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  1. #OPA is expected to announce the new rates and details for #Ontario #FIT and #MicroFIT tomorrow
  2. #Solar3D believes they have developed a new #Solar cell that can produce 200% more output than a traditional cell. see: bit.ly/Gzo9jg
  3. Solar Power system in Toronto fb.me/1wDjvrGmx
  4. In #Ontario @propertytaxes will not be affected from a rooftop #solar installation. See fact sheet: bit.ly/wTRnCu #solarcanada
  5. Interesting article on storing @solar @energy for using it when needed in the @nytimes: nyti.ms/uPz3Be
  6. @CanSIA also recommends #SolarPV systems 10 - 30kW be included in the #MicroFIT program.
  7. @CanSIA recommends 69.5 cents/kWh for new @MicroFIT systems under 5kW and 65 cents/kWh for systems 5 - 10kW.
  8. Cathy Rust from @becgreentoronto interviewed us about Solar PV and how to choose a good installer see: bit.ly/th09Po
  9. Ontario Power Authority is undergoing a review of its rates. Applications submitted after August 31 will be subject to the new rates.
  10. Canadian #Solar Industry Association recommends creation of solar tax credit to Canadian government: bit.ly/ot0m1D
  11. Vote for @Dalton_McGuinty and save the solar industry!!! See why here: bit.ly/mPsS2F
  12. #Ontario Citizens want a #SolarEnergy Future. bit.ly/n6Z3OS Let your local MPs know!!!
  13. #Solar helps reduce the cooling load by as much as 38% according to a study: bit.ly/ooaB3S
  14. #GreenEnergy helps create jobs, builds new industry, keep Ontario competitive, reduce coal and natural gas - #Ontario vote for #GreenEnergy
  15. #GreenEnergy is good for Ontarions: bit.ly/n9pCVo
  16. Critics of #OPA #MicroFIT program - #solar not too expensive and is not going to increase what we pay for electricity: bit.ly/qbXQSz
  17. $400 million pledged to the #EcoEnergy program. Let's hope we get the #solarwaterheating rebates back!!
  18. Going to fix a #solarpv system installed by another company that has wires that have been chewed by squirrels - protect your cabling!!!
  19. @waynekblack @DeanTester @timhudak Changing FIT/MicroFIT will kill jobs, reduce tax revenues and destroy an industry - very short sighted