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Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998
Loi de 1998 sur la Commission de l’énergie de l’Ontario

ONTARIO REGULATION 578/05

PRESCRIBED CONTRACTS RE SECTIONS 78.3 AND 78.4 OF THE ACT

Historical version for the period February 26, 2007 to July 26, 2007.

Last amendment: O. Reg. 70/07.

This Regulation is made in English only.

Renewable energy supply contracts

1. The contracts listed in Table 1 to this Regulation, which have been assumed by the OPA pursuant to a direction by the Minister made under section 25.32 of the Electricity Act, 1998, are prescribed procurement contracts for the purposes of subsection 78.3 (1) of the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998. O. Reg. 578/05, s. 1; O. Reg. 310/06, s. 1.

Clean energy supply, demand response and Bruce refurbishment contracts

2. The contracts listed in Tables 2, 3 and 4 to this Regulation, which have been entered into by the OPA pursuant to a direction by the Minister made under subsection 25.32 (7) of the Electricity Act, 1998, are prescribed procurement contracts for the purposes of subsection 78.4 (1) of the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998. O. Reg. 578/05, s. 2.

Early mover clean energy supply contracts

3. The contracts listed in Table 5 to this Regulation, which have been entered into by the OPA pursuant to a direction by the Minister made under subsections 25.32 (4) and (7) of the Electricity Act, 1998, are prescribed procurement contracts for the purposes of subsection 78.4 (1) of the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998. O. Reg. 65/06, s. 1.

Rule re amended or replace contracts

3.1 For the purposes of subsection 78.4 (1) of the Act, the IESO shall make payments to the OPA with respect to amounts paid or payable by the OPA to an entity with whom the OPA has entered into a procurement contract that satisfies one of the following rules:

1. A contract that is listed in Table 1, 2 or 5 that is amended.

2. A contract that replaces a contract that is listed in Table 1, 2 or 5. O. Reg. 310/06, s. 2.

Contracts that meet prescribed rules

4. Procurement contracts that satisfy one of the following rules are prescribed contracts for the purposes of subsection 78.4 (1) of the Act:

1. Contracts that are entered into by the OPA pursuant to a direction by the Minister made under subsection 25.32 (4) of the Electricity Act, 1998 dated October 6, 2005, entitled “Conservation and Demand-Side Management Initiatives (Residents of Low-Income and Social Housing)”.

2. Contracts that are entered into by the OPA pursuant to a direction by the Minister made under subsection 25.32 (4) of the Electricity Act, 1998 dated October 20, 2005, entitled “Conservation and Demand-Side Management Initiatives (Appliance Change-Out and Efficient Lighting Initiatives)”.

3. Contracts that are entered into by the OPA pursuant to a direction by the Minister made under subsection 25.32 (4) of the Electricity Act, 1998 dated March 10, 2006, entitled “Conservation and Demand-Side Management Initiatives (Residential Sector)”.

4. Contracts that are entered into by the OPA pursuant to a direction by the Minister made under subsection 25.32 (4) of the Electricity Act, 1998 dated March 10, 2006, entitled “Conservation and Demand-Side Management Initiatives (Commercial Buildings and MUSH Sector)”.

5. Contracts that are entered into by the OPA pursuant to a direction by the Minister made under section 25.32 of the Electricity Act, 1998 dated June 15, 2005, entitled “Immediate Launch of Procurement Processes to address needs in Downtown Toronto, Western Greater Toronto Area, and to develop additional Demand Management, Demand Response and High Efficiency Combined Heat and Power Supply” and the addendum dated February 9, 2006, entitled “Addendum #1 to Procurement Processes Directive of June 15, 2005”.

6. Contracts that are entered into by the OPA pursuant to a direction by the Minister under subsection 25.32 (4) of the Electricity Act, 1998 dated February 10, 2006, entitled “Toronto Reliability Supply and Conservation Initiative”.

7. Contracts that are entered into by the OPA pursuant to a direction by the Minister made under section 25.32 of the Electricity Act, 1998 dated March 21, 2006, entitled “Standard Offer Program”.

8. Contracts that are entered into by the OPA pursuant to a direction by the Minister made under subsection 25.32 (4) of the Electricity Act, 1998 dated July 13, 2006, entitled “Coordination and Funding of LDC activities to deliver Conservation and Demand-Side Management Programs”. O. Reg. 120/06, s. 1; O. Reg. 310/06, s. 3; O. Reg. 70/07, s. 1.

TABLE 1
RENEWABLE ENERGY SUPPLY CONTRACTS

Item

Supplier

Date

Name of Project

Location

1.

Superior Wind Energy Inc.

November 24, 2004

Prince Phase I Wind Energy Project

District of Algoma, Township of Prince, Ontario

2.

Erie Shores Wind Limited Partnership

November 24, 2004

Erie Shores Wind Farm

North Shore of Lake Erie in Norfolk and Elgin Counties, Ontario

3.

Canadian Hydro Developers, Inc.

November 24, 2004

Melancthon - Grey Wind Project

Southern Portion of Melancthon Township, Ontario

4.

Superior Wind Energy Inc.

November 24, 2004

Blue Highlands Phase I Wind Energy Project

Town of Blue Mountains, Grey County, Ontario

5.

EPCOR Power Development Corporation

November 24, 2004

Kingsbridge Wind Power Project

Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh Township, Huron County, Ontario

6.

Energy Ottawa Inc.

November 24, 2004

Trail Road Landfill Gas Generating Station

Trail Waste Facility Landfill Site, 4775 Trail Road, Ottawa, Ontario

7.

1615151 Ontario Inc.

November 24, 2004

Eastview Landfill Gas Energy Plant

Eastview Landfill Site, Guelph, Ontario

8.

Hamilton Hydro Services Inc.

December 23, 2004

Hamilton (Digester Gas) Cogeneration Project

Woodward Avenue Wastewater Treatment Plant, Hamilton, Ontario

9.

Umbata Falls, Limited Partnership

November 24, 2004

Umbata Falls Hydroelectric Project

Umbata Falls, White River, approximately 30 kilometres southeast of Marathon, Ontario

10.

Glen Miller Power, Limited Partnership

November 24, 2004

Glen Miller Hydroelectric Project

On the Trent River, at Lock # 3, Trenton, Ontario

11.

Yellow Falls Power Limited Partnership

November 21, 2005

Island Falls Hydroelectric Project

Bradburn Township, near Smooth Rock Falls, Ontario

12.

Kruger Energy Port Alma Limited Partnership

November 21, 2005

Kruger Energy Port Alma

Municipality of Chatham Kent, near Port Alma, Ontario

13.

Enbridge Ontario Wind Power LP or Leader Wind Corp.

November 21, 2005

Leader Wind Power Project – A 100.65 MW

Bruce County, Municipality of Kincardine & Town of Saugeen Shores, Town of Underwood, Ontario

14.

Enbridge Ontario Wind Power LP or Leader Wind Corp.

November 21, 2005

Leader Wind Power Project – B 99 MW

Bruce County, Municipality of Kincardine & Town of Saugeen Shores, Town of Underwood, Ontario

15.

Brookfield Power Inc. & Brookfield Energy Marketing Inc. [formerly, Brascan Power Wind — Prince II LP]

November 21, 2005

Prince II Wind Power Project

Townships of Dennis, Pennefather, Korah and Aweres, near Algoma, Ontario

16.

EPCOR Power Development (Ontario) Limited Partnership

November 21, 2005

Kingsbridge II Wind Power Project

Ashfield Ward, Ashfield Colborne Wawanosh Township, Huron County, Ontario

17.

Suncor Energy Products Inc. and Acciona Wind Energy Canada Inc [formerly, EHN Wind Power Canada Inc.]

November 21, 2005

Ripley Wind Power Project

Township of Huron-Kinloss near Ripley, Ontario

18.

Canadian Hydro Developers, Inc.

November 21, 2005

Melancthon II Wind Project

Melancthon and Amaranth Townships, near Shelburne, Ontario

19.

Canadian Renewable Energy Corporation

November 21, 2005

Wolfe Island Wind Project

Township of Frontenac Islands, near Kingston, Ontario

O. Reg. 578/05, Table 1; O. Reg. 310/06, s. 4.

TABLE 2
CLEAN ENERGY SUPPLY CONTRACTS

Item

Supplier

Date

Name of Project

Location

1.

Greater Toronto Airports Authority

April 12, 2005

GTAA Cogeneration Plant

3265 Elmbank Road, Mississauga, Ontario

2.

Greenfield Energy Centre L.P.

April 12, 2005

Greenfield Energy Centre

Bickford Line, Township of St. Clair, Lambton County, Ontario

3.

Greenfield South Power Corporation

April 12, 2005

Greenfield South Power Project

2291 Loreland Avenue, Mississauga, Ontario

4.

St. Clair Power, L.P.

April 12, 2005

St. Clair Energy Project

St. Clair Industrial Park, Polymore Drive, Corunna, Ontario

O. Reg. 578/05, Table 2.

TABLE 3
DEMAND RESPONSE CONTRACTS

Item

Supplier

Date

Name of Project

Location

1.

Loblaw Properties Limited

April 12, 2005

Loblaw Properties Limited Demand Response Project

certain Loblaw Properties Limited owned grocery stores and warehouses throughout Ontario

O. Reg. 578/05, Table 3.

TABLE 4
BRUCE REFURBISHMENT CONTRACT

Item

Supplier

Date

Title of Contract

Location

1.

Bruce Power A L.P., Bruce Power L.P.

October 17, 2005

Bruce Power Refurbishment Implementation Agreement

Bruce Nuclear Generating Stations, Tiverton, Ontario

O. Reg. 578/05, Table 4.

TABLE 5
EARLY MOVER CLEAN ENERGY SUPPLY CONTRACTS

Item

Supplier

Name of Project

Location

1.

TransAlta Energy Corporation

Sarnia Regional Cogeneration Plant

1741 River Road, Sarnia, Ontario

2.

Toromont Energy Ltd.

Sudbury District Energy – Hospital Cogeneration Project

41 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, Ontario

3.

Toromont Energy Ltd.

Sudbury District Energy – District Energy Plant

36 Energy Court, Sudbury, Ontario

4.

Toromont Energy Ltd.

Trent Valley Cogeneration Plant

Highway 33, Lot No. A.1

     

Conc. 3, Trenton, Ontario

5.

Coral Energy Canada Inc.

Brighton Beach Power Station

Windsor, Ontario

O. Reg. 65/06, s. 2.