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About Us G&S Kinghorn Enterprises is the 2003 merger of husband and wife businesses following their 2002 marriage. Greg Kinghorn had owned and operated Greg Kinghorn Flooring Installations for over 25 years prior to the merger. Susan Kinghorn had owed and operated Susair Heating Refrigeration and Air Conditioning since 1998. In 2005 they opened "Nature's Powers", as a retail operation in Cardinal ON. The retail operation included sales of natural flooring and renewable energies. The flooring sales helped to feed the flooring installation side of the business. The renewable energy was to feed the mechanical side of the business. However due to a motorcycle accident in September of 2005 Susie has been unable to return to the mechanical contracting (Susair). After three year of trying to make a go of the retail business without the Susair income, it was decided that "Nature's Powers" would be moved to the home/shop base, where several examples of renewable energies are in operation, and the store was renovated into 2 apartments to achieve income instead of expense. The operation now existing at 9512 Hall Rd includes a 1 kw Lakota Wind Generator on a 75' tilt tower. 1664 watts of solar PV on the shop roof w/ a 7000 watt Outback Grid Tied inverter. The power system is grid tied in a "net" metering arrangement with Hydro One. The Shop also has 90 Apricus Vacuum Tubes for creating solar hot water. This system is tied to in-floor heating in the shop, heating for the house, hot tub water heating and domestic hot water demands. These systems were installed by and are maintained by the Kinghorn's and are a portion of their "Test and Training Centre" Susie and Greg have been attending seminars in renewable energies regularly since starting the business in 2005. They have been certified by several manufacturers for installation of renewable energy products. They work with two main distributors at this time Matrix (Montreal) and Lakeshore Power Systems (St, Thomas). The "home/shop" property is adjacent to their farm property of 143 acres they purchased in 2006. Renewable "green" alternatives have taken a front row seat in recent years. Global warming, and a renewed respect for our Earth have taken on a greater importance, so does the interest in renewable energies. The Ontario Power Authority stepped up in 2009 announcing a renewable energy feed back program, which was finally defined in November with the FIT program. This is a VERY exciting opportunity for anyone wanting to invest in Renewable Energies...particularly solar in Ontario. |
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