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SUMMARY:Ontario Solar Network to Convene Town Hall Meeting on the OPA'
 s Proposed microFIT Rate Changes
DESCRIPTION:Solar Market Confidence Shaken in Light of McGuinty Govern
 ment Flip Flop\nOntario Solar Network to Convene Town Hall Meeting on 
 the OPA's Proposed microFIT Rate Changes\n\nOn July 22, from 7:00 - 9:
 30 pm, Ontario Solar Network (OSN) will host an open town hall meeting
  at the Hilton Garden Inn in Vaughan, ON to discuss the Ontario Power 
 Authority's (OPA) proposed price changes for microFIT projects (under 
 10kW). Free to the general public, this event will feature leaders in 
 Ontario's solar industry and Ben Chin, VP Communications, Ontario Powe
 r Authority (OPA).\n\nAt issue is the OPA's plans to reduce microFIT c
 ontract rates for ground-mounted solar projects from 80.2c /kWh to 58.
 8c /kWh. The rationale stems from a perceived higher rate of return th
 at ground-mounted PV systems enjoy over rooftop installations.\n\nCrit
 ics of the change point out the crippling effect that reduced incentiv
 es could have on an industry very much in its infancy. Of the 16,000 m
 icroFIT applications pending approval, nearly 60% are for ground-mount
 ed installations. An online petition to fight these proposed changes, 
 argues, \"Fewer ground mount systems will be sold, and public trust in
  the integrity of the program will be lost if [they] do not act now.\"
 \n\nOntario Solar Network's Chairman, Jacob Travis, comments that, \"W
 hile the OPA is understandably concerned about keeping the program sol
 vent for as long as possible, opponents of the price changes are right
 fully worried about the global effects on Ontario's new solar market.\
 " The OPA's promise was stable pricing. The proposed change calls that
  into question and shakes the market's confidence.\n\nTravis, who also
  serves as director of Ontario Solar Academy, stresses that, \"This op
 en event is not about us versus them. We all want the same thing -- a 
 vibrant solar industry. Our goal is to find solutions that benefit all
  stakeholders. This forum is a vehicle for open communication between 
 those who set the policies and the business community impacted by the 
 changes.\"\n\nClick here to register for the Town Hall Meeting\nClick 
 here to read more about the OPA's pricing change\nClick here to read a
 bout or sign up for the petition against the change\n\n\nAbout Ontario
  Solar Network\n\nOntario Solar Network is a non-profit business assoc
 iation comprised of individual solar energy producers, solar businesse
 s, and other stakeholders committed to the highest standards of profes
 sionalism.\n\nFor more information visit https://ontag.farms.com/event
 s/ontario-solar-network-to
DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Midway:20100722T190000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Midway:20100722T213000
CATEGORIES:town, hall, meeting
LOCATION:Hilton Garden Inn
WEBSITE:http://www.ontariosolarnetwork.com/index.html
URL:http://www.ontariosolarnetwork.com/index.html
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ORGANIZER:Ontario Solar Network
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