HPG 02.04 Ontario Content

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When the Government of Ontario instituted its Feed In Tariff Program ( FIT ), one of the provisions was that Renewable Energy Generation facilities must have a high Ontario Content ( 50% ) in order to be eligible for the advantageous prices for electricity sold to the Ontario electrical grid. FIT applications from companies that do not meet the Ontario Content requirements will not be granted FIT contracts.

Since HPG is an Ontario-based company, and does all of its design, engineering, electrical and construction work using local workers, we find it much easier to meet this requirement.

Moreover, since HPG exclusively uses Inversion/Conversion equipment manufactured by Hybridyne Power Electronics ( HPE ), another Ontario-based company, the percentage of Ontario Content is even higher.

In 2011, when the Ontario Content rule is increased to 60%, because our PV supplier will be operating a facility in Ontario, we will again be fully Domestic Content Compliant

	"Designated Activity"	Qualifying Percentage	Hybridye's Ontario Content
1	manufacturing silicion in Ontario refinery	11%	no refining currently in Ontario ( to our knowledge )
2	silicon ingots machined in Ontario	13%	no machining currently in Ontario ( to our knowledge )
3	photovoltaic cells formed in Ontario	11%	none currently available in Ontario ( to our knowledge )
4	photovoltaic panels assembled in Ontario	15%	NOT YET, but our suppliers are in the process of setting up a factory in Ontario
5	Inverter made in Ontario	8%	We use HPE Inverters ( designed and assembled in Ont. ) exclusively	8%
6	mounting systems manufactured in Ontario	11%	We will be using Hybridyne racking, made in Ontario	11%
7	wiring and hardware sourced from Ontario	9%	all our Ontario jobs are sourced in Ontario	9%
8	Construction Labour by Ontarioans	18%	we always use local contractors, and our supervisors live in Ont.	18%
9	Consulting services from Ontario	4%	we always use local consultants	4%
		100%		50%