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PART II.1 CLEAN ENERGY CREDITS
Registry
25.22 (1) The IESO shall, in accordance with the regulations if any, establish and maintain or designate a registry for the purposes of this Part that meets any requirements specified by the regulations and that is capable of, (a) accepting and displaying the registration of transferors and transferees; (b) accepting and displaying information respecting environmental attributes, and recognizing environmental attributes as clean energy credits; (c) accepting and displaying information respecting the transfer of clean energy credits, including information respecting the credits that are available for transfer; (d) accepting and displaying information respecting the retirement of clean energy credits; and (e) any other function specified by the regulations. 2022, c. 23, Sched. 1, s. 3. Direction re registry (2) If the regulations direct the IESO to do so, the IESO shall, in accordance with any timing or other requirements specified by the regulations, establish and maintain or designate, as specified by the regulations, a registry that meets the requirements of subsection (1) that is to be used for the purposes of this Part instead of the registry established or designated under that subsection. 2022, c. 23, Sched. 1, s. 3. Same (3) Subsection (2) applies, with necessary modifications, with respect to a registry established or designated in accordance with regulations made for the purposes of that subsection. 2022, c. 23, Sched. 1, s. 3. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2004, c. 23, Sched. A, s. 32 - 20/12/2004 2009, c. 33, Sched. 14, s. 2 (4) - 15/12/2009 2014, c. 7, Sched. 7, s. 3 (1) - 01/01/2015 2022, c. 23, Sched. 1, s. 3 - 15/03/2023
PART II.1 CLEAN ENERGY CREDITS
Registry rules
25.23 (1) The IESO may, subject to any regulations made under clause 25.25 (1) (b), make rules, (a) governing the operation of any clean energy credit registry established by the IESO; (b) governing the participation of transferors and transferees in the clean energy credit registry for the purposes of this Part, including requiring the submission of specified information to the registry and specifying the time and manner of meeting the requirements; (c) requiring the payment of fees connected to the use of the clean energy credit registry, specifying their amounts, and specifying the time and manner of making the payments; (d) governing any other matter required or permitted in this Part or the regulations made under subsection 25.25 (1) to be provided for by the registry rules; and (e) respecting any matter that the IESO considers necessary or advisable in connection with the clean energy credit registry. 2022, c. 23, Sched. 1, s. 3. Subdelegation (2) A registry rule may authorize a person or entity to require, authorize or otherwise determine any matter that may be required, authorized or otherwise determined by the IESO under subsection (1). 2022, c. 23, Sched. 1, s. 3. Incorporation by reference (3) A registry rule may incorporate by reference another document, in whole or in part and with such changes as the IESO considers necessary, and may provide that the reference to the document include amendments made to the document from time to time. 2022, c. 23, Sched. 1, s. 3. General or particular (4) A registry rule may be general or particular in its application. 2022, c. 23, Sched. 1, s. 3. Publication and inspection of registry rules (5) The IESO shall make the registry rules available for public inspection on its website. 2022, c. 23, Sched. 1, s. 3. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2004, c. 23, Sched. A, s. 32 - 20/12/2004 2014, c. 7, Sched. 7, s. 3 (1) - 01/01/2015 2022, c. 23, Sched. 1, s. 3 - 15/03/2023
PART II.1 CLEAN ENERGY CREDITS
Reporting requirements
25.24 (1) The IESO shall, within the time specified by the regulations after the end of every calendar year, submit to the Minister a report that contains the following information respecting that year: 1. The total volume of electricity generated in the year by all generators directly connected to the IESO-controlled grid or a distributor’s distribution system, broken down by energy source. 2. The total number of clean energy credits transferred in the year in accordance with section 25.16, broken down by energy source. 3. Any other information specified by the regulations. 2022, c. 23, Sched. 1, s. 3. Publication (2) The IESO shall publish on its public website every report submitted to the Minister under subsection (1). 2022, c. 23, Sched. 1, s. 3. Duty to provide information (3) The IESO may require a distributor, transferor, transferee or any other person or entity specified by the regulations to give to the IESO, in the time and manner specified by the IESO, such information in relation to this Part as the IESO may specify for the purposes of preparing a report under this section. 2022, c. 23, Sched. 1, s. 3. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2004, c. 23, Sched. A, s. 32 - 20/12/2004 2008, c. 7, Sched. G, s. 3 - 14/05/2008 2014, c. 7, Sched. 7, s. 3 (1) - 01/01/2015 2022, c. 23, Sched. 1, s. 3 - 15/03/2023 Regulations
PART II.2 PLANNING, PROCUREMENT AND PRICING
To the IESO
25.30 (1) The Minister may, subject to the approval of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, issue a directive to the IESO setting out the Government of Ontario’s requirements respecting the implementation of the long-term energy plan by the IESO and any other related requirements, and the date by which the IESO must submit an implementation plan to the Minister under subsection 25.31 (1). 2016, c. 10, Sched. 2, s. 7. To the Board (2) The Minister may, subject to the approval of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, issue a directive to the Board setting out the Government of Ontario’s requirements respecting the implementation of the long-term energy plan in respect of matters falling within the Board’s jurisdiction, and the date by which the Board must submit an implementation plan to the Minister under subsection 25.31 (2). 2016, c. 10, Sched. 2, s. 7. Amendments (3) The Minister may, subject to the approval of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, issue an amendment to a directive issued under subsection (1) or (2). 2016, c. 10, Sched. 2, s. 7. Same (4) An amendment issued under subsection (3) may change or remove requirements or set out new requirements, and shall specify the date by which the IESO or the Board, as the case may be, must submit a corresponding amendment to its implementation plan to the Minister under subsection 25.31 (3). 2016, c. 10, Sched. 2, s. 7. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2004, c. 23, Sched. A, s. 34 - 01/01/2005 2014, c. 7, Sched. 7, s. 5 (1-4) - 01/01/2015 2016, c. 10, Sched. 2, s. 7 - 01/07/2016 Implementation plans
PART II.2 PLANNING, PROCUREMENT AND PRICING
By the IESO
25.31 (1) On the issuance of a directive under subsection 25.30 (1), the IESO shall, within the time specified in the directive, submit to the Minister an implementation plan containing an outline of the steps the IESO intends to take to meet the requirements set out in the directive including, if the directive requires it, the development of processes for entering into procurement contracts, processes for selecting transmitters, or both. 2016, c. 10, Sched. 2, s. 7. By the Board (2) On the issuance of a directive under subsection 25.30 (2), the Board shall, within the time specified in the directive, submit to the Minister an implementation plan containing an outline of the steps the Board intends to take to meet the requirements set out in the directive. 2016, c. 10, Sched. 2, s. 7. If amendment issued (3) On the issuance of an amendment to a directive under subsection 25.30 (3), the IESO or the Board shall, within the time specified in the amendment, submit to the Minister a corresponding amendment to its implementation plan. 2016, c. 10, Sched. 2, s. 7. Amendment proposed by IESO or Board (4) If the IESO or the Board wishes to make a change to its implementation plan in order to facilitate the meeting of the requirements set out in the applicable directive or amendment to a directive, the IESO or the Board, as the case may be, may submit to the Minister an amendment to its implementation plan. 2016, c. 10, Sched. 2, s. 7. Review by Minister (5) The Minister shall review every implementation plan submitted under subsection (1) or (2) and shall, (a) approve the implementation plan, with or without changes; or (b) reject the implementation plan and refer it back to the IESO or the Board, as the case may be, for further consideration and resubmission to the Minister. 2016, c. 10, Sched. 2, s. 7. Same (6) Subsection (5) applies with necessary modifications to, (a) amendments to implementation plans submitted under subsection (3) or (4); and (b) implementation plans or amendments to implementation plans resubmitted to the Minister under clause (5) (b). 2016, c. 10, Sched. 2, s. 7. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2004, c. 23, Sched. A, s. 35 - 01/01/2005 2014, c. 7, Sched. 7, s. 6 (1-4) - 01/01/2015 2016, c. 10, Sched. 2, s. 7 - 01/07/2016 Procurement contracts
PART II.2 PLANNING, PROCUREMENT AND PRICING
Non-application of Environmental Assessment Act
25.32.1 To the extent that any plan, directive, direction or other document issued or otherwise provided under sections 25.29 to 25.32 is an undertaking as defined in the Environmental Assessment Act, that undertaking is exempt from that Act. 2016, c. 10, Sched. 2, s. 7. Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, section 25.32.1 of the Act is repealed. (See: 2020, c. 18, Sched. 6, s. 49) Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2016, c. 10, Sched. 2, s. 7 - 01/07/2016 2020, c. 18, Sched. 6, s. 49 - not in force Electricity pricing to reflect costs
PART II.2 PLANNING, PROCUREMENT AND PRICING
Public funding of certain amounts related to procurement contracts
25.34 (1) The IESO shall pay all or any portion of the amounts described in subsection (2), as determined by the Minister, out of money appropriated for the purpose of this section by the Legislature, if any. 2018, c. 17, Sched. 14, s. 2. Same (2) Subsection (1) applies with respect to the following amounts: 1. Subject to the regulations, amounts required to be paid by the IESO to an entity as a result of the termination, in accordance with Order in Council 1003/2018 made on July 5, 2018, of a procurement contract to which the entity was a party. 2. The amounts prescribed by the regulations that are paid by the IESO to entities under such procurement contracts entered into under clause 25.32 (2) (a), (b) or (c) as may be prescribed by the regulations. 2019, c. 6, Sched. 1, s. 4 (1). Note: On a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor, paragraph 2 of subsection 25.34 (2) of the Act is repealed. (See: 2019, c. 6, Sched. 1, s. 4 (2)) Variance accounts (3) The IESO shall establish and maintain such variance accounts as may be necessary to record all amounts payable or receivable by it under this section. 2018, c. 17, Sched. 14, s. 2. Information to be provided by IESO (4) The IESO shall provide to the Minister the information specified by the Minister for the purposes of this section, in the time and manner specified by the Minister. 2018, c. 17, Sched. 14, s. 2. Information to be provided by party to procurement contract (5) A party to a procurement contract described in subsection (2) shall provide to the Minister the information specified by the Minister for the purposes of this section, in the time and manner specified by the Minister. 2018, c. 17, Sched. 14, s. 2. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2004, c. 23, Sched. A, s. 38 - 01/01/2005 2014, c. 7, Sched. 7, s. 9 - 01/01/2015 2018, c. 17, Sched. 14, s. 2 - 06/12/2018 2019, c. 6, Sched. 1, s. 4 (1) - 09/05/2019; 2019, c. 6, Sched. 1, s. 4 (2) - not in force Part ii.3   conservation and energy efficiency
PART II.3 CONSERVATION AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Permissive designation of goods, services and technologies
25.35 (1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may, by regulation, designate goods, services and technologies in order to promote energy conservation. 2018, c. 16, s. 2. Effect of designation (2) A person is permitted to use designated goods, services and technologies in such circumstances as may be prescribed by regulation, despite any restriction imposed at law that would otherwise prevent or restrict their use, including a restriction established by a municipal by-law, a condominium by-law, an encumbrance on real property or an agreement. 2018, c. 16, s. 2. Same (3) A restriction imposed at law that would otherwise prevent or restrict the use of designated goods, services or technologies is inoperative to the extent that it would otherwise prevent or restrict the use. 2018, c. 16, s. 2. Exception (4) Subsections (2) and (3) do not apply with respect to a restriction imposed by an Act or regulation. 2018, c. 16, s. 2. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2009, c. 12, Sched. B, s. 7 - 09/09/2009 2014, c. 7, Sched. 7, s. 10 (1, 2) - 01/01/2015; 2014, c. 7, Sched. 7, s. 10 (3) - 24/07/2014 2016, c. 10, Sched. 2, s. 8 - 01/07/2016 2018, c. 16, s. 2 - 01/01/2019
PART II.3 CONSERVATION AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Permissive designation of renewable energy projects, etc.
25.35.1 (1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may, by regulation, designate renewable energy projects, renewable energy sources or renewable energy testing projects for the following purposes: 1. To assist in the removal of barriers to and to promote opportunities for the use of renewable energy sources. 2. To promote access to transmission systems and distribution systems for proponents of renewable energy projects. 2018, c. 16, s. 2. Effect of designation (2) A person is permitted to engage in activities with respect to a designated renewable energy project, a designated renewable energy source or a designated renewable energy testing project in such circumstances as may be prescribed by regulation, despite any restriction imposed at law that would otherwise prevent or restrict the activity, including a restriction established by a municipal by-law, a condominium by-law, an encumbrance on real property or an agreement. 2018, c. 16, s. 2. Same (3) A restriction imposed at law that would otherwise prevent or restrict an activity with respect to a designated renewable energy project, a designated renewable energy source or a designated renewable energy testing project is inoperative to the extent that it would otherwise prevent or restrict the activity. 2018, c. 16, s. 2. Exception (4) Subsections (2) and (3) do not apply, (a) with respect to a restriction imposed by an Act or regulation; or (b) with respect to by-laws, instruments or other restrictions that are prescribed by regulation or classes of by-laws, instruments or other restrictions that are prescribed by regulation. 2018, c. 16, s. 2. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2018, c. 16, s. 2 - 01/01/2019 Public agency, energy conservation and demand management plan
PART II.3 CONSERVATION AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Definition
25.35.2 (1) In this section and section 25.35.3, “public agency” means a ministry of the Government of Ontario or an entity, including a municipality, or class of entities that is prescribed by regulation as a public agency. 2018, c. 16, s. 2. Plan (2) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may, by regulation, require a public agency to prepare and submit to the Ministry an energy conservation and demand management plan. 2018, c. 16, s. 2. Requirements (3) The energy conservation and demand management plan must comply with any requirements prescribed by regulation and must include the following information: 1. A summary of annual energy consumption for each of the public agency’s prescribed operations. 2. A description and a forecast of the expected results of current and proposed activities and measures to conserve the energy consumed by the public agency’s prescribed operations and to otherwise reduce the amount of energy consumed by the public agency, including by employing such energy conservation and demand management methods as may be prescribed. 3. A summary of the progress and achievements in energy conservation and other reductions described in paragraph 2 since the previous plan. 4. Such additional information as may be prescribed by regulation. 2018, c. 16, s. 2. Specified targets and standards, public agencies (4) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may, by regulation, require a public agency to achieve targets prescribed by regulation and meet energy and environmental standards prescribed by regulation, including standards for energy conservation and demand management. 2018, c. 16, s. 2. Implementation and publication (5) The public agency shall, (a) implement the energy conservation and demand management plan and comply with any requirements prescribed by regulation respecting the implementation of the plan; and (b) publish the plan in accordance with any requirements prescribed by regulation. 2018, c. 16, s. 2. Joint plans (6) Two or more public agencies may prepare a joint energy conservation and demand management plan and may publish and implement it jointly. 2018, c. 16, s. 2. Effect (7) If the joint plan satisfies the requirements established under this section, the public agencies are not required to prepare, publish and implement separate energy conservation and demand management plans for the same period. 2018, c. 16, s. 2. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2018, c. 16, s. 2 - 01/01/2019
PART II.3 CONSERVATION AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Prescribed person, reporting of energy consumption and water use
25.35.3 (1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may, by regulation, (a) require a person prescribed by regulation, other than a public agency, to report to the Ministry, in the manner prescribed by regulation, energy consumption, water use, ratings or other performance metrics in respect of energy consumption and water use and such additional information as may be prescribed by regulation in respect of each of the person’s properties prescribed by regulation; (b) prescribe circumstances in which the Minister may request that a person mentioned in clause (a) undertake verification, in the manner prescribed by regulation, of any information required to be reported under a regulation made under clause (a) or under a notice published under subsection (4); and (c) require a person mentioned in clause (a) to comply with a request by the Minister under clause (b). 2018, c. 16, s. 2. Manner of reporting (2) For the purposes of clause (1) (a), the regulations may require reporting through the use of a reporting system prescribed by regulation, including an electronic reporting system administered by a third party and a reporting system that generates ratings or other performance metrics in respect of energy consumption and water use. 2018, c. 16, s. 2. Verification (3) For the purposes of clause (1) (b), the regulations may specify that the verification must be conducted by a person prescribed by regulation. 2018, c. 16, s. 2. Minister’s notice, additional requirements (4) The Minister may, by publishing notice in the registry under the Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993, require a person prescribed by regulation under clause (1) (a) to report to the Ministry, in the manner prescribed by regulation, energy consumption, water use, ratings or other performance metrics in respect of energy consumption and water use and any additional information in respect of each of the person’s properties prescribed by regulation. 2018, c. 16, s. 2. Same (5) A notice published under subsection (4) may incorporate another document by reference and may provide that the reference to the document includes amendments made to the document from time to time after the notice is published. 2018, c. 16, s. 2. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2018, c. 16, s. 2 - 01/01/2019
PART II.3 CONSERVATION AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Prescribed person, energy conservation and demand management plan
25.35.4 (1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may, by regulation, require a person prescribed by regulation to prepare and submit to the Ministry an energy conservation and demand management plan. 2018, c. 16, s. 2. Same (2) A regulation under subsection (1) may require that the person, (a) prepare the plan in circumstances prescribed by regulation and in accordance with requirements prescribed by regulation; and (b) make the plan available to the public in accordance with requirements prescribed by regulation. 2018, c. 16, s. 2. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2018, c. 16, s. 2 - 01/01/2019
PART II.3 CONSERVATION AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Minister may publish information
25.35.5 (1) Despite any other Act, the Minister may, (a) make available to the public any of the information required to be reported or submitted to the Ministry under sections 25.35.3 and 25.35.4; and (b) share any of the information required to be reported or submitted to the Ministry under sections 25.35.3 and 25.35.4 with another Ministry or agency of the Government of Ontario, or such other persons or entities as may be prescribed by regulation for the purposes of this section. 2018, c. 16, s. 2. Information supplied in confidence (2) If the Minister has not made information available to the public under clause (1) (a), the information is deemed, for the purposes of section 17 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, to have been supplied in confidence to the Minister. 2018, c. 16, s. 2. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2018, c. 16, s. 2 - 01/01/2019 Distributors, requirement to provide information
PART II.3 CONSERVATION AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Definition
25.35.6 (1) In this section, “distributor” means, (a) a distributor within the meaning of section 3 of the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998, (b) a gas distributor within the meaning of section 3 of the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998, or (c) an owner or operator of a water works within the meaning of subsection 1 (1) of the Ontario Water Resources Act. 2018, c. 16, s. 2. Information to be provided (2) A distributor that has been prescribed by regulation for the purposes of this section shall, upon receiving a request from a person who is required to report under section 25.35.3 or to prepare a plan under section 25.35.4 in respect of a property that meets criteria prescribed by regulation, make available to that person, in the manner prescribed by regulation, information prescribed by regulation with respect to the consumption or use of electricity, gas or water distributed by the distributor to the property. 2018, c. 16, s. 2. Same (3) The requirements in subsection (2) are subject to any conditions prescribed by regulation. 2018, c. 16, s. 2. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2018, c. 16, s. 2 - 01/01/2019 Energy efficiency and efficient use of water