OYA Solar, Ontario’s premiere developer of solar PV systems, commissioned its largest project with Atlas Tube. OYA in conjunction with Atlas, North America’s independent manufacturer of hollow structural steel sections, has developed Canada’s largest rooftop Solar Photovoltaic (PV) plant. The 718.08kW solar plant, which spans over nearly 120,000ft2 of rooftop space (7 hockey rinks), is located at Atlas, in Harrow, Ontario, and is the first phase of a planned 3.5MW rooftop project. Currently, the rooftop solar installation in Canada will supply enough electricity to power 60 homes for a whole year, with an annual power output of 897,128kWh. The project features 2,244 solar modules and over 30 tons of steel tubing supplied by Atlas Tube and Polar Racking’s (Polar) rooftop ballasted mounting system.
“This solar PV plant showcases how traditionally energy-intensive industries can make sustainable choices for their energy consumption and still benefit the bottom line. OYA Solar takes pride in our ability to engineer, deploy and finance large-scale solar solutions for our clients. We foresee the market for rooftop solar growing significantly across North America as commercial and industrial clients see the economic and environmental benefits of moving towards sustainable energy solutions”, said Manish Nayar, Managing Partner of OYA.
