Ottawa Solar Power Installs FIT Compliant Solar Energy System at Drouin Farms

One of first FIT projects installed in Ontario with Conergy’s FIT Compliant Conergy ON modules

Ottawa Solar Power installing Conergy ON modules at Drouin Farms

Toronto, Ontario (PRWEB) October 06, 2011

Drouin Farms, a large family run egg producer who has made the commitment to move to organic farming, is now taking its operations solar with a 250 kW solar energy system. The solar energy system was installed by Ottawa Solar Power, the largest provider of solar solutions in Eastern Ontario. Leveraging Ontario’s FIT program, the new solar energy system will provide Drouin Farms an additional revenue stream to diversify its income and expands its operations. The Drouin Farms solar project will produce energy generation revenue that is expected to achieve up to 11% return on their investment and will reach its financial break even point in less than 8 years. Producing over 300,000 kWh per year, the project achieves significant environmental benefits by reducing CO2 emissions from non renewable power generation by 2,800 tons annually and produce the energy equivalent to the power consumption of 30 average homes.

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EarthTechling also reports on the Drouin installation: “Solar FIT A ‘Good Egg’ For Ontario Farm” (Click here), by Lauren Craig, October 20th, 2011

Ontario likes its eggs sunny-side up – literally. The province’s aggressive feed-in tariff (FIT) program has prompted Drouin Farms, a large family-owned organic egg producer, to install a 250-kilowatt photovoltaic (PV) system. Producing over 300,000 kilowatt-hours per year, the project will reduce CO2 emissions by 2,800 tons annually and produce enough electricity to power about 30 homes.