Livestock Grazing Program
We will be proposing to apply rotational grazing in partnership with local agricultural producers. This allows native pasture to flourish while maintaining vegetation without the use of chemical herbicides.
Program Highlights:
- Grazing cycles timed to avoid overgrazing
- Supports local farming operations
- Provides a natural form of land maintenance
The project will generate:
- Local Employment - The project will also create meaningful employment — including roles in electrical, civil, and mechanical trades.
- Agricultural income - Farmers will benefit as grazing and beekeeping continue on project lands, keeping hundreds of acres in agricultural production and raising livestock.=
- Hospitality sector boost - Even beyond direct payments and contracts, the project will bring recurring business to local hotels, restaurants, and service providers through visiting project managers, technicians, and contractors over the lifetime of the facility.
A Community Benefit Agreement (CBA) will be proposed to support local priorities such as recreation, emergency services, and cultural programming.
- Annual contributions to the CBA
- Annual share distributions to the local First Nation 50% project partner
- Direct land lease payments to landowners
We are prioritizing local contractors and service providers for:
- Civil works - Fencing, earthworks, road construction
- Vegetation and local road improvements
- Catering and accommodation during construction
- Landowner income - Local landowners hosting solar panels will receive dependable rent payments each year, keeping those dollars circulating in the area and reinvested in farms and rural businesses.
- First Nation partnership - A 50% ownership stake by a local First Nation means that significant revenue will directly support community programs, services, and economic development initiatives driven by the Nation. We are committed to Indigenous participation through equity partnerships, training, or procurement opportunities.
About CarbonFree Group
CarbonFree Group (“CarbonFree”) is wholly Canadian-owned and is a recognized leader in the development and financing of solar energy projects in the Americas. Since its founding in 2006, CarbonFree has successfully developed and built nearly 140 projects, totaling nearly 800 megawatts (MW), and ranging from commercial-scale rooftop systems to a 140MWp utility-scale system, in Ontario, the USA, and Chile. CarbonFree has raised over US$2 billion in project capital as part of this effort. CarbonFree currently has a portfolio of over 700 MWp (and over 500 MW hours) of solar and storage projects in development in Ontario, Chile, and the Dominican Republic and currently actively developing solar and battery storage projects in Ontario, Chile, and other jurisdictions in Latin America.
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