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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-15-025382
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20150430
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150402
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150402

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Canadian Solar Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001375877
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES [3674]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-33107
		FILM NUMBER:		15746264

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		545 SPEEDVALE AVENUE
		STREET 2:		WEST GUELPH
		CITY:			ONTARIO
		STATE:			A6
		ZIP:			N1K 1E6
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(86-512) 6690-8088

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		NO. 199 LUSHAN ROAD, SUZHOU NEW DISTRICT
		STREET 2:		SUZHOU
		CITY:			JIANGSU
		STATE:			F4
		ZIP:			215129
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED STATES<br> SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<br>  </font></b><b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">CANADIAN SOLAR INC.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date:&#160; April&nbsp;2, 2015</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Canadian Solar Energizes</font></b><b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;"> Four Solar PV Plants in the </font></b><b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">United Kingdom</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">GUELPH, Ontario, Canada, April&nbsp;2, 2015</font></b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> &#151; Canadian Solar Inc. </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(the &#147;Company&#148;, or &#147;Canadian Solar&#148;) (NASDAQ: CSIQ), one of the world&#146;s largest solar power companies, today </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">announced that </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">it</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> energized</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> four projects totaling 40.2 MWp </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">in the United Kingdom,</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> Hoplass Solar Park, Christchurch Solar Park, Coombe Solar Park, and Moat Farm Solar Plant. All four parks use Canadian Solar&#146;s </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">60 cell </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">solar modules</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">, CS6P-250|255|260P.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Hoplass Solar Park, located in the city of Pembroke, </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">has </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">a total</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> system size</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> of 10.3 MWp Christchurch Solar Park, located in Christchurch, a total of 18 MWp, Coombe Solar Park in Devon a total of 7.3 MWp and Moat Solar Plant in Retford </font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">has a system size of</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> 4.6 MWp. All the power plant</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">s started</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> commercial operation before March&nbsp;30</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">, and</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> are eligible for 1.4 ROC (Renewable Obligation Certificate).</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">An additional two solar projects are expected to be connected in the second quarter of 2015</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;">.</font><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> Cumulatively, these six solar projects will produce approximately 50,183 megawatt-hours (MWh) of electricity per year, which will displace approximately 38,140 metric tons of carbon dioxide per year, equivalent to removing over 7.276 cars from roads in the United Kingdom.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dr.&nbsp;Shawn Qu, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Canadian Solar, commented, &#147;We are pleased to make our contribution to the adoption of clean solar energy in the United Kingdom. These projects are a good addition to our growing fleet of solar power generation assets that we plan to drop into a YieldCo vehicle in the months ahead.&#148;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">About Canadian Solar Inc.</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Founded in 2001 in Canada, Canadian Solar is one of the world&#146;s largest and foremost solar power companies. As a leading manufacturer of solar photovoltaic modules and a provider of solar energy solutions, Canadian Solar has a geographically diversified pipeline of utility-scale power projects. In the past 14 years, Canadian Solar has successfully deployed over 9 GW of premium quality modules in over 70 countries around the world. Furthermore, Canadian Solar is one of the most bankable companies in the world, having been publically listed on NASDAQ since 2006. For additional information about the company, products, and projects, visit www.canadiansolar.com.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Safe Harbor/Forward-Looking Statements</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. These statements are made under the &#147;Safe Harbor&#148; provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by such terms as &#147;believes,&#148; &#147;expects,&#148; &#147;anticipates,&#148; &#147;intends,&#148; &#147;estimates,&#148; the negative of these terms, or other comparable terminology. Factors that could cause actual results to differ include the risks regarding general business and economic conditions and the state of the solar industry; governmental support for the deployment of solar power; future available supplies of solar grade silicon; demand for solar products by consumers and inventory levels of such products in the supply chain; changes in demand from significant customers; changes in demand in our project markets, including&nbsp;Canada, the U.S.,&nbsp;Japan&nbsp;and&nbsp;China; changes in customer order patterns; capacity utilization; level of competition; pricing pressure and declines in average selling price; delays in new product introduction; continued success in technological innovations and delivery of products with the features customers demand; utility-scale project approval process delays; utility-scale project construction delays; utility-scale project cancelation due to failure to obtain all the necessary permits; shortage in supply of materials or capacity requirements; availability of financing; exchange rate fluctuations; trade protectionism in&nbsp;Europe, the U.S. and&nbsp;India; litigation and other risks as described in the Company&#146;s&nbsp;SEC&nbsp;filings, including its annual report on Form&nbsp;20-F filed on&nbsp;April&nbsp;28, 2014. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in its forward looking statements are reasonable, it cannot guarantee future results, level of activity, performance, or achievements. Investors should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. All information provided in this press release is as of today&#146;s date, unless otherwise stated, and&nbsp;Canadian Solar&nbsp;undertakes no duty to update such information, except as required under applicable law.</font></p>
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