7/06/2011

(July 4*) Eclipsall Energy to open Toronto solar panel plant

July 4, 2011

Eclipsall Energy to open Toronto solar panel plant

TORONTO

Eclipsall Energy Corp. is opening a manufacturing facility in Toronto to make solar panels for Ontario’s growing clean energy sector, with plans to expand across the North American market in 2012.

The plant is expected to create 100 new jobs by the end of this summer and an additional 200 jobs by early 2012. The solar panels produced at the plant are expected to generate enough electricity each year to power about 25,000 homes.

Ontario’s Green Energy Act is expected to create 50,000 clean energy jobs by the end of 2012. Over 13,000 jobs have already been created as a result of Ontario’s plan, the government says.

Ontario has the largest solar capacity online of any jurisdiction in Canada and is home to the 10 largest solar farms in Canada. Since 2009, more than 30 Ontario businesses have announced they are setting up or expanding plants to manufacture parts for the solar and wind industry.

DCN NEWS SERVICES


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