The
Canadian Solar Industries Association's annual conference, held this week at Toronto's Westin Harbour Castle Hotel, signals the beginning of significant growth in Canada's solar power industry. According to the
Globe & Mail, Ontario's new "Green Energy Act " is acting as a major impetus for this growing industry and is reason for optimism about the future of solar energy in Canada.
"The law, with its "feed-in tariff" that pays big bucks for solar-generated electricity (and other renewables), is prompting individuals and companies to plan new solar energy projects all over the province. To get the higher prices, some of the hardware must be made in Ontario, and that has pushed manufacturers to set up shop in the province. On just one day last week, two companies announced they will build new solar panel plants in Ontario -
Canadian Solar Inc. and
Opsun Technologies Inc."
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