And It’s On! Our OPA Microfit Application

We’re on our way to getting home solar panels!! We’re very excited, so we’ll share the process to date with you.

OPA MicroFIT Application

There are two applications that must both be approved before your MicroFIT program can move forward.

1. The Ontario Power Authority – If approved, the OPA application if approved will result in a conditional offer. This offer will convert to your 20 year contract with the OPA once your project is connected to the power grid.

2. A Connection Agreement from your local hydro company (in our case Horizon Utilities) – It confirms that the hydro company is ready and able to connect your system to the power grid. (Here is a sample of a conditional offer from the OPA website.)

It is possible to apply for these both yourself; however, the process is difficult to navigate if you are not familiar with all the ins and outs. Working with a solar installer that has submitted thousands of applications will speed up and simplify the process.

That’s what we did. We filled out a couple of simple forms and authorized our chosen installer, Solar Logix to handle our application on our behalf. It was quick and easy and the only things we had to find was our hydro account number and the legal description of our property (from our tax bill).

Solar Logix is now working with the OPA and our local hydro company to see this project through, they will also handle all permits and schedule all required inspections and hook ups.

Typically it takes about 6 – 8 weeks to get the above approvals. While we wait, Solar Logix will be working on our feasibility study which will give us all the details about our property, the system they recommend and the revenue we can expect from our specific solar installation. Look for more on the feasibility study soon at this blog; it is scheduled for next week!