Ontario's Leader in Solar Panel Installations

microFIT Program review under way

With this offer, you will be:

• Fully protected - Solart Group guarantees you a minimum rate* on your Ontario Power Authority conditional offer. All payments are 100% refundable upon OPA rejection, LDC rejection, financing rejection* and negative results from site assessment.
• Receiving free micro-inverters (Life-time monitoring system live on the internet, 25 year warranty and higher efficiency.)
• Having a better chance of being approved at the highest OPA rate by sending your applications before December 14th 2011.
• Having your own project manager responsible for your solar project.
• Benefiting from the best solar material available in Ontario combined with an amazing return on investment.
• Dealing with the leaders in Ontario for solar projects.

*Contact our representatives today to learn more about this promotion: 1 (866) 705-9151, ext. 1.

2012-01-27 - Solart

Home Renovation Show

Solart Group will be an exhibitor at the Home Renovation Show in Ottawa, January 20 to 22, 2012.

2011-12-12 - Solart

Solart Information Nights

2011-12-01 - Solart

microFIT Promotion

You are thinking about investing in solar panels in Ontario. Have you been approved by the microFIT program of Ontario?

 

 

• $1,500 rebate on the estimated value of your project*
• Free site assessment
• 3D rendition of your solar installation including the system design
• Optimization of the anticipated return on investment
• Free monitoring system
• Financial analysis of your investment
• 25 years warranty on Canadian solar panels
• Personal Project Manager
• Technical and Engineering support
• Structural assessment before installation
• Financing

 

*Offer valid between October 18th and November 30th 2011 on new contracts only. An OPA conditional contract is required when the client signs up with Solart Group. This Solar Panels Ontario offer is non-cumulative.

 

Contact us for more information about this promotion.

Learn more about the microFIT program.

2011-11-11 - Solart

Solart Press Release

Ontario’s feed-in tariff program forges ahead with changes in forecast

Residential solar PV projects continue to be good investment


With the re-election of the McGuinty government Oct. 6, 2011, the future of Ontario’s FIT program has become assured.

Solart Group President Marc-André Lemieux shared his views on the future of the solar industry: “The decision made by the Ontario people to vote for a government with concrete leadership in green energy is one that will reflect on and influence the other provinces of Canada, and even the Northern States of the U.S. By creating and maintaining jobs in solar energy, Ontario will stay a leader and will force investments from major players at a moment when the global economy is not necessarily at its best.”

Also on a positive note, costs for residential and commercial solar systems have decreased significantly over a short period of time in the two years that the FIT program has existed in Ontario.

However, this past Monday, Oct. 31st, the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) announced that the first biennial review of the FIT and microFIT programs was underway, with several possible changes on the horizon, including a reduction in the tariffs offered by the OPA.

The Solart Group immediately studied the implications this would have on the projects of both its current and potential clients.

Among possible changes, the OPA has cited a possible price reduction in the microFIT tariff. Up until the OPA’s current review, the tariff paid to a homeowner for a rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) project under 10 kW has been $0.802 per kWh. The tariff for ground-based projects has been $0.642 per kWh since being reduced in July 2010. Other issues to be considered may include examining the long-term sustainability of the program, the state of the renewable energy industry in Ontario, new technologies and fuel sources, as well as public consultations and the renewable energy approval (REA) process.

As of right now, anyone with a conditional offer for a microFIT contract or those who have submitted their application by August 31st, 2011, will be guaranteed current pricing. Anyone who submitted his or her application as of September 1st, 2011, will be subject to the new rules and new pricing.

In response to this, Lemieux believes that the growth of Ontario’s solar industry will discourage a large reduction in the tariffs: “It is more a question of supply and demand in terms of the feed-in tariff review. The creation of many new manufacturing plants and material providers in Ontario will probably be one of the determining factors in the establishment of new tariffs,” Lemieux commented. He also noted that, “Those who will get the new tariff will definitely benefit from a significant decrease in the pricing of the material. The return on investment should therefore stay very close to the actual one. Tariffs in Europe have decreased over time in the last ten years within similar programs.”

In the meantime, in order to help potential microFIT clients maintain a sense of security in this solar investment, Solart will be offering all new clients a guaranteed minimum tariff, which will translate into a generous ROI for any microFIT project. If the OPA’s new microFIT tariff goes below this minimum rate, Solart clients may choose to cancel their contract and have their deposit refunded with no penalty whatsoever.

New prices and rules are expected after public consultation period ends December 14, 2011. Until this date, Ontarians can provide feedback by answering an online survey or making a written submission at www.Ontario.ca/FITreview.

Solart encourages people to sign up now and to send in their OPA applications as soon as possible, despite possible tariff reductions. Given public and industry feedback after the consultation period, the OPA may adjust the cut-off date of application submission for new proposed tariff reductions to include those who have applied later than August 31st.

About Solart Group

Solart Group (www.solartgroup.com) is one of the leading solar Engineering & Installation firms in Canada. Solart assists its residential and commercial clients in developing their solar projects by providing them with a 3D rendition of their project, as well as detailed financial analysis including a projection of future revenues, and customer service both during and after project completion.
Solart Group is focused on offering ongoing lucrative financial opportunities to investors and affordable solar technologies at all procurement touch-points. With proven experience in photovoltaic installations, Solart experts are ready to assist their clients in engineering, project management, and customer support with their green ventures.

For further information, please contact:

Marc-André Lemieux, President
Solart Group International
1 (866) 705-9151, ext. 5305
marc.lemieux@solartgroup.com

Nicolas Vanhove, Director of Marketing
Solart Group International
1 (866) 705-9151, ext. 5306
nicolas.vanhove@solartgroup.com

2011-11-10 - Solart