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Date: October 2, 2012
Subject: RECOMMENDATION REPORT Request for a Municipal CouncilSupportResolution relating to a rooftop Solar Photovoltaic (PV) project that is subject to Ontario's Green Energy Act (GEA) and Ontario Power Authority's (OPA) Feed-in Tariff (FIT)
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Contact: Allan Parsons, Manager, Planning, Design and Development Department (905) 874-2063
Overview:
Atlantic Wind and Solar Inc. is planning to install a rooftop solar
photovoltaic (PV) project at 20 Melanie Drive under the Ontario Green
Energy Act (GEA) and the Feed-in Tariff (FIT) program administered by the
Ontario Power Authority (OPA).
The proposed rooftop solar PV installation on the subject industrial site represents a total capital investment of approximately $1.35 million.
A Council resolution in support of this project is requested by Atlantic
Wind and Solar Inc. The Council resolution is formally listed by the
Province as a criterion to be satisfied by the FIT program in order to be
eligible for expedited Provincial approvals.
Renewable green energy projects are exempt from Ontario's Planning Act legislation. The City of Brampton's Official Plan and Zoning By-laws do not apply to renewable energy undertakings, although Building Permits are required when proposed facilities are to be attached to existing buildings.
This report recommends that Council provide support for the installation of a rooftop solar PV project (see Appendix 1 for project location) in the form of a Municipal Council Support Resolution to assist in gaining potential expedited approvals through the Provincial FIT program.
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RECOMMENDATIONS:
THAT the report from Allan Parsons, Manager, Planning, Design and Development Department, dated October 2,2012 to the Council Meeting of October 24, 2012 re: RECOMMENDATION REPORT, Request for a Municipal CouncilSupport Resolution relating to a rooftop Solar Photovoltaic (PV) project that is subject to Ontario's Green Energy Act (GEA) and Ontario Power Authority's (OPA) Feed-in Tariff (FIT) program (File: C112.014), Atlantic Wind and Solar Inc., be received;
THAT Council support the request by Atlantic Wind and Solar Inc. and that staff be directed to provide a letter to Atlantic Wind and Solar Inc. confirming receipt of a Municipal Council Support Resolution for the rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) project as described in Appendix 1 of this report.
BACKGROUND:
Planning, Design and Development staff received a request from Atlantic Wind and Solar Inc. to receive municipal support in the form of a Municipal CouncilSupport Resolutionto assist in potentially qualifying their solar photovoltaic (PV) project for expedited reviews by the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) in conjunction with the Province's Green Energy Act and the Feed-in-Tariff (FIT) program.
AtlanticWind and Solar Inc. is proposing a solar PV installation on the rooftop of 20 Melanie Drive. The total capital investment associated with this project is approximately $1.35 million. See Appendix 1 for map showing project location.
CURRENT SITUATION:
The Provincial FIT Program in conjunction with the Green Energy Act, 2009 facilitates the development of Renewable Energy Generating Facilities of varying sizes, technologies and configurations. Renewable energy projects such as the solar PV installation for one (1) Brampton site as described in this report is reviewed through the FIT program and can qualify for expedited reviews and approvals by the Province's Ontario Power Authority (OPA) if municipal council support is formally provided. Atlantic Wind and Solar Inc. is requesting a Council resolution in support of a rooftop solar PV project to facilitate expedited approvals through the FIT program administered by the
OPA.
Renewable green energy projects are exempt from Ontario's Planning Act legislation. As such, the City of Brampton's Official Plan and Zoning By-laws do not apply to renewable energy undertakings, although Building Permits are required when proposed facilities are to be attached to existing buildings.
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Bysupportingandencouragingthedevelopmentofrenewableenergy withinthe Cityof Brampton and the Province, the FIT Program will:
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Assist in phasing out coal-fired electricity generation in the province by 2014 -the largest climate change initiative in Canada;
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Help boost economic activity and the development of renewable energy
technologies throughout the city; and
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Create new green industries and jobs within our city.
CONCLUSION:
Staff has reviewed the proposal received by Atlantic Wind and Solar Inc. and recommends that support be provided by Council in the form of a Municipal Council SupportResolution to assist in the review of their rooftop solar PV project to facilitate expedited approvals through the FIT program administered by the Ontario Power Authority (OPA).
Respectfully submitted:
Dan Kraszewski, MCIP, RPP
Acting Commissioner, Planning Design and Development
Report authored by: Jenn Morrison, Assistant Development Planner
APPENCICES
Appendix 1: Citymapshowing location ofthe industrialpropertyproposedtoreceivea rooftopsolarphotovoltaic installation.
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