The companies signed a memorandum of understanding that also includes a framework for supplies in 2011.

Pure, an Ontario solar integrator serving the residential market, says it is benefiting from the province’s microFIT, for renewable energy projects no greater than 10 kilowatts capacity.

The microFIT pays homeowners and small businesses more than C$0.80 ($0.77) per kilowatt hour, with a 20-year contract, for solar photovoltaic projects.