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Photo voltaic vitality is rising quick in Canada, however panels are imported. Might we attempt to make them right here?


When a half-century-old condo block in a northwestern Toronto neighbourhood wanted its balconies renovated, its house owners determined to take the chance to attempt to carry down the constructing’s electrical energy use. As an alternative of normal balcony guards, they put in photo voltaic panels. “It reduces the vitality invoice and the electrical energy consumption of the constructing,” stated Stephen Job, vice-president of Tenblock, a climate-conscious developer that works on energy-conscious development and retrofit initiatives and was contracted by the constructing’s proprietor for the retrofit. Utilizing photo voltaic vitality is best for the atmosphere as a result of it produces fewer emissions, he says, but it surely’s additionally good for the enterprise…