Atlantic Wind & Solar Starts Construction on 320 KW Utility Scale Solar Plant in Burlington, ON

The $2 million commercial rooftop installation, consisting of 1,488 panels, is expected to produce 7,900 megawatt hours of power over the next 20 years.

TORONTO, September 15, 2015 --


Atlantic Wind & Solar, Inc. (OTC: AWSL) is pleased to announce it has commenced construction on another 320 KW solar PV plant in Ontario, specifically in Burlington, following receipt of the Notice to Proceed from Ontario's IESO (Independent Electricity System Operator).

The $2 million commercial rooftop installation, consisting of 1,488 panels, is expected to produce 7,900 megawatt hours of power over the next 20 years, supplying Ontario with clean reliable energy. The power will be sold under the province's Feed-In-Tariff program.

President and CEO Mr. John Wilkes commented, "New project commencements are always good news for the company. We look forward to similar announcements in regards to our international projects very soon."

The solar power plant was developed by our Canadian subsidiary Atlantic Solar Inc.

About Atlantic Wind and Solar Inc:

Atlantic is a developer of utility scale renewable energy plants with over 1 GW of projects at various stages of development in Canada, South America, South Asia and the Caribbean.

To read the full report and/or sign up for news alerts and updates visit the company's web site at: http://www.AtlanticWindandSolar.com.

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