Ontario Solar Farms

In business since 2007, we build solar systems from 10 MW down to rooftop commercial, industrial and residential, and provide a complete TURNKEY system or easy, Self-install Equipment Packages. We'll also lease your rooftop from you, if you have a minimum of 25,000 sq ft of flat space.

Rooftop Leasing

Ontario Solar Farms will lease your unused flat rooftop for the next 20 years. Turn your empty space into a regular income. We need a at least 25,000 square feet of flat rooftop space. We look after everything - obtaining the OPA contract, installation of the solar panels and regular maintenance. Contact us for more information: Contact Us

20 Year Guaranteed Income

The Ontario Power Authority (OPA) is offering 20 year contracts for the purchase of power from Solar PV systems. Once you have received a contract (or contract offer), the rate never changes for the 20 year period of the contract. Right now the rate for rooftop mounted systems under 10kW in size, is 80.2 cents per kWh. Here is a table of the rates paid, by location (ground or rooftop) and by system size: Feed-in Tariff Rates Note that the rates are under review with new rates expected in January 2012.

Solar System Ownership

Build to Spec - You have the space and you know what you want. Let us do all the leg work, contracts, applications, and red tape. We turn over a finished working solar system.

14 kw System in Australia

Rooftop Lease - Have a large section of flat rooftop that's not making you any money? You may be able to lease a complete rooftop to use. We need a minimum of 25,000 sq. ft. of flat rooftop, though this space can be combine via a couple of buildings if they are located close together. The lease provides a steady income to you, for the next 20 years. Rooftops need to be structurally sound and able to hold an additional 8 pounds per square foot of loading (solar equipment plus snow loading). Contact us for more info.

Plug & Play - We offer standard self-install packages for residential and commercial customers. These packages are delivered to your door and you use a local electrician to install them. Packages come in several sizes up to 10kW AC. We also offer several ground mounted systems: 10kW AC Fixed Systems, Static Pole Mounted Adjustable and Single-axis and Dual-axis trackers.

Fixed Ground Mounted Static Adjustable Deger Dual-axis Tracker Residential Rooftop

Dual Axis Tracker

 

Feed-in Tariff: December 16th, 2009, OPA issued the first 700 contracts for solar rooftops under the MicroFit program - systems under 10kW in size. 2,200 applications had been received as of Dec 16th, for the FiT and MicroFit programs. On March 10th, 2010 the OPA issue the first FiT contracts up to 500kW in size. On April 8th the first FiT contracts OVER 500kW were issued. As of July 2nd over 19,000 applications have been received. It's now taking 90 days for the OPA to process an application.

 

10kW Flat RooftopAugust 13, 2010 - OPA changes the MicroFiT10kW Rooftop tariff for ground based solar systems up to 10kW. Where the tariff was paying 80.2 cents per kWh, the OPA has reduced this rate to 64.2 cents.

For applications already in the system before July 2nd 2010, the 80.2 cent rate will still apply. For new ground mounded applications of 10kW or less, the new rate of 64.2 cents now applies.

October 31, 2011: A microFIT Program review was announced on October 31.  Consultations will continue until December 14, 2011. During this period, microFIT applications will continue to be accepted and time-stamped, but they will not be processed until the new version of the Rules and pricing schedule are available, which is expected sometine in January 2012.

See the Ontario Feed-In Tariff Rates: Feed-In Tariff

Verify your land classification: Land Inventory Maps

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