Canada’s largest solar farm is now producing power in the township of Stone Mills, near Napanee. This new green energy supply will help support Ontario’s elimination of dirty, coal-fired generation, which is Canada’s single largest climate change initiative. With two more large solar projects expected to come on line by the end of 2009, Ontario will join the elite ranks of North America’s leaders in installed solar capacity. First Light Solar Park – currently the largest-scale commercial solar farm operation in Canada – is a joint venture between SkyPower Corp. and SunEdison Canada. With more than 126,000 solar panels spanning across 90 acres, this farm is expected to generate more than 10 million kilowatt hours (kWh) of renewable electricity in its first year — enough to power 10,000 households.
