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Loblaw states its $10-million, 7.5-megawatt rooftop solar project - expected to be completed in 2026 - at its circulation centre in East Gwillimbury, Ont., will be the country's largest.Supplied/ Loblaw Cos.


Ltd. Large-scale rooftop solar projects have yet to get widespread traction with Canadian designers.


Financing can be complicated and it can require time for designers to get returns on their financial investments, but brand-new solar projects are still being revealed, says Victoria Papp, senior director of strategy and development at BOMA Canada, a group representing Canadian building owners and supervisors.


" Solar uptake in commercial property is still far from being a prevalent practice throughout the market, however it's definitely increasing," Ms. Papp says. "It can be challenging to retrofit buildings that were never ever developed with photovoltaic panels in mind."


This month, the Canadian Renewable Energy Association stated it's tracked more than $31-billion in investment in renewable resource - such as solar and wind power sources - across the nation. A recently launched report also discovered Canada's solar, wind and energy storage sectors have actually grown by 46 percent over the past five years, with 10,000 megawatts of brand-new capability expected to be linked by 2030.


As a contrast, almost 6,500 megawatts of solar energy - enough to power as lots of as two-million homes - was created in Canada in 2022, according to the federal government.


Scaling solar throughout Canada


While national investment figures highlight solar's growing role in Canada's energy mix, some business are taking the lead in scaling up projects of their own.


In late July, Loblaw Cos. Ltd. revealed it's constructing what it states will be Canada's largest rooftop planetary system setup at its brand-new distribution centre in East Gwillimbury, Ont., north of Toronto.


The $10-million, 7.5-megawatt task, expected to be finished in 2026, will cover the building's roof with almost 435,000 square feet of photovoltaic panels - about the size of seven football fields. It's anticipated to produce 8.5-million kilowatt-hours a year, about a quarter of the requirements of Loblaw's automated distribution centre.


" The building itself is extremely energy-intensive due to the automation and refrigeration systems within," says Tom Marson, Loblaw's vice-president of constructing innovation and energy. "The photovoltaic panel system will assist us offset energy usage in the building."


Great Circle Solar Management Corp. will be the home builder, owner and operator of the task and offer the power to Loblaw under a long-lasting agreement. The task is the largest of nearly 60 roof solar efforts in which the 2 business have actually partnered in the past 10 years.


" Power from the photovoltaic panel system on the roofing system is fed directly into the electrical rooms of the facility and utilized to straight power the website's operations in East Gwillimbury," says Clarke Herring, Great Circle Solar's CEO.


Meeting business climate targets


Commercial circulation centres are not the only kinds of residential or commercial properties installing massive solar tasks. In Waterloo, Ont., Conestoga College established a 1.3-megawatt solar photovoltaic system at its Kitchener-Doon campus. The system, which went reside in 2023, produces about 1.6-million kwh of sustainable, tidy energy a year, enough to power at least 40,000 homes.


The system, which spreads more than 3,000 photovoltaic panels over the roofings of a number of buildings, helps Conestoga meet 15 per cent of its yearly electrical energy needs and offset peak need from the standard grid by 57 per cent.


" We're committed at Conestoga to supporting Canada's tidy growth and climate-change goals for a more sustainable future," states Tim Schill, the college's vice-president of facilities and capital advancement. "This project is a substantial advance in helping decrease [greenhouse gas] emissions and promoting sustainable stewardship of our environment and resources."


Ontario's Conestoga College has actually established a 1.3-megawatt solar photovoltaic system at its Kitchener-Doon school that generates about 1.6-million kilowatt hours of renewable, tidy energy a year.Supplied/ Conestoga College


Loblaw states among the factors for installing photovoltaic panels at its distribution centre is to help meet the business's net-zero emissions decrease targets.


" We're aiming to achieve net no for our Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by 2040," Mr. Marson says. Scope 1 emissions are produced straight from sources owned or managed by a business, while Scope 2 emissions represent those produced from the generation of purchased electrical power that's consumed by the business or company.


" Procuring and consuming sustainable energy on residential or commercial properties where high quantities of energy is taken in is a vital action for us," Mr. Marson states, adding it's especially important for Loblaw, considering that the business engages with customers daily.


" We run countless shops all throughout the country, which suggests we are deeply woven into the fabric of the communities we serve," he says. "Countless daily customers and our 220,000 colleagues and employees anticipate us to lead."


According to Mr. Marson, Loblaw initially set carbon reduction targets for its corporate shops in 2016, and it satisfied those years ahead of schedule. "We reset our baseline in 2020, and included franchise stores and Shoppers Drug Mart locations. Ever since, we have actually reduced our carbon footprint 16 percent and continue to make substantial development."


Finding the best financing


Mr. Schill states building little and medium-sized solar jobs, such as Conestoga's, can be difficult since of troubles protecting funding, as well as shifting regulations and incentive programs.


" Until recently, it was much easier to get favourable government-backed funding if you had a $100-million job," he says. The relocation by Prime Minister Mark Carney to scrap the undesirable federal carbon tax was a setback because the tax had used gas more costly and solar power more attractive, he adds.


Mr. Schill is encouraged by recent moves such as the brand-new $100-million partnership between the Canada Infrastructure Bank and Scotiabank, which intends to help owners retrofit little and mid-sized business structures.


Ali Hoss, head of sustainability and ESG at Colliers Canada, says the country can benefit from relocations in the United States to cease solar-power incentives.


" Investors in the U.S. need to now price-in high political risk," he states. "Canada, by contrast, has broad, multi-party support for sustainability. This predictability is a vital benefit for bring in the long-lasting, patient capital required for real estate and facilities projects like solar."


Great Circle Solar's Mr. Herring concurs. "Going solar offers an essential long-lasting fiscal hedge against unsure future electrical power costs."


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