Ontario Street Solar Project

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Solar | Community project we're supporting

Partner: SolarShare

In November 2012, SolarShare partnered with Bullfrog Power and Moose Power to develop a rooftop project on a thrift shop in St. Catharines, Ontario. The 140 kW system generates about 144,000 kWh per year, enough power to offset about 40 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions!

Read our Currents of Change profile with Mike Brigham of SolarShare

Mike Brigham

“Having SolarShare projects in various communities can give the residents a sense of pride that they are doing something positive for the environment.”

About our community projects

Activists and organizers across the country are working to transition their communities away from fossil fuels. We created our community-based green energy projects grant to provide critical funding for these local efforts.

All bullfrogpowered customers help fund these small-scale, community-led projects, including solar panels on schools and in Indigenous communities, education and training programs, and a cleantech accelerator.

Explore other community projects:

Inuvik ski club

Inuvik Ski Club Solar Project

In the Town of Inuvik—which enjoys one of the longest ski seasons in the world—Bullfrog supported the installation of a 5 kW solar installation on the roof of the ski club’s building.

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Arviat solar

Arviat Community Centre Solar Project

The Hamlet of Arviat, located on the western shore of the Hudson Bay, hopes to be the first Hamlet in Canada to launch a green energy project. To help reduce their emissions and secure their energy independence, the community is launching a solar project on a community centre with help from the Bullfrog...

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