The Ontario Ministry of the Environment has announced its intention to start charging significant fees for applications for renewable energy approvals: EBR 011-1203. The new Renewable Energy Approval fee structure will come into effect on March 15, 2011.The fees will be:
Solar – Class 3 (Solar PV installation 500 kilowatts or less): $1,000
Solar – Class 3 (Solar farm): $12,844
Wind – Class 2 (Micro/small turbine, under 50kW): $1,000
Wind – Class 3 (Medium sized turbine, over 50kW): $10,030
Wind – Class 4 (On-shore commercial wind farm): $40,000
Wind – Class 4 (On-shore wind farm over 50 MW): $56,458
Wind – Class 5 (Off-shore commercial wind farm): $67,905
Anaerobic Digestion – Class 1 (on-farm, farm materials): $1,000
Anaerobic Digestion – Class 2 (on-farm, ‘green bin’ and biomass & farm materials): $1,000
Anaerobic Digestion – Class 3 (Industrial facility): $27,896
Biogas (Landfill gas): $22,266
Biofuel (Liquids, bio-diesel): $22,266
Thermal Treatment – Class 1 (Wood burning): $22,782
Thermal Treatment – Class 1 (On-farm, wood burning): $1,000
Thermal Treatment – Class 2 (On-farm, wood and biomass burning): $1,000
Thermal Treatment – Class 3 (Commercial biomass burning): $26,311
Administrative Changes: $300
Smaller projects will not have fees.