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OK given for 700 rooftop solar projects
Toronto (UPI) Dec 16, 2009 Some 700 people in the Canadian province of Ontario have been approved to install rooftop solar panels to feed electricity back into the power grid. The feed-in tariff program overseen by the Ontario Power Authority began accepting applications Oct. 1 for homeowners to participate and has since received 1,200 applications, an authority release from Toronto said Wednesday. The approved sites have a combined capacity of generating about 8.6 megawatts, which is enough electricity to power about 1,000 average homes. Additionally, some 1,100 applications from larger sites capable of generating more than 10 kilowatts have been received and are still being assessed, the authority said. "The Ontario Power Authority estimates that the first ... projects will generate in excess of $5 billion in investments in manufacturing, design, construction and engineering and lead to the creation of thousands of new jobs," the release said. Share This Article With Planet Earth
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India's first commercial solar power plantNew Delhi (UPI) Dec 16, 2009 India inaugurated Azure Power's 2-megawatt photovoltaic plant in the state of Punjab, the first privately owned, utility-scale power plant on the Asian subcontinent. Built under a 30-year power purchase agreement with the Punjab State Electricity Board, the plant will help power 4,000 rural homes for 20,000 people. Farooq Abdullah, minister of new and renewable energy, said the ... read more |
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