That isn’t a slogan. It’s a description of what CarbonFree has done since 2006 — 137 projects and 780 MWdc commissioned across Canada, the United States and Chile, with more than two gigawatts still to build.
Not aspirations. Each one is visible in how a CarbonFree project is actually structured.
CarbonFree is 100% Canadian-owned and has been headquartered in Toronto since it was founded in 2006. The capital we raise is deployed into Canadian infrastructure, the jobs sit here, and the people deciding about a project in Rainy River are a few hours’ drive away, not a few time zones.
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CarbonFree Technology is established in Toronto, Ontario, at a point when solar sat on the fringe of the Canadian energy conversation. The company is Canadian-owned from day one and has been headquartered in the city ever since.
CarbonFree develops, finances and manages construction of 16 solar projects across Arizona, California, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Utah — winning competitive RFPs at Arizona State University, Harvard, the Salt Palace Convention Center and multiple JC Penney stores.
CarbonFree establishes BrightRoof Solar with partners to own and operate commercial-scale projects, raising the equity and long-term debt and overseeing acquisition, development, construction and ongoing asset management — the first full expression of the end-to-end model.
CarbonFree invests in Grand Renewable Solar, a 130 MW DC construction-stage project, alongside an infrastructure investor and Canada’s largest First Nations community. CarbonFree negotiates the multi-party EPC and O&M contracts, provides construction management and secures the long-term debt financing.
CarbonFree acquires Kingston Solar, a 140 MW DC construction-stage utility-scale project and at the time the largest solar project in Canada. With a major infrastructure investor, CarbonFree negotiates the EPC and O&M contracts, manages construction and raises the long-term debt.
CarbonFree acquires two large construction-stage Ontario projects totalling 120 MW DC with a multinational corporation and a leading infrastructure investor, negotiating the EPC, supply and O&M contracts and providing construction management throughout.
CarbonFree establishes its Chilean platform and goes on to develop, finance, build and operate a portfolio of 53 ground-mounted PMGD projects totalling 362 MW — the company’s largest single portfolio by project count.
CarbonFree begins assembling a portfolio of more than 1 GW of Canadian projects for government procurement and corporate offtake — the Solar VI and Solar VII portfolios, together with the land rights beneath them.
CarbonFree is awarded three long-term supply contracts totalling 381 MW — Fort Frances, Kynoch and Rainy River — developed in partnership with the Couchiching, Mississauga and Rainy River First Nations.
CarbonFree has developed utility-scale projects with First Nations communities for more than fifteen years, beginning with Canada’s largest First Nations community on Grand Renewable Solar in 2013. All three of our 2026 IESO-awarded projects were developed in partnership with the communities whose territories host them.
Many of whom have worked together for well over a decade. The depth and continuity of this team is what carries a project from first parcel to the grid.
Chief Executive Officer
As CEO, Dan leads CarbonFree’s overall business including its strategic, transactional and financial activities.
COO and General Counsel
As COO, Laurie has managed the day-to-day operation of CarbonFree and its related companies since 2007.
Chief Commercial Officer
Graham oversees all business development functions at CarbonFree, including origination, strategic partnerships, M&A, and project finance.
Chief Financial Officer
As CFO, Andrew leads CarbonFree’s financial and fund-raising activities.
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