The company said that the selection of Ajax-based Unistrut helped the Town meet the requirements of Ontario’s Feed-in Tariff (FIT) program and certification as a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) building.
Planning was underway when the Ontario Provincial government passed the Green Energy and Green Economy Act in May 2009. The town stood to benefit from the act’s incentives for renewable energy producers. In this case, Ajax will earn 71.3 cents per kW in a guaranteed contract over a 20-year period.
The Unistrut mounting system is constructed of galvanized steel, and it boasts superior strength, corrosion protection and flexibility. The support system designed for Ajax spans ten feet and reduces the number of penetrations to the roof. Its durable structure reduces material and labor costs, the company claims.
Catherine Bridgeman, project manager for the town of Ajax, said: “We were well into the project and needed to understand how we could still achieve the FIT requirements and that was when Unistrut came in.
“Unistrut was brought on board by solar consultant Solera Sustainable Energies Company Limited. According to Leonard Allen, president of Solera, Unistrut met the local requirements of FIT and had the engineering and installation expertise they were looking for.”
