What impact will the Samsung agreement have on other renewable
energy projects?
As you probably know, the province of Ontario has signed a $7B
deal with Samsung. Although the contract and its precise details
are secret, Samsung has reportedly agreed to build 2500 MW of
renewable energy generation and to try to arrange to have renewable
energy equipment manufactured in Ontario.
The most troubling aspect of the deal (beside the price) is its
impact on the availability of transmission for other renewable
energy generators.Lack of transmission / distribution capacity is a
major ("the major"?) obstacle to renewable energy
generation in much of the province. This is why the 1022 feed in
tariff applicants are waiting with bated breath for their TAT and
DAT assessments- if there is room for them on the grid, the FIT
tariff should guarantee them a lot of money. It may be harder to
get room on the grid that it will be to obtain their renewable
energy approval.
