Ensure you know your new role in the FIT 3.0 application process.

Lawyers will be asked to play an increasingly important role in assisting their clients in prepare applications under FIT 3.0, the Ontario Power Authority’s most recent procurement process for renewable energy projects greater than 10kW but less than 500 kW.

As part of the application process, FIT 3.0 applicants are required to obtain certain “Solicitor’s Acknowledgement” whereby counsel certifies that certain legal advice, particularly as it relates to real property rights, has been rendered to the applicant.  As a lawyer who may previously  not have been involved in the application development process, you may be asked to become more involved now.

The OPA is expected to open the next application period for FIT 3.0 projects on November 4, 2013 and it is expected to close on December 13, 2013.

View this program to receive a timely overview of the changes to FIT 3.0 Program Rules, Contract and Standard Definitions and other program documents, including a discussion of the new prescribed forms requiring acknowledgements of legal advice. You will also learn about opportunities for involving aboriginal, community, municipal and other public sector entity participants in the context of the new priority points, contract capacity set aside and price adder rules.

PROGRAM CHAIRS

Joanna Vince, Willms & Shier Environmental lawyers LLP
John Vellone, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

SPEAKERS

Linda L. Bertoldi, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Carl McKay, Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers LLP