A joint project has been launched between the city of Toronto and Toronto Hydro that will see 8,800 solar panels installed atop 10 city-owned arenas and community centres. The panels will generate about 2,600 megawatt hours of electricity annually for the next 20 years - enough to power roughly 215 households. The initiative is expected to bring in $16 million through a contract with the Ontario Power Authority that allows the city to sell the solar-generated power. The city also predicts the solar program will cut its greenhouse gas emissions by about 480 tonnes every year.
