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Ontario  + Industrial  |  August 5, 2025
Photo of Loblaw's East Gwillimbury Distribution Centre. (CNW Group/Loblaw Companies Limited)
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By: Monte Stewart

Loblaw to Install Canada’s Largest Rooftop Solar System at Ontario Distribution Centre

Loblaw plans to install Canada’s largest rooftop solar system at its future East Gwillimbury Distribution Centre in Ontario.

The 7.5-megawatt system will span roughly 435,000 square feet of roof space—larger than seven football fields—and is expected to generate over 8.5 million kilowatt hours of clean electricity annually. The installation is projected to supply up to 25% of the centre’s total electricity consumption.

“From the moment we began construction on our East Gwillimbury Distribution Centre, we knew we needed to take full advantage of the rooftop space to generate clean, renewable energy for the facility,” said Tom Marson, Loblaw’s vice-president of building technology and energy. “This solar installation will work alongside several other sustainable features at the DC, including fully-electric shunt trucks, and advanced building-energy management systems.”

The facility is slated for completion in 2026.

Pictured: Loblaw’s East Gwillimbury Distribution Centre.

Rendering: CNW Group/Loblaw

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Monte Stewart serves as Content Director - Canada for Connect Commercial Real Estate. Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Monte provides daily news coverage of major Canadian commercial real estate markets, including Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal and Calgary. He has written about the real estate sector for various media outlets and Avison Young since the early 2000s. In addition, he has covered sports, general news and business for several leading wire services and publications, including The Canadian Press, The Associated Press, The Calgary Herald, The Globe and Mail, Research Money, The Daily Oil Bulletin, Natural Gas World and The Toronto Star. Monte is active in his community as a youth basketball coach and raises funds for such charitable causes as Movember.
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