Home Electricity Storage Options. Tesla vs. Sonnen
A common question about solar panels is “how can you store generated energy and then use it at night or during a power outage?” Storing power from solar panels has been an expensive proposition in the past, but recently, with … More info
First Look: The Tesla Solar Roof
Tesla’s solar roofing products will bring new energy options to homeowners. “It’s looking quite promising that a solar roof will actually cost less than a normal roof before you even take the value of electricity into account,” said CEO Elon … More info
Important changes to Ontario Net Metering Regulation
On December 22, 2016 the Ontario Ministry of Energy announced some important changes to the current Net Metering Regulation 541/05, which include: Solar panels systems can now be larger than 500 kW AC. With the project capacity cap removed, businesses … More info
Renewable Electricity Program in Alberta
The government of Alberta has recently launched the Renewable Electricity Program aiming to install 5’000 megawatts of renewable electricity capacity by 2030. It is intended to help province meet growing electricity demand, reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, and achieve 30% renewable … More info
Solar Canada Exhibition Show, Dec. 5-6, 2016
If you are interested to know what solar industry is all about in Canada, take a peak at what’s happening at Solar Canada 2016 this year. This is probably the largest solar event in Canada, and it brings together all the … More info
FIT program is open
November 11, 2016 Applications for FIT projects are now being accepted The procurement target for FIT 5 program is only 150MW, so if you are looking to install a small FIT project (between 10kWp and 500kWp), now is a good … More info
Current microFIT applications processing times
November 9, 2016 Updates on microFIT application process Current application processing time is approximately 60 days. This is due to a current back-log, a bit more complicated and time consuming review process, which is aimed at protecting customers. Yes, please BEWARE, … More info
All new schools in Alberta to have solar panels installed
October 27th, 2016 As part of it’s Green Initiative the Government of Alberta will be investing almost $9 million in installation of solar panels on the rooftops of 36 new schools that are now in the planning and design stage. The funding … More info
