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Sector Profile for Solar Photovoltaics in Canada SECTOR PROFILE FOR SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICS IN CANADA Report – 2012-063 (RP-TEC) March 29th, 2012 SECTOR PROFILE FOR SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICS IN CANADA Prepared by: Navigant Consulting, Inc. 333 Bay Street Suite 1250 Toronto, Ontario, M5H 2R2 www.navigantU .com U Presented to: CanmetENERGY, Varennes Research Centre Date: March 29th, 2012 Report – 2012-063 (RP-TEC) March 29th, 2012 CITATION Navigant Consulting Inc., Sector Profile for Solar Photovoltaics in Canada, report # 2012-063 (RP-TEC), CanmetENERGY, Natural Resources Canada, March 2012, 100 pp. DISCLAIMER This report is distributed for informational purposes and does not necessarily reflect the views of the Government of Canada nor constitute an endorsement of any commercial product or person. Neither Canada nor its ministers, officers, employees or agents makes any warranty in respect to this report or assumes any liability arising out of this report. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The preparation of this report was funded by Natural Resources Canada through the ecoENERGY Innovation Initiative. Report – 2012-063 (RP-TEC) - i - March 29th, 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Executive Summary........................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Key Takeaways...................................................................................................................................... 1 2 Provincial and Federal Solar PV Incentives......................................................................................... 5 2.1 Ontario ................................................................................................................................................. 8 2.1.1 RESOP ..................................................................................................................................... 8 2.1.2 Green Energy and Green Economy Act, 2009 ......................................................................... 10 2.1.3 Ontario’s Domestic Content Requirements ............................................................................ 11 2.1.4 Feed-in Tariff (FIT) 2.0............................................................................................................ 15 2.2 British Columbia.................................................................................................................................. 18 2.3 Alberta................................................................................................................................................ 20 2.4 Saskatchewan ..................................................................................................................................... 21 2.5 Manitoba ............................................................................................................................................ 23 2.6 Quebec ............................................................................................................................................... 23 2.7 New Brunswick.................................................................................................................................... 24 2.8 Prince Edward Island........................................................................................................................... 24 2.9 Newfoundland & Labrador .................................................................................................................. 25 2.10 Nova Scotia......................................................................................................................................... 25 2.11 Northwest Territories.......................................................................................................................... 25 2.12 Yukon.................................................................................................................................................. 26 2.13 Nunavut.............................................................................................................................................. 26 3 PV Markets in Canada ..................................................................................................................... 27 3.1 Ontario ............................................................................................................................................... 27 3.2 Renewable Energy Standard Offer Program (RESOP)............................................................................ 28 3.3 MicroFIT and FIT.................................................................................................................................. 28 3.3.1 Samsung................................................................................................................................ 36 3.4 Outside of Ontario............................................................................................................................... 37 4 PV Supply Chain in Canada .............................................................................................................. 39 4.1 Module Manufacturing........................................................................................................................ 40 4.2 Balance of System Manufacturing ....................................................................................................... 41 4.3 Downstream Supply Chain................................................................................................................... 44 4.4 Business Models and Channels to Market............................................................................................ 44 4.5 Other Parts of the Supply Chain........................................................................................................... 47 4.6 Building Integrated PV (BIPV) Supply Chain.......................................................................................... 48 5 Key Manufacturer Profiles............................................................................................................... 49 5.1 Modules.............................................................................................................................................. 50 5.2 Inverters ............................................................................................................................................. 54 5.3 Racking ............................................................................................................................................... 56 5.4 Other .................................................................................................................................................. 57 5.5 Contract Manufacturing ...................................................................................................................... 57 5.6 Recent Factory Closures ...................................................................................................................... 58 6 Current Economic and Productivity Statistics................................................................................... 59 6.1 Metrics................................................................................................................................................ 60 6.2 Domestic Demand............................................................................................................................... 61 6.3 Economic – Exports............................................................................................................................. 66 6.4 Energy Production............................................................................................................................... 66 6.5 Employment........................................................................................................................................ 68 7 Canadian Workforce Assessment .................................................................................................... 70 7.1 Employment Needs............................................................................................................................. 70 7.2 Skills Needed....................................................................................................................................... 70 Report – 2012-063 (RP-TEC) - ii - March 29th, 2012 7.2.1 Market Forecasts................................................................................................................... 71 7.2.2 Labour Requirements ............................................................................................................ 72 7.3 Current Supply .................................................................................................................................... 73 7.4 Gaps and Challenges ........................................................................................................................... 73 8 PV Innovation System In Canada ..................................................................................................... 75 8.1 Introduction........................................................................................................................................ 75 8.2 Summary of Funding Programs............................................................................................................ 75 8.3 Canadian PV Technology Clusters .......................................................................................................
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