Industry Insights
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Agrivoltaics: Integrating Solar and Agriculture is a Win-Win
Agrivoltaics is the co-development of agriculture and solar photovoltaics within the same land space. Ground mounted solar projects are commonly built in rural farmlands due to the abundance…
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The True Costs Associated with Bidding on Renewable RFPs
At a time when state and federal governments are setting massive renewable goals, and seeking large-scale projects to help meet that demand, responding to Request For Proposals (RFPs)…
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Avoid High Interconnection Costs for Solar Net Metering in Ontario
In the midst of uncertainty with the current state of government energy rebates, and as electricity prices continue to rise, Ontario’s case for Solar Net Metering is strong…
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Impact of Ontario Budget on Solar NEM Economics
On November 5, 2020 the Ontario government released a delayed 2020 budget, Ontario’s Action Plan: Protect, Support Recover. The budget outlines a number of actions that the government…
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A Bird’s Eye View – 2020 FIT Program Solar Construction
In 2020, during the pandemic, Compass helped to manage the construction of 4 separate 600 kW projects under Ontario’s Feed-In-Tariff (FIT) program. For these projects, we utilized bi-facial…
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Economics of Solar Power in Canada
The Canada Energy Regulator (formerly the National Energy Board), published a report on the Economics of Solar Power in Canada (ESPC)[1] studying the financial viability of typical solar…
