On August 4th, if you had submitted an application to the OPA for a ground-mounted solar system, you should have received an email outlining the latest news from the solar front lines. Put simply, the OPA is giving you until early September to re-submit your applications. Read the full message below:

"Thank you to all microFIT applicants who submitted feedback during the recent 30-day consultation period on the new price category for ground-mounted solar PV projects. The microFIT team will make an announcement about the new price category as soon as possible following review of the materials and information received.

On July 2, you received a notice advising you that your microFIT application had been unlocked, with instructions to resubmit your application with additional information.

This is to notify you that the deadline to resubmit your microFIT application has been extended to Tuesday, September 7 at 5 p.m. This extension will provide you with more time, if needed, to assess your project under the new category for ground-mounted solar PV projects.

If you have already resubmitted your application, thank you for doing so. Resubmitted applications for ground-mounted projects will be offered the price that is to be finalized after the consultation period.

In the meantime, we are processing resubmitted applications so that we are ready to make conditional offers for ground-mounted solar PV projects as quickly as possible following the announcement. If you have decided to proceed with your project and you have not yet resubmitted your application, you are encouraged to do so as soon as possible.

If you do not resubmit your application by September 7, it will be withdrawn from the program. You may submit a new application in the future if you decide to proceed with a microFIT project at a later date.

Thank you for your interest in the microFIT program.

The microFIT team"

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to hit up the Ontario Power Authority's website. And as always, Think Clearly!