SaskWater Cory Booster Solar — 100 kW Bifacial Ground Mount Near Saskatoon

Project overview

SaskWater (Saskatchewan Water Corporation) chose Prairie Sun Solar to install a 100 kW bifacial ground-mount solar system at the Cory Booster water station near Saskatoon. Commissioned in October 2020, this is one of the first installations in the Prairie Sun fleet to use reflective white-rock ground cover beneath the panels — a deliberate design choice that supercharges the back-side gain from the bifacial Canadian Solar panels by reflecting more light up onto them. After more than 5 years of utility-grade operation, annualized output is roughly 1,491 kWh per kW per year — about 19% above the Saskatchewan provincial average of 1,200–1,300. A Crown-corporation customer with 5+ years of mature production data, on a system designed to maximize bifacial gain.

What stands out

• SaskWater (Saskatchewan Water Corporation) — Crown-corporation customer with 5+ years of mature production data on a 100 kW bifacial ground-mount system near Saskatoon
• 1,491 kWh per kW per year — about 19% above the Saskatchewan provincial average of 1,200–1,300
• Reflective white-rock ground cover under the bifacial panels — a deliberate design choice that supercharges back-side gain by bouncing extra light onto the panels
• 5+ years of utility-grade operation since October 2020 commissioning