Ontario’s massive build out in renewable energy means the renewable energy production sector is in a very enviable position. The Ontario government is committed to generating 3,000 MW of renewable energy (10% of the total power  supply) by 2010. This means the renewable energy sector will grow by more than 1,000%. Currently, 300 MW worth of contracts are in the works. Down the road, we will see another 2,700 MW. The APPrO 2004 Green Power conference is an unprecedented opportunity for renewable energy producers to find out how  they can prosper today and for years to come.

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Wednesday, November 24th
 

Location:  One Floor up in Room 714B
 

1:30 pm







 

Introductions by the Chair of the Green Power Conference,
Alex Bystrin, Oakville Hydro

Opening Keynote: Hon. Donna Cansfield, MPP Etobicoke Centre,
Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Energy
The Policy Context for Renewable Development in Ontario

Introductory Remarks by Tom Beese, AMEC
 

2:00



 

Keynote address: Paul Gipe, Ontario Sustainable Energy Association

Questions and discussions.
Moderator: Andrew Roman, Miller Thomson LLP
 

2:45
 

Coffee Break - Hosted by Miller Thomson, and Navigant Consulting
 

4:00








 

Maximizing the recognition of green attributes - the national perspective
Moderator: Jerry Farrell, Fraser Milner Casgrain

Renewable Energy Strategies
- The green premium, its value, and its relationship to systems outside Ontario
- Ontario wholesale power price forecast and its impacts on green power
- Recommendations toward a national renewable energy strategy

Ted Ferguson, The Delphi Group
 

Allowances and Offsets: The Implications of Carbon Constraints for Generators
- Difficulties facing the LFE system on the power generation side
- How large scale non-emitters can only get offset credits in Ontario
- How generators can recognize the cost of carbon in their pro formas
- CHG management policies worldwide and their implications for Canadian generators
- The position of Hydro Quebec as a large scale non-emitting generator

Skip Willis, ICF Consulting
Paule Juneau, Hydro Quebec

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Thursday, November 25th
 

9:00 am







 

Distributed generation -  Ensuring a continuing role for load-driven projects
How the operation and development of the grid needs to evolve in order to adapt to more
embedded generation.

Moderator: David Matthews, Enbridge Gas Distribution
Amir Shalaby, IMO
James Sidlofsky, Borden Ladner Gervais, Chair of the Distributed Generation Industry Task Force
Barry Chuddy, Enersource
 

10:30
 

Coffee Break - Hosted by Power LLP
 

11:00










 

Work-group on strategic priorities
Advocates of renewable energy share a number of concerns from interconnection, to retailing systems, to recognition of environmental value. Tax and fiscal incentives, co-ordination of programs, potential improvements to future RFPs, EA, and a host of other issues need to be placed in context in terms of which represent the most crucial priorities to address. With the variety of programs now under development, this will be an opportunity for the renewable energy sector to identify barriers and priorities to be addressed by association leaders and policy-makers.

Discussion leader: Joyce McLean, Toronto Hydro
Technical Resource: John Dalton, Navigant Consulting
 

12:00pm

 

Lunch in the trade show - Hosted by Ontario Power Generation

 

Post-Conference Workshop
 

3:00





























 

Canada’s climate change program - What it means for generators
Whether you support Kyoto or have reservations, Canadian energy policy is going to be heavily influenced by Canada’s evolving climate change program. Join us at this session as we try to figure out which way the wind might blow during the next 12 months. Learn how the offset program works, what it means for your business plans and whether you should be an active or passive participant.

Moderator: Lisa DeMarco, Macleod Dixon

David Hajesz, Large Final Emitters Group, Natural Resources Canada
An overview of the LFE system and its parameters, the obligations on emitters, and options under consideration for treatment of co-generation, renewables and power in general. The timeline for implementation/finalization.

Judith Hull, Environment Canada
The offset system: What types of projects qualify and how to estimate the applicable rate of allocation.

Leslie-Ann Robertson, Foreign Affairs Canada
How Canadian companies can make use of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and Joint Implementation (JI) to expand investment opportunities overseas.

Corinne Boone, CO2e
Can traders help the system better achieve its goals? What additional realistic options can tading activity make available for developers of generation?

Stephen Somerville, Probyn and Company
What combinations of mechanisms will actually increase the level of renewable development?

Questions and open discussion.

See you next year, November 21 & 22, 2005, at the same location!
 

Addendum:
More complete outline of Work-Group on Strategic Priorities, Green Power Conference.

Agendas for Action:

Developing a statement of industry viewpoints on strategic priorities as one outcome of Green Power Conference:
• Bring forward your best ideas on how to improve the situation for renewable energy in Ontario!
• Identify strategic priorities of concern to the sector;
• Articulate and develop proposals amongst a group of experienced industry professionals;
• Help summarize the top ideas for a public document on priorities for reform.

One of the products of the APPrO 2004 Green Power Conference will be a public domain document summarizing participants’ recommendations on the best ways to facilitate renewable energy development in Ontario.

Throughout the conference, delegates are encouraged to think about what they believe are the most crucial areas for action to improve the prospects for renewable energy development in Ontario. All participants are invited to prepare specific recommendations for further discussion and development. There will be a dedicated opportunity to put all such suggestions together, compare and refine them, in a specially-designed “Work-Group on Strategic Priorities.”

The Work-Group session will take place at 11:00 am to 12 noon on November 25, in room 714B.

The discussion leader will be Joyce McLean, who heads up Toronto Hydro’s Green Energy program. On hand as a technical resource to the group will be John Dalton of Navigant Consulting.

Topics of focus

Participants will be asked to address the following question:
Which practical measures would be most effective at significantly increasing the development of renewable energy in Ontario?

We expect to be collecting ideas in the following general areas (but the list is not limited to these topics):
1. Future procurement mechanisms, including standard tariff for qualifying projects
2. Future RFPs
3. Interjurisdictional co-ordination
4. Environmental Assessment
5. Certification and labelling systems
6. Interconnection procedures

Proposed ground rules:

Because a discussion of this nature could become chaotic, the organizers are proposing a few ground-rules, as follows:
1. This will be a place for people with policy recommendations to air their views. As such it will need to be organized so that no one set of views is allowed to prevent others from getting reasonable amounts of air-time.
2. The objective will be to assemble a complete package of recommendations from industry, not to reconcile them if they are in conflict, or to rank them in terms of priority - unless a consensus or near-consensus on ranking seems like it would be easily-reached.

Participants are asked to respect the following guidelines:
3. Try to make the recommendations specific, practical and do-able;
4. Try to identify which agency or agencies should take responsibility for carrying them out;
5. Try to identify a time-frame;
6. Please keep your remarks brief and non-argumentative;
7. The discussion leader will be given power to cut any line of discussion short, or to refer it to a facilitator or technical expert.

Staff to include the following:
1. Discussion leader - Joyce McLean
2. Technical resource person - John Dalton
3. Flip-chart writer - Zohrab Mawani
4. Reporter/note-taker - Jake Brooks

APPrO 2004’s programme is dynamic and will evolve as we move closer to the conference date. Please check back soon for the latest conference information and speaker lists.