Monday, 22 August 2011

You Can Create Income Through The Microfit Program Ontario

By Adriana Noton


Canada, more than most nations, has always had a respect for nature that can be seen through its embrace of natural elements in cities like Vancouver. This respect has translated into real world initiatives striving to motivate businesses to embrace alternative energy sources. Whatever your feelings on oil consumption, it is unequivocally, a non-renewable resource. The Microfit program Ontario, also known as the feed-in-tariff, encourages residents or businesses to use renewable resources to create energy that will be purchased by Ontario Power Authority (OPA).

This feed-in-tariff program is the fruition of an initiative that works to engage a variety of populations including businesses, principalities, and residents in the real world applications of a variety of renewable energy sources. This umbrella term goes further than traditional solar and wind options.

Reaching further, some participants can use the biomass, landfill, and bio-gas options, but their requirements would be better suited to be used by corporations or other, larger, entities. The particular eligibility requirements of the Microfit program vary, but once you're accepted you are entered into a contract with the Ontario Power Authority, also known as the OPA.

These latter three are some of the lesser known and more innovative alternatives due to the fact that they help with the degradation of trash and waste. Using wood, garbage, or landfill masses, these organic compounds are put through a series of different conversion cycles, depending on the set up of a facility. These conversion techniques encompass the chemical, thermal, and biochemical. The latter actually uses other organisms to break down waste.

The materials are converted through a variety of chemical, thermal, and biochemical reactions to produce heat and electricity. The latter option uses organisms that feast on materials and produce gases like methane. No matter how you choose to create energy, the OPA will pay you for it.

One of the biggest benefits to the microfit program is the fact that you're paid for the kWh of electricity, regardless of whether you use it or it's extra that is distributed and consumed by others. For businesses especially, this can be a boon to their overall operation costs.

Of course, getting involved in this program isn't completely free because, while they pay for what you produce, you must shoulder the costs of getting started. The prices vary, but you may be eligible for a number of deductions across several years. Also, regarding the income that you will generate by being a part of this program, you are not exempt from income tax and must indeed claim it.

Involvement in the microFIT program Ontario is open to a variety of individuals who should research the details of their eligibility and the costs of installing new technologies. The parameters of this initiative include both large and small scale projects that have the potential to generate a good amount of income for those that apply. There are a host of committed professionals that can answer all of your questions with a thoroughness and passion that defines what this program means for the future of Canada.




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