microFIT pricing
See also: Ontario FIT Pricing Schedule
See also: Planning Solar PV Installation for Home and Business
Once you have entered into a microFIT contract, you will be guaranteed a fixed price for the electricity you produce. The prices are designed to cover typical capital and operating costs and to provide a reasonable return on the investment over the term of the contract.
Prices for Renewable Energy Projects that are 10 kW or less
| Renewable Technology | Price |
Contract Term |
Percentage Escalated |
Solar PV (Rooftop only) |
80.2 ¢/kWh |
20 years |
0% |
Solar PV (Ground Mount) |
64.2 ¢/kWh |
20 years |
0% |
Wind |
13.5 ¢/kWh |
20 years |
20% |
Waterpower |
13.1 ¢/kWh |
40 years |
20% |
Biomass |
13.8 ¢/kWh |
20 years |
20% |
Biogas |
16.0 ¢/kWh |
20 years |
20% |
Landfill gas |
11.1 ¢/kWh |
20 years |
20% |
The prices presented above are extracted from the FIT price schedule. Note that the OPA will review the FIT price schedule on a regular basis (approximately every two years).
Currently, the microFIT pricing for all Solar PV Ground Mount installations is under review. The newly proposed pricing change is $58.8 /kWH. Follow this link: to view the details of this proposed changes.
For technologies other than solar PV, 20 percent of the price will escalate annually based on increases in the Consumer Price Index.
Please note that if you intend to apply for the on-farm biogas price, the community price adder or the aboriginal price adder, you must apply to the FIT Program, regardless of the size of your project. Also, waterpower projects and bioenergy projects under the microFIT program will not receive peak and off-peak pricing.
