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10 kW Flat roof with ballasted fixed mounts

Non-penetrating ballast mounts are angled south, pitched 25° and spaced to avoid shading.

Ballasted mounts use weight to hold panels on the roof, so they are quick to install, easy to move and don’t penetrate roof structures.

52 x 220 W panels: 11440 kW (DC)
Avg. output1 12,360 kWh/year × 80.2¢ per kWh2 $12,360 per year
Total MicroFIT income (20-year contract): $198,262
Equipment $63,000
Engineering $5,000
Installation $12,000
Total installed cost3: $80,000
Net profit: $118,262
Payback in: 7.5 years
Lifetime CO2 reduction4: >58000 kg

1 Estimated average output for Toronto, ON, as calculated by Natural Resources Canada RETScreen. Output estimates are averaged over the 20 years of the MicroFIT contract.

2 80.2¢ per kWh is paid by the Ontario Power Authority via the MicroFIT Feed-In-Tariff program.

3 Estimated total installed cost, exclusive of taxes at time of publication. In this highly competitive prices are constantly changing. Contact us for an up-to-date estimate.

4 Based on RETScreen estimated average greenhouse gas emission offset for power generated in Canada (.196 kg CO2 per kWh).


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