Your FIT Partner with Core Competence to Complete Your Job

Strathcona Solar Initiatives is your experienced FIT partner. From evaluation, through the application process, to final hook-up, we’re with you every step.

• Site Evaluation
• Application Process
• REA Process
• Engineering Reports and Drawings

Site Evaluation

There are multiple factors to consider when evaluating a site for a photovoltaic or solar thermal installation, and each may impact optimal energy production. In addition to latitude and longitude, which determine the sun path characteristics, panel or collector orientation—tilt and azimuth—defines the field of view that an array has of the sun.
We also perform a Geo-technical and Landscape review of the property.

Application Process

There are three steps to submit a FIT Program application:

• Register for the FIT Program.
• Submit your application online – the OPA will send you a confirmation email and a reference number specific to your application.
• Submit your application package by mail to the OPA within five business days.

The application package must include:

• Two paper copies: one original prominently marked “Original” and one additional copy
• One electronic version provided on a searchable CD-ROM
• Application fee
• Application security (if applicable)
• Authorization letter (Exhibit A)
• Evidence of land access rights
• Evidence that the agricultural land restrictions have been met (applicable to ground-mounted solar PV projects greater than 100 kW)

Hydro One

• Pre-FIT Consultation
• ESA Submission
• C.O.V.E.R Document

ESA Application

• Plan Review Submission
• Site Review
• In progress review with local inspector

Renewable Energy Approval (REA)

Summary of Renewable Energy Approval Requirements

Engineered Drawings