Funds will be available within Canada for transportation, energy generation, agriculture and forestry, government operations and overseas marketing of Canadian technology, and will also support alternative energy production abroad to receive emission credits. The measure is still subject to approval by the provincial governments and in the budget next spring. The government's pledge has received support from bodies such as the Canadian Association for Renewable Energies, the Canadian Solar Industries Association, the Earth Energy Society of Canada and the Canadian Wind Energy Association, who issued a joint press release promising their assistance in achieving these goals. The utility will tender a contract to supply the 25,000 MWh to a third party.
Negotiations are already in progress to implement a similar scheme on Prince Edward Island.
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