COMFIT review, January to July 2015 : Community Feed-in Tariff review, January to July 2015

This report provides an overview of the key findings and lessons learned from the COMFIT program review that led to the decision to end the program. [...] The intent was to bring online 100 megawatts (MW) of renewable electricity connected to the grid at the distribution level. [...] The purpose of the COMFIT program was to encourage and support the development of renewable electricity projects by community-based groups including municipalities, First Nations, co-operatives, and not-for-profit groups COMFIT Review January to July 2015. [...] The primary goal of the program was to produce 50 MW of renewable energy in Nova Scotia by 2015, with the ultimate aim of 100 MW of COMFIT electricity. [...] The department began assessing the overall impacts of the program in the fall of 2014 following the results of an administrative review.