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Green Energy Act Implementation Readiness Program

The OEB has an important role to play in ensuring the government’s objectives in the Green Energy Act are achieved. That includes ensuring that electricity distributors meet the requirements for renewable generation connection, smart grid implementation and conservation and demand management.

To help distributors prepare for their new obligations, the OEB is planning a number of activities over the coming months. These activities are intended to provide practical information to help electricity distributors prepare and implement their new responsibilities.

Date

Activity

Starting November 2009

Monthly Webcasts on GEA implementation, FIT and Smart Meter/TOU

August 17-28, 2009

GEA Implementation Workshops for electricity distributors

 

Upcoming Webcasts

we have completed a number of initiatives relating to connection and metering/billing/settlement issues for renewable generation. To ensure that distributors and generators are kept informed of these changes, we are holding a series of webcasts to present these changes in further detail and to address specific questions and concerns.

DISTRIBUTORS

Date/Time

Topic

Thu, November 26

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
  • Connection Issues (Capacity determination and allocation, cost responsibility, transition from RESOP)

Thu, December 3

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
  • Metering, Billing and Settlement

Date TBD
  • Mandatory Reporting of Information Regarding Connection

Date TBD
  • Distribution System Planning Guidelines

 

GENERATORS

Date/Time

Topic

Audience

Tue, November 24

1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. 
  • Enabler transmission connection facilities
  • Changes to the generation connection process
  • Cost responsibility for connection of renewable generation

Ontario Water Power Association

Wed, December 2

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
  • Same

Canadian Solar Industries Association (CanSIA)

Thu, December 3

1:30pm - 3:30pm
  • Same

Association of Power Producers of Ontario (APPrO)

Fri, December 4

10:00am - 12:00pm
  • Same

Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA)

  

August Workshops for electricity distributors

In August, we held a series of workshops with distributors throughout Ontario to address their new regulatory obligations and responsibilities under the Act. We also met with several representatives of the renewable generator community to discuss the Board initiatives underway to facilitate the connection of renewable generation.

 

Contact

For information on these workshops, contact: Karen Cormier, Sr. Advisor Stakeholder Relations, at 416-440-7657 or by email at karen.cormier@oeb.gov.on.ca.