Ontario Power Authority’s ability to strip away 80 per cent of the profits from new uses for biodigester byproducts isn’t helping to meet the province’s green energy targets
by PATRICIA GROTENHUIS
Large-scale biodigesters are the orphans of the renewable energy industry, says consultant Garry Fortune. The reason? Ontario Power Authority (OPA) is offering contracts with clauses that strip away the profits from the sale of byproducts not yet developed.