The canadian solar 1 solar farm is an 8 5 megawatt mw alternating current ac utility scale ground mount solar farm located in stone mills ontario.
How pcl works in a solar panel.
The project would consist of a solar field with arrays of photovoltaic panels.
The project consisted of grading and removal of minor vegetation as well as the installation of facilities including racking structures solar panels underground cabling inverters and substation components.
It would be located just north of mount orab which is ideal for a utility scale solar farm because it is adjacent to a point in the regional transmission system at which power can be supplied without the need for substantial and costly upgrades to that system.
The existing 140 acre facility used ballast and ground screw foundations and opti solar modules which had become outdated.
With solar power clients get a locked in rate of electricity guaranteed for 20 to 30 years.
This means that monthly electricity costs won t fluctuate unlike fossil fuel prices which change depending on supply and demand.
Solar provides some cost certainty for our clients says andrew moles pcl s director of solar.
The site sits on 150 acres of land with 85 acres dedicated to the solar farm.