Ontario announces new 2.2 MW Community Solar project! Oh wait, that's Nova Scotia

A aerial view of 2022 community solar garden in Amherst, NS. Photo: Natural Forces Solar

Nova Scotia just approved a 2.2 megawatt (MW) community solar project in the rural Halifax Regional Municipality — and if you thought for a second that this was happening in Ontario, you’re not alone.

The West Petpeswick Community Solar Garden is the latest project approved under Nova Scotia’s Community Solar Program, which now totals 9.2 MW of installed or planned capacity across the province. With a goal of reaching 100 MW, this program allows everyday Nova Scotians to subscribe to clean energy—even if they can’t install panels on their own roof.

It’s simple, scalable, and community-driven. In other words: exactly the kind of model we need in Ontario, but don’t currently have.

Here at OREC, we’ve long advocated for community energy policy that empowers local co-ops and municipalities to build renewable generation that benefits everyone—not just those who own property or have capital to invest.

Nova Scotia is doing it. So are Alberta and many U.S. states. Ontario? We’re still waiting.

Let’s change that.

👉 Learn more about the Nova Scotia project here.