LAS offers a turn-key solar photovoltaic installation service that enables
all municipal facilities with available roof space to take advantage of
the new Feed-in Tariff (FIT) Program offered by the Ontario Power
Authority (OPA). LAS will provide interested municipalities with
turn-key project deployment that includes:
Solar Array Design & Installation
Feed-in Tariff (FIT) Contracts with the Ontario Power Authority
(OPA)
Other Legal Agreements
Connection to the electricity grid
A public information kiosk tailored to the municipality’s
needs
Interested municipalities can choose from the following three
financing options:
1. Joint Equity (Ownership is shared between program managers
and host municipality)
2. Sole Proprietorship (Host municipality solely owners
installation after program managers install and connect to the grid)
3. Rooftop Lease (Host municipality rents available roof space to
the program managers who install, own and operate the panel
installation)
Click here to see a brief video overview of our partner Essex
Energy and its first municipal Solar PV projects:
The Feed-in Tariff (FIT) program, which is the cornerstone of the
Green Energy and Green Economy Act, provides
municipalities with a guaranteed 20-year Revenue
Stream. The LAS Essex Energy Solar Photovoltaic Program has
been designed to take advantage of transmission connection queue-exempt
facilities in the following size range:
Small C&I / MUSH (10
– 250 kW) or 100 ft2 to 26 000 ft2
Medium C&I / MUSH (250 – 500 kW)
26 000 ft2 to 52 300 ft2
(Note: Ranges based on average building type on an average site. A
feasibility study is first performed to determine the specifics before
moving forward with system design)
Why Go Solar?
Reduce energy costs - Reduce utility bills & operating
costs
Reduce Carbon Footprint – Meet corporate sustainability goals
in increasingly carbon-constrained world
Safe, Attractive Investment – Comparable to Bond but with
higher
Solar costs have decreased 10-20%-Decreased costs in silicon, key
ingredient for crystalline solar panels; other commodity costs decrease
(steel, copper, etc)
Green companies have competitive advantage
–“Green” companies, products, and services gaining
wider appeal to end consumers.
Please fill in the Expression of Interest
form and return it to LAS Energy Services
Coordinator Scott Vokey (SVokey@amo.on.ca)
to learn more about this exciting new opportunity!
Feasibility Assurance Plan
LAS offers the following assurance: our program partners will work with
you to determine a mutually agreed upon location for a possible 10 kW
ground mount solar array when they perform the Feasibility Study for
your proposed location. If your Feasibility Study results in a
favourable project and an accepted proposal, our program partners will
apply the full amount of your Feasibility Study against the final cost
of the installed system. In this case, your Feasibility Study is
provided at no cost. With a viable project established, the ownership
structure of the solar PV asset (whether it be a lease, 100% ownership
model, or a joint equity model) can be negotiated. If your Feasibility
Study does not result in a favourable project, the full amount of your
study, to a maximum of $15,000, can be applied towards a 10kW ground
mount system (which qualifies for the highest tariff rate of $.802/kWh
under an OPA microFIT contract).
Should you decide to decline the 10kW ground mount system option, the
cost of the Feasibility Study is not recoverable.
Click here for
more information about the 10 kW Ground Mount Seasonal Tilt
offering.