Canada's Largest Solar Farm Opens in Ontario

Stone Mills Project Helps Province Become North American Solar Leader
TORONTO--(Business Wire)--
Canada's largest solar farm is now producing power in the township of Stone
Mills, near Napanee - paving the way for Ontario to become a solar power leader
in North America.

This new green energy supply will help support Ontario's elimination of dirty,
coal-fired generation, which is Canada's single largest climate change
initiative. With two more large solar projects expected to come on line by the
end of 2009, Ontario will join the elite ranks of North America's leaders in
installed solar capacity.

First Light Solar Park - currently the largest-scale commercial solar farm
operation in Canada - is a joint venture between SkyPower Corp. and SunEdison
Canada. With more than 126,000 solar panels spanning across 90 acres, this farm
is expected to generate more than 10 million kilowatt hours (kWh) of renewable
electricity in its first year -- enough to power 10,000 households.

Since October 2003, Ontario has added more than 1,200 megawatts of new,
renewable generation, including more than 150 solar projects of varying sizes,
including residential systems and small arrays on commercial buildings,
institutions and schools.

"Ontario is proud of this milestone project and we look forward to more solar
success stories because of the Green Energy Act. We are committed to getting
more green energy online and bringing more green collar jobs to communities
across the province," said George Smitherman, Deputy Premier and Minister of
Energy and Infrastructure.

"We are grateful for the support of the Government of Ontario, the local
community, the Ontario Power Authority and Hydro One, which have all helped make
First Light a reality. Working together, we have developed a progressive model
for the delivery of clean, renewable energy in Ontario and look forward to many
more exciting projects like this," said Kerry Adler, Chief Executive Officer of
SkyPower.

QUICK FACTS

* First Light employed more than 100 people during construction. The facility
has a 20-year contract with the Ontario Power Authority for 9 megawatts of
capacity.
* The First Light facility is using inverters supplied by Burlington,
Ontario-based SatCon.
* If projects come online as expected, Ontario is on pace to increase its solar
capacity nearly 25-fold in the last four months of this year alone.

Ray Lancashire, Media Relations, Invest Ontario
Ministry of Economic Development and Trade
Tel: (416) 326-1608
E-mail: ray.lancashire@ontario.ca
or
Alistair Scott, Media Relations (UK)
Grayling
Tel. +44 (0)207 932 1850
E-mail: Alistair.scott@uk.grayling.com

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