Real Systems.
Real Properties.

Across the projects shown here, utility interconnection has run 3 to 6 weeks depending on the wire service provider (FortisAlberta, ATCO, or a rural electrification association like EQUS), plus the time for site assessment, permitting, and the install itself. A straightforward rooftop system on an existing service can often be commissioned faster than a larger ground-mount array that needs a full development permit review from the county. We give every customer a specific timeline once we know their utility and property, rather than a single number that does not hold up.

FortisAlberta, ATCO Electric, and EQUS REA all appear in the projects above, and we have completed micro-generation applications with each of them. The paperwork and review timeline differ by utility, and by whether the property is on a rural electrification association versus a wires-owning utility like Fortis or ATCO. We handle the application, the meter exchange request, and the utility's own inspection sign-off for whichever provider serves your property.

Yes. The Clearwater County ground-mount shown above was photographed mid-winter and confirmed clearing snow from the lower edge within 24 hours of accumulation because of a steep winter-optimized tilt angle. The Wheatland County and Ponoka County ground-mounts performed through their first winters without issues. Ground-mount racking in an open field sees more wind exposure than a sheltered farmyard, which is a real design input, not an afterthought, and we size the racking and tilt for that exposure rather than using a flat, one-size-fits-all angle.

The projects shown here range from 8 kW (a household-load rooftop system near Castor in Paintearth County) up to 24 kW (a cattle operation near Okotoks in Foothills County and a grain farm quonset near Lacombe). Most acreage and household-load systems land in the 8 to 16 kW range. Farms with grain handling, irrigation, or larger shop loads often need 20 kW or more. We size every system to your actual 12-month usage, not a generic acreage average.

Rooftop systems run roughly $2.25 to $2.85 per watt installed, and ground-mount systems run roughly $2.50 to $3.50 per watt, with the exact number depending on roof or ground conditions, racking, and equipment. On that range, an 8 to 24 kW rooftop system, the size band shown in the featured projects above, works out to roughly $18,000 to $68,400 installed, and a 10 to 24 kW ground-mount system works out to roughly $25,000 to $84,000 installed. We give every customer a fixed-price quote specific to their property before they commit to anything.

The map above shows pins across Rocky View, Mountain View, Foothills, Wheatland, Lacombe, Ponoka, Clearwater, Kneehill, and Paintearth counties, and that list keeps growing. If you would like to see or hear about a completed system close to your specific property, tell us your area when you call or submit a power bill, and we will point you to the nearest comparable install.

Smaller properties make sense too. The smallest project shown here is an 8 kW rooftop system sized to a single household's load near Castor. We size every system to the property's actual consumption from real bill data, so a smaller acreage with modest usage gets a smaller, correctly-sized system rather than being oversold on equipment it does not need.