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Author Archives for Charles W. Thurston

Articles by Charles W. Thurston

Solar Builder Canada Powerlily at work
Canada’s Powerlily joins the solar software fray

Photo credit: Powerlily A recent Canadian entrant into the highly contested North American solar software market is aiming to provide Canadi...

June 24, 2026
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Canada’s EDC finances solar export projects around the globe

Financing solar export projects is a bit easier for Canadian solar EPCs these days thanks to the ongoing support of Export Development Canad...

June 24, 2026
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Canadian programs aim train more solar installers

Quatsino Community Energy Plan (Photo credit: Barkley Resource Group) Canada’s solar and storage industry is growing by leaps and boun...

May 26, 2026
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First Nation solar flourishes in British Columbia

Solar energy is flourishing among indigenous First Nations in British Columbia. This development is thanks in large part to a recent group o...

April 27, 2026
Solar Builder Canada Nova Scotia renewable power plan includes solar energy storage
Nova Scotia kickstarts commercial solar installations

Solar and battery storage is booming in Nova Scotia. In April, Nova Scotia Power (NSP), the province’s largest energy supplier, releas...

April 22, 2026
Solar Trackers Mechatron solar bakery California
Bread rises at Sacto bakery with dual-axis solar tracking

United Bakery has opted to bake its iconic sourdough bread and other products with electricity generated on site with Mechatron Solar dual-a...

April 21, 2026
Solar Builder Canada In Sarnia, Ontario, acres of farmland are covered with solar panels to produce energy from the sun at this large-scale solar farm.
Distributed solar gets massive boost with Ontario’s Save On Energy...

Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) is investing heavily in distributed solar and storage to avoid new base load ...

March 23, 2026
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BRC-Canada reports renewable energy growth beyond Alberta

Business Renewables Centre Canada (BRC) on Jan. 28 offered its outlook on the 2025-2026 solar market in Canada through an open webinar. Whil...

February 25, 2026
Solar Builder Canada Balzer's Canada Inc. bifacial panels
Bifacial Panels + Dual Axis Tracker = 24% Winter Solar...

Balzer’s Canada Inc.’s (BCI) dual-axis tracker-plus-bifacial panel installation in Regina, Saskatchewan, has demonstrated an ant...

February 10, 2026
Solar Builder Canada Canadian solar club pricing portal
Canadian solar clubs perfect energy price trading

Above is n example of a solar club pricing portal. Canada’s plethora of retail market solar clubs are gaining perfection at energy arb...

January 28, 2026
Solar Builder Canada Hydroelectric dam
Solar to complement Canada’s hydroelectric upgrades

Canada’s hydroelectric dam network is any country’s energy dream come true, providing about 60% of the country’s electrici...

December 29, 2025
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Ready Solar’s Estrada House | Canada Project of the Year

For the first time ever, Solar Builder is recognizing a Canadian Project of the Year Award as part of its annual celebration of innovative s...

December 16, 2025
Solar Builder Canada Canadian installers in winter
How Canadian solar installers tame Old Man Winter

Canadian solar installers have learned how to tame Old Man Winter with advanced planning and design so that they can operate during the seas...

November 19, 2025
Solar Builder Canada Canada solar money
Solar financing in Canada goes private and provincial

Canada’s post-Greener Homes Loan solar market is moving from federal grants to provincial programs and private lending partnerships, l...

November 3, 2025
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