5 kW MicroFIT Solar Power System


Ruth has a cottage with a garage and wants to offset the cost of maintaining a year-round cottage.

5kW Solar Power System installed on a sloped roof

The Solar Power System installation took advantage of the south-facing sloped roof of the two-car garage.

20 x 250 W panels: 365 ft2 total area
Avg. output1 5684 kWh/year × 80.2¢ per kWh2 $4,558 per year
Total MicroFIT income (20-year contract): $89,775
Total installed cost3: $27,900
Net profit: $62,072
Lifetime CO2 reduction4: >20,000 kg


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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).