register for this free webinar on communicating climate change!

Attend an information session with the Ministry of the Environment (MOE) on the proposed changes to the Renewable Energy Approval Process regulations. This is your chance to sit at the table with the Ministry and get your questions answered and your voice heard.

This webinar explores the technical and FIT program challenges that the development of Building-Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) faces in Ontario. The webinar will further identify how the solar industry can link in more closely with the building design and construction process to promote BIPV.

OSEA will be hosting a webinar to initiate a conversation around the powers that municipalities have (and should have) when it comes to renewable energy project approvals and developments.

Sponsored by: SolGate Solar

OSEA and Gowlings invite you to join us and a panel of leading experts for an analysis of the draft FIT 2.0 rules and a lively discussion on what it will mean to the future of commercial and community power in Ontario. This will be the first chance to share your thoughts and comments on the new rules with your peers, other industry stakeholders and the government.

Have you had trouble connecting your FIT or MicroFIT project?  Have you heard the rumors circulating that Hydro One has:

• Inflated connection cost estimates
• Failed to properly identifying connection work
• Misled some regarding whether the work must be done by them, rather than a developer's own contractors
• Implied that CIA's will be lost if developers do not agree to pay non-negotiable connection costs within 6 months

It's time to clear the air and move things forward.

Register free to access the archived webinar - ACCESS ARCHIVE

Listen to the archive of our Friday, November 25th webinar from as we introduce the draft report for your review and further comment. The intent is to build consensus around core asks supported by the sector, provide you with a resource to draw on for your own submission and to strengthen OSEA's feedback to the various agencies involved. The deadline for comments was November 30th.

The positive economic and environmental impacts of solar, wind, bioenergy and waterpower projects once built and producing clean power are self-evident. This webinar will shift the focus to the more personal and community-level impacts that are experienced throughout the process of realizing a local, community power project. Social impacts attributed to direct involvement in community power projects can include:  the formation of new charitable organizations, acquiring new jobs and sector-specialized skills, start-up of entrepreneurial RE companies, development of new relationships, partnerships and perspectives.  Hear accounts of how involvement in RE projects has led to both predicted and unexpected experiences in different Ontario contexts and abroad.

This webinar is brought to you in partnership with the Community Energy Partnerships Program.

The "smart grid" has been hailed as the ultimate silver bullet, enabling wide spread integration of distributed renewable sources, increased reliability, economic efficiency and the convergence of energy with two-way communication. But what is it really? Join the webinar and find out!

This session will focus on navigating the Renewable Energy Approval (REA) process to keep your project moving forward.

Broken into 4 modules, this introductory session will overview common pitfalls seen in applications and provide tips on how to improve your submission from the beginning of the REA process. 

The Green Energy Act has attracted billions of dollars in investment and created thousands of jobs across Ontario.  What will happen post election?  How can the Green Energy Act and the energy sector's investment environment be stabilized to ensure that current investments and opportunities are not lost and that Ontario continues to be a lightening rod attracting further investment and good paying jobs?  Join senior executives and leaders from the sector who will offer their insights on the future of the FIT from a manufacturer and economic development perspective. 

The Ontario Power Authority is expected to begin its review of the Feed-in Tariff programs within the next several weeks. To get the sector engaged we have created an exciting webinar series on the future of the FIT.

This webinar will endeavour to explore and address many of the questions from this seemingly abrupt change in course from Germany’s recent extension of its nuclear reactors.

There is much uncertainty surrounding Ontario's energy future as the provincial election approaches. To find out how Ontario's political parties see the future of renewable energy and conservation, OSEA has arranged a series of one-on-one interviews to learn about each party's energy platform. Featuring Ontario Energy Minister Brad Duguid, Energy Critic of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, John Yakabuski, Energy Critic of the New Democratic Party of Ontario, Peter Tabuns and Leader of the Ontario Green Party, Mike Schreiner.
When: August 2, 4, 9, 12
Register: http://polioutlook.eventbrite.com

The Ontario Power Authority is expected to begin its review of the Feed-in Tariff programs within the next several weeks. To get the sector engaged we have created an exciting webinar series on the future of the FIT.

This call is for OSEA members only and it is your chance to find out what's going on at OSEA and to let us know what's on your mind.

Are you an OSEA Champion, Enabler or Supporter member and missed the call?
Then, please request access to the recorded archive by contacting Sonya DeVellis at sonya(at)ontario-sea.org or 416.977.4441 x 5200.

The Ontario Power Authority is expected to begin its review of the Feed-in Tariff programs within the next several weeks. To get the sector engaged we have created an exciting webinar series on the future of the FIT.

Join our panel of experts, on Thursday, June 16, for a discussion on CHP, district energy, biogas, biomass and the FIT. Are the current rates sufficient to spur further development of biogas and biomass technologies? What regulatory frameworks need adjustments and how should they be amended? Could the FIT be expanded to include combined heat and power technologies to support district energy and heating and cooling systems? What role does clean thermal energy play in Ontario's developing integrated energy system? These are only a few of a series of important questions  which our experts will try to answer.

The Ontario Power Authority is expected to begin its review of the Feed-in Tariff programs this summer. To mark this occasion, the Ontario Sustainable Energy Association has gathered a panel of experts on Ontario's Green Energy Act and Feed-in Tariff programs as well as project developers and proponents for a discussion on how the FIT programs should evolve. Join us on Thursday, May 26^th, for an engaging conversation on what may be expected from the review, initial recommendations from leading experts and an opportunity to make your own suggestions.   

Join our esteemed speakers John Hawkes, Jennifer Green and Larry Davis for a discussion on the economic viability and feasibility of biogas projects. While John Hawkes will focus on the economics of BIOGAS plants and the balance between returns and a well-engineered plant, looking at examples under the German EEG or FIT program, Jennifer Green and Larry Davis will focus on Ontario. The webinar will address the questions of why we are not seeing more biogas plants being developed in Ontario and make suggestions as to what needs to happen to spur more biogas developments.

Do you need debt or equity to get your project in the ground?

Investors are looking to invest in Ontario's renewable energy sector. Join us for a one-hour webinar where we will introduce you to investors and financial advisors looking for projects and who will share their advice and perspective on what makes a project bankable, viable and attractive.

OSEA and its partners invite you to participate in a webinar that is apart of an initiative entitled, "Community Engagement and Partnership Best Practices." The webinar is designed to accomplish the following objectives: 1) To introduce this research initiative to a broad audience of stakeholders 2) to gain some insight and perspective from the experiences of sector participants 3) to build excitement and enthusiasm for the initiative’s SearchFx event on March 28^th and 29^th 2011

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Last week, Hydro One sent out notices to thousands of microFIT project developers with conditional offers form the Ontario Power Authority informing them that their projects cannot be connected to the grid until upgrades are completed at a date yet to be determined. This has brought up many questions and concerns for many project developers and their suppliers, who have invested significantly into projects which may now be at risk.

The Ontario Power Authority is introducing a new stream in the Feed-In Tariff Program for commercial aggregators, called the CFIT (commercial feed-in-tariff) Program, to accommodate the unique nature of commercial micro-generation projects.

The Ontario Ministry of Finance has asked OSEA and it’s members to offer feedback on outstanding property tax related issues. This is your chance to raise specific concerns regarding renewable energy projects and property assessments.  More importantly it is also your opportunity to provide suggestions and solutions.

Mike Richmond, Chair of the Energy Law Group at McMillan LLP, will discuss the key risks associated with the Ontario Power Authority’s Feed-In  Tariff  rules and contract, including delay risk, political risk, outage risk, metering risk, connection risk and others – risks that should be carefully considered by developers, investors and lenders, so that they can be effectively minimized or mitigated as projects are developed.

This presentation has been archived and can be streamed online.
An engaging discussion on real estate taxation issues and the development of renewable energy generators.

OSEA staff invites you to participate in our monthly web-based conference call held exclusively for members. Please mark you calendar for 1 p.m. on Monday August 17. This call is intended to be a forum during which you will be updated on, services we are developing, policy we are advocating, and our Community Power Conference we are organizing for November. This is also an opportunity to raise issues affecting the Community Power sector and connect with other members.

Canada's most prominent environmentalist, Dr. David Suzuki, and noted guests Dennis Hayes and Preben Maegaard spoke about the need for green energy and renewable solutions to our energy and environmental crises on April 23 at Convocation Hall in Toronto. The Ontario Sustainable Energy Association sponsored a live webcast of this important discussion, which was hosted by the Green Energy Act Alliance.