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Challenge and Opportunity Ahead for Solar

15 Jan 2012 | 1 Comment | posted by Mark | in Miscellaneous

Listening to people who should know talking lately, it seems there is opportunity as well as challenging times ahead for the solar industry in Ontario and globally. A recent article in Solar Pro magazine stated that in a few US States, grid parity is at hand. The same article provided data showing that alternative energy (includes wind, geothermal, biomass) is closing in on the Nuclear industry for Read more..

Toronto Hydro Lay Off

11 Jan 2012 | No Comments | posted by dteSolar | in Miscellaneous

Toronto Hydro Setback.

Today’s Toronto Star Headline “Denied hike, Hydro axes jobs” could have repercussions in the form of delays connecting microfit projects to the grid. I hope I am wrong about this but seems that microfit projects will probably continue to be low on the priority list so barring a change in priorities I think it is safe to assume that the wait for connection will be longer. Read more..

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