ontario regulation 331/09

made under the

Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998

Made: September 8, 2009
Filed: September 9, 2009
Published on e-Laws: September 11, 2009
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: September 26, 2009

Amending O. Reg. 578/05

(Prescribed Contracts re Sections 78.3 and 78.4 of the Act)

1. (1) Paragraph 9 of section 4 of Ontario Regulation 578/05 is revoked and the following substituted:

9. 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 October 20, 2005, entitled “Greater Toronto Area (GTA) West Supply Initiative – Goreway Station Project”.

10. Contracts that are entered into by the OPA pursuant to a direction by the Minister under section 25.32 of the Electricity Act, 1998 dated June 14, 2007, entitled “Clean Energy and Waterpower in Northern Ontario Standard Offer”.

11. Contracts that are entered into by the OPA pursuant to a direction by the Minister under section 25.32 of the Electricity Act, 1998 dated August 27, 2007, entitled “Procurement of up to 2,000 MW of Renewable Energy Supply”.

12. Contracts that are entered into by the OPA pursuant to a direction by the Minister under section 25.32 of the Electricity Act, 1998 dated December 20, 2007, entitled “Hydroelectric Energy Supply Agreements with Ontario Power Generation Inc.”.

13. Contracts that are entered into by the OPA pursuant to a direction by the Minister under section 25.32 of the Electricity Act, 1998 dated January 31, 2008, entitled “Procuring Approximately 350 MW of New Gas-Fired Electricity Generation for Northern York Region”.

14. Contracts that are entered into by the OPA pursuant to a direction by the Minister under section 25.32 of the Electricity Act, 1998 dated February 25, 2008, entitled “Procuring Electricity From Energy From Waste (“EFW”) Pilot or Demonstration Projects (“PDPs”)”.

15. Contracts that are entered into by the OPA pursuant to a direction by the Minister under section 25.32 of the Electricity Act, 1998 dated March 12, 2008, entitled “Broadcasting Initiative – Procurement for Energy Conservation Advertisements”.

16. Contracts that are entered into by the OPA pursuant to a direction by the Minister under section 25.32 of the Electricity Act, 1998 dated April 10, 2008, entitled “Procurement for Electricity From Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Renewable Co-generation Projects”.

17. Contracts that are entered into by the OPA pursuant to a direction by the Minister under section 25.32 of the Electricity Act, 1998 dated May 1, 2008, entitled “Broadcasting Initiative – Procurement for Energy Conservation Advertisements”.

18. Contracts that are entered into by the OPA pursuant to a direction by the Minister under section 25.32 of the Electricity Act, 1998 dated August 18, 2008, entitled “Southwest Greater Toronto Area (GTA) Supply”.

19. Contracts that are entered into by the OPA pursuant to a direction by the Minister under section 25.32 of the Electricity Act, 1998 dated December 19, 2008, entitled “Procuring Electricity from a Commercial Durham and York Region Energy from Waste (“EFW”) Facility”.

20. Contracts that are entered into by the OPA pursuant to a direction by the Minister under section 25.32 of the Electricity Act, 1998 dated December 22, 2008, entitled “Broadcasting Initiative – Procurement for Energy Conservation Advertisements”.


21. Contracts that are entered into by the OPA pursuant to a direction by the Minister under section 25.32 of the Electricity Act, 1998 dated December 24, 2008, entitled “Negotiating New Contracts with Early Movers Generation Facilities”.

22. Contracts that are entered into by the OPA pursuant to a direction by the Minister under section 25.32 of the Electricity Act, 1998 dated January 23, 2009, entitled “Biogas Projects and Renewable Energy Standard Offer (RESOP)”.

23. Contracts that are entered into by the OPA pursuant to a direction by the Minister under section 25.32 of the Electricity Act, 1998 dated May 7, 2009, entitled “Negotiating New Contracts with Hydro-Electric Generation Facilities”.

24. A contract that satisfies a rule in the preceding paragraphs that is amended or amended and restated. 

(2) Paragraph 24 of section 4 of the Regulation, as made by subsection (1), is revoked and the following substituted:

24. Contracts that are entered into by the OPA under a feed-in tariff program developed by the OPA pursuant to a direction by the Minister under section 25.35 of the

Electricity Act, 1998.

25. A contract that satisfies a rule in the preceding paragraphs that is amended or amended and restated. 

2. (1) Subject to subsection (2), this Regulation comes into force on the day it is filed. 

(2) Subsection 1 (2) comes into force on the later of the day section 7 of Schedule B to the Green Energy and Green Economy Act, 2009 comes into force and the day this Regulation is filed.