Combining their expertise, Jim Bolger, President of EarthFX Energy, and John Bosman, CEO and President of Bostech Mechanical, are currently preparing to open The Sustainable Living Centre in Maryhill, Ontario. The ... Read More
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Solar Installation Projects Well Underway in Ontario but Is It Enough?
Carmanah Technologies has received a $1.5 million contract to commission and install a 250 kW system at Markham’s newly created Emergency Operation Centre. The project is scheduled for completion in ... Read More
High Solar Sales Mean Jobs for Ontario
Ontario’s Highland Solar announced early in July that it sold 150kW worth of solar panels the previous month, helping to fuel the wave of renewable energy installations taking place across ... Read More
Sustainability Forum Reveals Benefits of Solar Installation Training
On June 30, the Guelph Chamber of Commerce Environmental Sustainability Forum in Guelph, Ontario brought together business leaders to educate them about the financial benefits of instituting energy conservation measures ... Read More
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
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
New Proposed Pricing for MicroFIT Ground Mounted Solar Projects
Since launching the microFIT program last October, the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) has received more than 16,000 applications for the highly popular renewable energy incentive. Due to this demand, the ... 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
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
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








