Direct Energy and Pure Energies, Inc. have recently announced a new partnership that takes advantage of the Ontario Green Energy Act’s lucrative feed-in tariff (FIT) program. Together, the two companies ... Read More
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Northern Credit Union Gets MicroFIT Installation
Thunder Bay’s Northern Lights Credit Union building on Amber Drive is about to get a solar roof, thanks to a partnership arranged with local company, Solar Logix. No stranger to ... Read More
Firsthand Account of OPA’s microFIT Change and Its Ripple Effects
To say that the Ontario Power Authority's proposed rate changes to the microFIT is unpopular is somewhat of an understatement. From nearly every corner of the province, critics have decried ... Read More
Toronto Energy Company Scouts Rural Rooftops
Toronto-based renewable energy company, Atlantic Wind and Solar, Inc., announced a new deal that will help thecompany secure rural rooftop space in order to install photovoltaic panels. The company has already signed agreements ... Read More
OPA Scales Back Payouts for Ground-Mounted Solar Installations
In early July, the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) announced that it intends to scale back the prices offered for ground-mounted solar installations under its feed-in-tariff (FIT) program. The purpose of ... Read More
microFIT’s Popularity Proof That Ontarians Support Green Energy Act
This June, the Ontario Power Authority posted a notice on it’s Web site alerting micro-feed-in-tariff (microFIT) program applicants that they may have to wait until September for their approvals. While potentially ... Read More
The Green Energy Act and Domestic Content Impact
The Green Energy Act is quickly positioning Ontario as a world leader in the global sustainability movement. Originally enacted in 2009, the Act continues to bolster the province’s local economy ... Read More
Green Career Training under the Microscope
Despite countless new incentives helping to drive Ontario's booming solar energy market, the industry's continued growth hinges on how effectively professionals in the field can provide the types of services ... Read More
Solar Energy Company Develops Green Economy in Rural Ottawa Outskirts
Numerous households on the outskirts of Ottawa have been receiving flyers from 3G Energy Corp., a three-person outfit interested in rural homes with high sun exposure. The goal of this ... Read More
Ontario Adds More Talent to Its Growing Solar Roster
PV Powered, Inc, pioneer in grid-tied PV inverters in the residential, commercial, and utility markets, announced last week that it had appointed industry veteran, Marty Fleet, to manage its Sales ... Read More







