Well over 50,000 Ontario residents have applied for contracts under the Green Energy Act to PRODUCE clean electricity. Roughly half of these are rural, and half are urban. Ontarians are showing strong support for the Green Energy Act and its programs. More than 2,000 mid-size and large-scale Feed-in Tariff projects have been awarded contracts, representing enough electricity each year to power more than a million homes.

Since 2009, more than 30 BUSINESSES have announced they are SETTING up or EXPANDING plants in Ontario to manufacture parts for the solar and wind industries. Ontario leads Canada in solar capacity and is currently home to the world’s largest operational solar photovoltaic park located in Sarnia. In 2003, Ontario had only 10 wind turbines. Today, the province has more than 1,000 wind turbines and is home to Canada’s four largest wind farms.

In short, Ontario’s media tells a mixed story, but the numbers show that Ontarians believe in green energy, and have been very receptive to the Green Energy and Green Economy Act and its Feed-in Tariff system.

Well over 50,000 Ontario residents have applied for contracts under the Green Energy Act to produce clean electricity. Roughly half of these are rural, and half are urban. Ontarians are showing strong support for the Green Energy Act and its programs. More than 2,000 mid-size and large-scale Feed-in Tariff projects have been awarded contracts, representing enough electricity each year to power more than a million homes.

Since 2009, more than 30 businesses have announced they are setting up or expanding plants in Ontario to manufacture parts for the solar and wind industries. Ontario leads Canada in solar capacity and is currently home to the world’s largest operational solar photovoltaic park located in Sarnia. In 2003, Ontario had only 10 wind turbines. Today, the province has more than 1,000 wind turbines and is home to Canada’s four largest wind farms.

In short, Ontario’s media tells a mixed story, but the numbers show that Ontarians believe in green energy, and have been very receptive to the Green Energy and Green Economy Act and its Feed-in Tariff system.