Policy Briefs and Submissions

On this page you will find a selection of CanSIA’s recent policy briefs, presentations and submissions. CanSIA members may also access additional materials by logging into the members-only pages of this website.

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Policy Submissions

CanSIA’s submissions have been prepared in response to calls for consultation by government and public agencies, as well as for use in our advocacy activities. Here you will find a selection of our submissions on topics including how to structure procurement programs to how climate policy can support solar energy technologies. We will continue to add to this section of our website as materials are prepared by Team CanSIA.

Alberta 

• AESO Proposed Wind, Solar, Aggregated Generation Facilities and DER Rule Amendments (May, 2017)
• Key Provisions of the Renewable Electricity Support Agreement (December, 2016)
• Alberta Energy Efficiency Advisory Panel (September, 2016)
• Response to the Distribution-Connected Solar Questionnaire (July, 2016)
• Submission to the Climate Advisory Panel (September, 2015)

Alberta Renewable Electricity (REP) program 

• Solar Electricity & future Rounds of the Renewable Electricity Program (REP) (November, 2017)
• Response to the Alberta Electricity System Operator (AESO) questionnaire (March, 2016)

Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC)

• Evidence Submission on “Supplemental Questions” to AUC DCG Review (22534) (June, 2017)
• Evidence Submission (1/4) on “Outlook & Status” to AUC DCG Review (22534) (May, 2017)
• Evidence Submission (2/4) on “Community Solar” to AUC DCG Review (22534) (May, 2017)
• Evidence Submission (3/4) on “Retail & Rate Design” to AUC DCG Review (22534) (May, 2017)
• Evidence Submission (4/4) on “Wires & Wires Owners” to AUC DCG Review (22534) (May, 2017)

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Climate Change Policy in Ontario

• Recommendations to the Ontario Climate Change Solutions Deployment Corporation (OCCSDC) (January, 2017)
• Avoided Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Solar PV (November, 2016)
• Making Solar Air Heating Mainstream (November, 2016)
• The Role of Solar in Ontario’s Climate Action Plan (March, 2016)
• Ontario Cap and Trade Regulation (December, 2015)
• Ontario GHG Reporting Regulation (July, 2015)

Federal Consultations​

• CanCORE Comments on Proposed Federal GHG Emission Regulations for Electricity Sector (April, 2018)
• The Decarbonized Electrification Pathway: Taking Stock of Canada’s Electricity Mix and Greenhouse Gas Emissions to 2030 (December, 2017)
• Feedback from CanSIA on the design of NRCan’s “Reducing the Reliance on Diesel Fuel for Electricity in Canada’s Remote Communities Program” (RRD) (June, 2017)
• Solar Electricity and the Canada Infrastructure Bank (June, 2017) 
• Canadian Solar and Wind Energy Industries’ priorities for the Federal Budget 2017 (August, 2016)

Federal Climate Change Consultation​​

• CanSIA/CanWEA Joint Recommendations re: Requirements for Natural Gas-Fired Electricity Generation (February, 2017)
• Policy Recommendations from Canada’s Solar and Wind Energy Industries with Respect to Canada’s Approach to Climate Change (June, 2016)

Net Metering in Ontario

• CanSIA Submission re: IESO's Virtual Net Metering Pilot Program (April, 2018)
• CanSIA Submission re: Ontario’s Proposed Net Metering and Siting Requirement Regulations (January, 2018)
• Feedback to the Ontario Ministry of Energy’s (MOE) Net Metering/Self-Consumption Working Group (AWG) (March, 2017)
• CanSIA Submission re: Phase 2 Net Metering (February, 2017)
• CanSIA Submission: EBR 012-8435 (O. Reg. 541/05) (October, 2016)
• Distributed Generation Task Force Recommendation Report (March, 2016)
• Submission to Ontario Ministry of Energy Net Metering/Self-Consumption Advisory Working Group (October, 2015)

Ontario FIT Program

• 2017 Price Review Submission (August, 2016)
• FIT 5: Draft Program Documents (July, 2016)
• FIT Procurement Proposal (March, 2016)
• 2016 Price Review Submission (August, 2015)
• 2015 Price Review Submission (September, 2014)

Ontario Green Ontario Fund

• ​Program Design Considerations for Green Ontario Fund’s Solar Rebate Program (October, 2017)

​Operational Flexibility

• Operational Flexibility for Noise Emissions - Polygon Approach (October, 2015)

Ontario LRP Program

• Draft LRP II RFQ and Prescribed Forms (July, 2016)
• Large Renewable Procurement Feedback Survey (May, 2016)

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Ontario Long Term Energy Planning

• The Role of Solar in Ontario’s Long Term Energy Plan (December, 2016)
• Long Term Energy Plan Scope (June, 2016)
• IESO Ontario Planning Outlook (April, 2016)

Ontario Rate Design

• ​Rate Design for Commercial and Industrial Customers (May, 2016)

Saskatchewan

• The Role of Solar Electricity in Saskatchewan’s Climate Change Strategy (March, 2018)

Canadian Council on Renewable Electricity

• Phase II of the Infrastructure Plan consultation (September, 2016)

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Policy Briefs and Presentations

CanSIA’s policy briefs and presentations have been prepared to provide information to the public and to decision-makers on pressing issues being faced by the Canadian solar industry. We will continue to update this section of our website as new materials are produced by Team CanSIA.

Net Metering

• Behind-the-Meter Solar: Key Considerations for Ontario’s Electricity Distribution Sector (June, 2015)

 
Decommissioning

• LRP I Backgrounder: Decommissioning (2015)

Solar in Buildings 

• Building Integrated Photovoltaics in Canada’s Building Industry (May, 2015)

Land Use

• LRP I Backgrounder: Agricultural Land (2015)

Property Values

• LRP I Backgrounder: Property Values (2015)