Solacity Inc. Ontario MicroFIT Program Information Brochure

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• Phone [phone] Fax [phone]

• www.solacity.comInfo_at_solacity.com

• Our customers are treated how we expect to be
  treated

• MicroFIT - Turn Sunlight Into Money

• Generate Green Income With Your Rooftop
• The Ontario Power Authority (OPA) pays 54.9 cents
  for every kilo-Watt-hour (kWh) of energy made
  from sun-light that you sell to the Ontario grid,
  with a 20-year fixed-price guaranteed contract.
  That means you can generate steady income from
  sunlight!
• A MicroFIT system (FIT stands for
  feed-in-tariff) is a solar photovol-taic system
  of 10 kW or less. It can be installed on the
  rooftop, or it can be mounted on the ground (the
  latter pays 44.5 cents per kWh). All the
  electric-ity that is generated is sold back to
  the electrical grid. The resulting revenue pays
  for the system in 8 10 years, the remainder of
  the 20-year contract is profit.
• When the 20 years are up, the solar panels will
  still work just fine, and can

• then be used to offset your own elec-tricity use
  through net-metering. Qual-ity modules have a
  25-year warranty and a life-span of 30 years or
  more.
• So How Much Money Can I Make?

• Solacity charges 39,700 to install a 10 kW
  turn-key system, all expenses are included except
  for HST (which is refundable). That means you
  walk away with a profit of 85,500 at the end of
  the contract!
• Using these numbers, the simple payback is 6.3
  years, while the Return-

• In the Ottawa area, for solar modules facing
  south at the proper angle, a 10 kW solar system
  will produce around 11,400 kWh per year. This is
  a conservative estimate, taking real-world
  efficiencies into account.

• On-Investment is 10.8 an-nually. These are
  realistic, conservative numbers.

• up to
• 10.8
• ROI

• What About the CRA?

• The CRA views Mi-croFIT as a small business

• that is selling electricity, and MicroFIT income
  is taxable. All related expenses are deductible
  and you get your HST back though! The entire
  installation cost, insurance, financing (if
  applica-ble), maintenance, and hydro fees are
  deductible. Your MPAC assessment should not
  change.

• Using 11,400 kWh per year and the payment of 54.9
  cents per kWh for rooftop solar PV, this 10 kW
  sys-tem will generate 6,260 of income per year.
  This makes a total income of 125,200 over the
  entire 20-year con-tract term.

• www.Solacity.com
• Call toll-free (877) PV-PWR-4-U for your Solar
  Site Survey

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• The Solacity Difference
• With so many offering PV installation services it
  is important to compare apples to apples.
  Solacity is all about quality, and while we are
  not the cheapest we strive to be the best! Here
  is why our work is a step above the rest
• We help you beginning-to-end We help fill out
  all the paperwork with the OPA, we take care of
  permits and engineering, so you have peace of
  mind.
• Our prices include everything, except HST (which
  is refundable) The ex-pensive meter fee,
  building permit, and engineering fees. Be sure to
  ask other installers for hidden expenses.
• We use top-quality racking made out of aluminum
  and stainless steel. It will look the same in 20
  years as it does today.
• We use flashing to seal all roof penetrations. We
  prefer the extra peace of mind of a leak-free
  roof. The industry standard is for installers
  to use just a little caulking, without any
  flashing.
• Only well-known, top-quality brands who stand
  behind their warranties are used in our
  installations. All solar module makers offer
  25-year warranties, ours will still be around if
  you ever need them.
• Solacity is honest about energy production,
  revenue, payback time, and Return-On-Investment.
  Unfortunately many installers greatly exaggerate
  these numbers. Keep in mind that ROI becomes
  meaningless once financ-ing gets involved. Ask
  yourself, what else are they not telling you?
• Our installations are Ontario domestic content
  compliant, and we will be happy to provide
  written proof. Always ask your installer for
  this.
• Solacity offers in-house financing through TD
  Bank and TD Financial Both secured and unsecured
  loans are available. Great rates!

• Links More Information
• There are several good Web links that provide
  more information about MicroFIT, including our
  own
• The Solacity Inc. web site
• http//www.Solacity.com/PVInstall. htm
• The official OPA web site
• http//microfit.powerauthority.on.ca/
• Green Power Talk forum
• www.greenpowertalk.org/showthread. php?t10455
• Switch Ontario, much info http//switchkingston.c
  a/wiki/doku. php?idmicrofitcalculator
• Solar potential in the Ottawa area
  http//pv.nrcan.gc.ca/index. php?n1408mulang
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• Our Prices, Payback Time, and ROI
• You can find Solacitys prices up-front and
  clear-ly stated on our Web site. Everything is
  included ex-cept HST, there are no hidden costs.
  Here are some sample (installed) numbers

• Around 75 sq. ft. of roof space is required for
  every kW of solar panels.
• The graph on the right shows the installed price
  per Watt, payback time, and return-on-investment
  for all our MicroFIT rooftop solar array sizes.

• www.Solacity.com
• Call toll-free (877) PV-PWR-4-U for your Solar
  Site Survey

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