Manitoulin East solar farm reaches first stage
Manitoulin East Airport signed a 30-year lease for a 110-acre solar farm by Compass Greenfield. Generating 19 MW annually, it will fund airport operations and reduce taxes.
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MANITOULIN EAST鈥擮n July 21, the Manitoulin East Airport Commission signed a lease agreement for 110 acres of property at the Manitoulin East Municipal Airport for a solar farm, marking the first hurdle for the project鈥檚 proponents.
When the solar farm is fully functional, it is expected to produce 19 MW of power annually for the Ontario grid.
Manitoulin East Airport Commissioner George Williamson, who is also a member of the Northeast Town council, explained the province is looking to increase its power grid infrastructure, including of the green variety, so this project is a nice fit with provincial directives. He shared with The Expositor the statistic that this past Friday, August 7, Ontarians were using approximately 16,690 MW continuously which works out to about 146.2 terawatt hours of total Ontario electricity demand this year, according to the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO), the same group that will oversee this project.
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