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In Canada, the use of solar energy to generate electricity and heat is growing quickly and is helping reduce pollution related to energy production. Despite Canada’s cold climate and high latitudes (which get less direct sunlight than mid-latitudes), solar power technologies are used in many places, from household rooftops to large power plants.
The Canada Energy Regulator (formerly the National Energy Board) expects solar power to make up 3 per cent of Canada’s total electricity generation capacity by 2040. In Sarnia, Ontario acres of farmland are covered with solar panels to produce energy from the sun at this large scale solar farm. Photo taken on 10 May 2012.
Canada has 206 major solar energy projects producing power across the country. Canada has 337 wind energy projects producing power across the country. Canada ranked 22nd in the world for installed solar energy capacity in 2020. Canada ranked 8th in the world for installed wind energy capacity by the end of 2022.
According to the Canadian Renewable Energy Association, the installed solar power of Canada in 2020, increased by 10% with 130 MW/250MWh capacity. Ontario is the primary driver of solar energy growth, having the largest installed solar capacity of 2,709 MW. Followed by Quebec with a solar capacity of 13 MW.
Canada now has an installed capacity of 21.9 GW of wind energy, solar energy and energy storage installed capacity. The industry added 2.3 GW of new installed capacity in 2023, including more than 1.7 GW of new utility-scale wind, nearly 360 MW of new utility-scale solar, 86 MW of new on-site* solar, and 140 MW / 190 MWh of energy storage.
Overall, the wind, solar and energy storage sector grew by a steady 11.2% this year. Canada now has an installed capacity of 21.9 GW of wind energy, solar energy and energy storage installed capacity.
