On November 23, 2010, the McGuinty government released its
Long-Term Energy Plan and draft Supply Mix Directive. Once approved
by Cabinet, the draft directive will be issued to the Ontario Power
Authority (OPA) and sets the goals to be achieved through the
OPA's long-term energy plan (known as the Integrated Power
System Plan or IPSP).
By way of background, the OPA is responsible for developing the
IPSP and an appropriate procurement process for managing
Ontario's electricity supply, capacity and demand in accordance
with the approved IPSP. In August, 2007, the OPA submitted a
20-year IPSP to the Ontario Energy Board for approval, but the
process was suspended in September, 2008 by a Minister of
Energy's directive that the OPA consider, among other matters,
the amount and diversity of renewable energy sources in
Ontario's supply mix. The OPA was also directed to undertake an
enhanced Aboriginal consultation process. The Minister's
directive stated that the revised
