Ontario wins again!
The CBC reports that Schletter Inc., which manufacures solar-panel mounting systems, announced today that it is opening an office in Windsor (which, incidentally, is south of Detroit). The move allows the German company to take advantage of Ontario’s feed-in tariff, which pays about 87 cents per kilowatt hour for solar power.
Schletter Canada General Manager Ryan Kelly cited the province’s Green Energy Act, along with its proximity to the United States as factors in putting the plant in Windsor.
Schletter’s is the most recent in what seems like a constant stream of green energy companies opening operations in Ontario, including Enphase Energy, Bosch Solar and Samsung.
Schletter’s 25,000-square-foot Windsor plant will make fixed aluminum racking systems for residential rooftop units and industrial installations, according to The Windsor Star.
The company has another plant in Tucson, Ariz.