"Canada adds only 57 MW of utility-scale solar in 2025"
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"Canada adds only 57 MW of utility-scale solar in 2025"
#Canada #SolarPower #Energy #Renewables
Canada adds only 57 MW of utility-scale solar in 2025
The Canadian Renewable Energy Association is forecasting Canada's cumulative solar capacity, which stands at 5.4 GW today, could surge to around 21 GW by 2035, driven by a healthy procurement pipeline across most provinces. Official deployment figures for behind the meter solar installations last year, which are driving Canada's solar market today, are yet to be finalized.
pv magazine International (www.pv-magazine.com)
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"Canada adds only 57 MW of utility-scale solar in 2025"
#Canada #SolarPower #Energy #Renewables
Canada adds only 57 MW of utility-scale solar in 2025
The Canadian Renewable Energy Association is forecasting Canada's cumulative solar capacity, which stands at 5.4 GW today, could surge to around 21 GW by 2035, driven by a healthy procurement pipeline across most provinces. Official deployment figures for behind the meter solar installations last year, which are driving Canada's solar market today, are yet to be finalized.
pv magazine International (www.pv-magazine.com)
The word "insane" comes to mind.
A lot of Canada is at the same latitude as Germany, which is awash in solar.
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The word "insane" comes to mind.
A lot of Canada is at the same latitude as Germany, which is awash in solar.@CelloMomOnCars @primonatura As abysmal as that is, where I live Solar is quite popular at house scale - no thanks to the Federal or Provincial Government - all thanks to our Municipal Government combined with high energy prices from NS Power.
On my street alone there are at least 3-6 on roof solar installs, and it's a similar story in the entire neighborhood.
Because of regulations, all of these are grid tied, which is arguably a good thing considering it reduces load on fossil fuel sources on our grid.
About Solar City
Want to save money and reduce your property’s environmental impact? The Solar City program offers property owners the chance to install solar energy collectors on their property with a low-interest loan directly from the municipality.
(www.halifax.ca)
Efficiency NS used to have a solar program but it ended the program.
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@CelloMomOnCars @primonatura As abysmal as that is, where I live Solar is quite popular at house scale - no thanks to the Federal or Provincial Government - all thanks to our Municipal Government combined with high energy prices from NS Power.
On my street alone there are at least 3-6 on roof solar installs, and it's a similar story in the entire neighborhood.
Because of regulations, all of these are grid tied, which is arguably a good thing considering it reduces load on fossil fuel sources on our grid.
About Solar City
Want to save money and reduce your property’s environmental impact? The Solar City program offers property owners the chance to install solar energy collectors on their property with a low-interest loan directly from the municipality.
(www.halifax.ca)
Efficiency NS used to have a solar program but it ended the program.
@CelloMomOnCars @primonatura I was able to find some numbers, although 2 years old.
According to the city, there are 9.8 MW of installed capacity on residential homes in Halifax, about 916 homes through this program
Going on the amount of new installs I've seen last year alone, I'm assuming that number has grown quite a bit.
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@CelloMomOnCars @primonatura I was able to find some numbers, although 2 years old.
According to the city, there are 9.8 MW of installed capacity on residential homes in Halifax, about 916 homes through this program
Going on the amount of new installs I've seen last year alone, I'm assuming that number has grown quite a bit.
That's so cool!
So your city offers incentives? Or is it a matter of one neighbour inspiring another? -
That's so cool!
So your city offers incentives? Or is it a matter of one neighbour inspiring another?@CelloMomOnCars @primonatura I'm guessing both! The city offers financing against the property called a "Local Improvement Charge" basically a lien against the civic address at a fixed interest rate, which is paid back to them over a 10 year period.
Originally, they're was incentives available Provincially that could be used in conjunction with the financing, but at the moment it's just financing.
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