Generation licence
electricity business licence
A generation licence is the permit a person needs from the minister or a provincial governor to run a business that generates and sells electricity.
The Electric Utility Act requires anyone starting an electricity business to obtain a licence by type and size from the minister or a provincial governor; ministerial licences first go before the Electricity Regulatory Commission.
For renewables the licence is only the first gate: land-use permits and grid connection follow. 'Licensed capacity' is therefore not the same as what will actually be built.