Gaining your edge
Energy Edge is an initiative of Greenhouse Canada magazine aimed at turning what is a liability for most growers – fluctuating energy costs – into a competitive advantage. With energy accounting for as much as 40 per cent of the operating costs of many greenhouse operations, small and steady improvements on this front can move the needle in a big way on the bottom line. Energy Edge will look at new technologies, innovative projects, case studies of growers finding their own Energy Edge.
You can read about it in each issue of Greenhouse Canada, but we’ve also created this dedicated microsite. Here you can find regular news items on the subject, new technology and products, video, and in-depth archives on the subject.
We’ll also produce a bi-weekly enewsletter to keep you up to speed on what we’re covering. It is free to all Greenhouse Canada digital subscribers. You can sign up for it here.
If you want to add to the conversation, please drop us a line and let us know about your project, technology, services, or concerns at energyedge@annexweb.com.
You can read about it in each issue of Greenhouse Canada, but we’ve also created this dedicated microsite. Here you can find regular news items on the subject, new technology and products, video, and in-depth archives on the subject.
We’ll also produce a bi-weekly enewsletter to keep you up to speed on what we’re covering. It is free to all Greenhouse Canada digital subscribers. You can sign up for it here.
If you want to add to the conversation, please drop us a line and let us know about your project, technology, services, or concerns at energyedge@annexweb.com.
Ontario's FIT drops wind, solar pricing, not bioenergy
Friday, 23 March 2012-
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Ontario's Feed-in Tariff (FIT) program's Two-Year Review Report was released today, including recommendations on streamlining processes, encouraging greater community and aboriginal involvement, and increasing municipal engagement. New pricing structures were also recommended.
Overall, the report recommends that FIT-based prices for solar be dropped by more than 20 per cent on average, while pricing for wind-generated power should be reduced by 15 per cent. This reduction would range from 9.6 per cent for solar rooftop projects above 500 kW to reductions in the 31 per cent range for solar projects of all kind (rooftop or ground mount) 10 kW and less. Prices will now range from 34.7 c/kWh to 54.9 c/kWh.
For wind power, the board recommends reductions of 14.8 per cent across the board, to 11.5 c/kWh.
The report recommends leaving all pricing for biomass, hydro, biogas and landfill gas as is:
- Biomass at or below 10 MW: 13.8 c/kWh
- Biomass above 10 MW: 13 c/kWh
- Biogas on farm, at or below 100 kW: 19.5 c/kWh
- Biogas on farm, above 100 kW: 18.5 c/kWh
- Biogas at or below 500 kW: 16 c/kWh
- Biogas above 500 up to 10 MW: 14.7 c/kWh
- Biogas above 10 MW: 10.4 c/kWh
- Landfill gas at or below 10 MW: 11.1 c/kWh
- Landfill gas above 10 MW: 10.3 c/kWh
The complete report with all recommendations and pricing tables can be found here.
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