Renewable energy projects are eligible for funding if they:

• have an installed capacity greater than 10 kW and less than or equal to 10 MW (except co-op projects over 10 MW are permitted);
• use wind, solar photovoltaic, biomass, biogas, landfill gas or waterpower;
• are located in Ontario;
• are economically viable and the subject of a future Feed-In-Tariff contract; 
• are not funded by any other OPA funding program;
• are developed by a “Community” (see below) and;
• have not yet been issued a Notice to Proceed by the OPA.

Funding under the CEPP and entry into a funding contract is available to a community in the province of Ontario (each, a “Community”) that falls in one of the following categories, which mirror a 100% Community Participation Level as defined in the FIT Rules:

• one or more individuals resident in Ontario;
• a registered charity with its head office in Ontario;
• a not-for-profit organization with its head office in Ontario;
• a “co-operative corporation”, as defined in the Co-operative Corporations Act (Ontario), all of whose members are resident in Ontario;
• a private corporation whose shareholders all fall into categories (a) – (d) above, and for whom commercial electricity generation is not their primary business or employment;
• a partnership or limited partnership whose partners all fall into categories (a) – (d) above, and for whom commercial electricity generation is not their primary business or employment; or
• any legal entity that would be considered to have a 100% Community Participation Level under Ontario's Feed-In- Tariff rules.