SunEdison has recently announced plans to partner with Samco Solar to produce racking equipment for SunEdison’s solar projects in Canada. The partnership is expected to generate about 100 jobs and ... Read More
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Ontario Represented at International Solar Energy Conference
Representatives of the Ontario Technology Corridor (OTC) travelled to Munich, Germany in June to attend the Intersolar Europeconference. The purpose of the visit was to promote the province as a ... Read More
Quinte Sports Centre to Produce Renewable Energy
The Ontario Power Authority has offered a contract to the city of Belleville to install a new grid-tie solar project. The solar farm will be installed on the roof of ... 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
Green Economy at Risk with McGuinty Government’s Turnaround on microFIT
The Green Energy Act, passed by the Ontario Government last year, was a well-designed piece of legislation. It was helping to push the province’s energy supplies right into the 21st ... Read More
Green Jobs Still in Demand Despite Proposed microFIT Rate Cut
The Ontario Power Authority (OPA) is inviting industry analysts to provide input on its proposed cut to rates paid for ground-mounted solar microFIT projects. This unexpected pricing shift stems from ... Read More
Ingersoll, Ontario Set to Become New Site for Green Energy Production
Earlier this summer, the Town of Ingersoll's council voted to move ahead with plans to build a $32.5 million solar energyfarm. The town, which lies about two hours outside of Toronto, will ... Read More
Markham Town Building Receives Renewable Energy Retrofit
Markham, Ontario has stepped up its use of alternative energy by awarding a contract to B.C.’s Carmanah Technologies Corp. to install a photovoltaic grid tie-in system on the town’s Emergency ... Read More
Solar Rooftop Leases & Other Legal Logistics Complicate Ontario’s Renewable Energy Rush
On Thursday, July 29, Ontario Solar Network (OSN) and Aird & Berlis LLP (A&B), will host "Developing Ontario's Solar Generation: a Legal Road Map," highlighting opportunities and challenges under the ... Read More
Ontario’s Solar Market Confidence Shaken in Light of McGuinty Government Flip Flop
On July 22, from 7:00 - 9:30 pm, Ontario Solar Network (OSN) will host an open town hall meeting at the Hilton Garden Inn in Vaughan, ON to discuss the ... Read More








