Solar Farms

Solar Farm

In Ontario, the Minister of Energy and Infrastructure issued a directive to the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) indicating that the OPA is not to enter into contracts for ground-mounted solar PV projects greater than 100 kilowatts (kW) on lands with:

Canada Land Inventory (CLI) class 1 soils
CLI class 2 soils
Specialty Crop Areas within the meaning of the 2005 Provincial Policy Statement (PPS)

To confirm the classification of your proposed site, please reference the maps at this location: Land Inventory Maps
If your land is not brown in colour (maps located near bottom of page), then you can't put more than a 100kW system on your land... must be class 4-7 land. If you have class 4-7 land, your next step is to contact Hydro One (or your Local Distribution Company) to see if they have capacity to support your system.

If all the conditions work out, your location could ending up looking like a miniature of this 12 MW Solar Farm located in Germany.