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Ontario Power Authority's Conservation Bureau: Every Kilowatt Counts Program

Table of Contents

• Anaerobic Digestion
• Energy Conservation and Efficiency
• Energy Management on the Farm
• Renewable Energy Production
• Standard Offer Program
• Related Links
  

Anaerobic Digestion

• Alternative Energy - Anaerobic Digestion - video
• Anaerobic Digestion Basics (Order No. 04-097)
• AD Techs and Specs Workshop - Canadian Pork Council - ISTMM Conference, London, ON - March 11, 2006
• European Biogas Workshop - MaRS Centre, Toronto, ON - April 6, 2006

Energy Conservation and Efficiency

• 25 Quick On-Farm Energy Saving Tips
• Energy Efficient Dairy Lighting (Order No. 06-007)
• Energy Efficient Poultry Lighting (Order No. 06-009)
• Energy Efficient Swine Lighting (Order No. 06-011)
• Improving Energy Efficiency in Livestock Facilities (Order No. 06-013)
• Natural Air Corn Drying Systems (Order No. 86-066)
• Reclaiming Corn Drying Energy (Order No. 88-003)

Energy Management on the Farm

Crop Drying Storage Handling

• Crop Drying with Heat Pumps - an Agricultural Technical Brief from the National Food and Energy Council
• Grain Aeration (Order No. 85-003)

Forage Drying Storage Handling

• Barn Hay Drying (Order No. 88-110)

Heating/Insulation

• Passive Solar Shop Heating - Canada Plan Service 9731
• Solar Ventilation Wall with Heat Storage - Canada Plan Service 9732
• Using Sprayed-in-Place Poly-Urethane Foam Insulation in Farm Buildings (Order No. 93-011)

Horticultural

• Sizing and Laying Out a Short-Term (Summer) Refrigerated Storage For Fruits and Vegetables (Order No. 92-124)
• Troubleshooting Cold Storage Problems (Order No. 94-083)
• Tunnel Forced-Air Cooler for Fresh Fruits & Vegetables (Order No. 98-031)

Lighting

• Comparison of Energy Use and Piglet Performance Between Conventional and Energy-Efficient Heat Lamps by H.Xin, H. Xhou and D.S. Bundy.
  Read this one-year field study (in PDF) that compared the conventional 260W IR heat lamp with an energy-efficient 175W radiant heat lamp for swine farrowing operations.
• Photoperiodic Manipulation of Lactation in Dairy Cattle
  Photoperiod manipulation offers dairy producers a management tool that increases efficiency of the lactating cow. The technique is cost-effective, simple, and does not involve extra labor or cow handling. It's as simple as leaving on the lights.
• The Nuts, Bolts and Bulbs of Lighting
  The wattage of a bulb indicates how much energy is used by the light, not the amount of...fluorescent or metal halide can provide an energy efficient light source when a CRI of 80...amount of light provided per unit of input energy, or lumens per watt (Table 3).

Livestock

• Horse Barn Ventilation Farms (Order No. 96-031)
• Tunnel Ventilation for Livestock and Poultry Barns (Order No. 00-085)
• Ventilation System Choice and Economics (Order No. 94-045)
• Your Future Dairy Barn: Will It be Cold, Have Modified Environment or Be Warm? (Order No. 94-043)

Stand-by Emergency Power

• Farm Generators: Making Connections the Safe Way (Order No. 99-007)
• Standby Electric Generators for Emergency Farm Use (Order No. 99-005)
• Tractor-Driven Generators: Producing Quality Power (Order No. 00-059)
• Understanding Portable Generators (Order No. 00-057)

Other

• Oil and Gas Exploration, Production and Legislation on Ontario Farms (Order No. 99-029)

Renewable Energy Production

• Electricity Generation Using Small Wind Turbines at Your Home or Farm (Order No. 03-047)
• Renewable Fuels
  • Biodiesel
  • Ethanol
  • Burning Shelled Corn as a Heating Fuel (Order No. 93-023)
  • Biomass Energy (Ministry of Energy)
• Thinking Green Energy? Think Farming!
• Wind Energy (Ministry of Energy)
• Ministry of Natural Resources Renewable Energy Site
• Ministry of Energy Renewable Energy Site
• Canadian Wind Energy Association: Small Wind Energy

Standard Offer Program

• Expanding Opportunities for Renewable Energy in Ontario - News Release: March 21, 2006
• Background Information: Ontario’s Standard Offer Program
• Background Information: Standard Offer
• Recommendations on a Standard Offer Program for Small Generators Connected to a Distribution System - Joint report issued by the Ontario Energy Board and the Ontario Power Authority (pdf format - 423 kb)

Related Links

• ACEEE Energy Efficiency in Agriculture (American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy)
• BC Hydro's Power Smart Buying Guides - Guides offer what you need to know when acquiring energy-using products
• Energuide - Canada - Compare the advantages of an energy-efficient equipment and household appliances
• EnergyStar Canada - Identify products that are the most energy-efficient
• Growing the Margins Energy Conference: Energy Conservation and Generation and Farms and Food Processors - April 11-13, 2007
• HydroOne
  • Electricity Updates - Renewable Technologies
  • Energy Efficiency Information: Smart energy use in barns and outbuildings
  • PowerSaver Business Incentive Program
• ManureNet - Agriculture and AgriFood Canada
• Ministry of Energy
• Net Metering
  • Net Metering Brochure (pdf format - 451 kb)
• NRCan’s RETScreen Program allows users to determine detailed economic viability of a variety of Renewable Energy technologies. This highly detailed tool is an excellent step in developing any energy project.
• The Office of Energy Efficiency (Natural Resources Canada)
• Ontario Conserves
• Ontario Power Authority
  • Ontario Power Authority's Conservation Bureau: Every Kilowatt Counts Program
• Ontario Sustainable Energy Association
  • Community Power Guidebook
• US education and awareness tools:
  • Energy Saving Tools and Ideas for Farms
  • Energy Benchmarking Quiz
  • Focus on Energy - Agriculture and Rural Business

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