Airdrie, Alberta
Airdrie solar panel installation, sized to your bills
Airdrie's housing is newer than Calgary's and the roofs are simpler, which makes it one of the easiest places in the region to put solar on well. Our team has installed across Windsong, King's Heights, Ravenswood, Sagewood and Thorburn.
Get a free quoteWhy solar works in Airdrie
Newer roofs, cleaner installs
Most Airdrie homes were built in the last twenty years, with trusses and shingles in good shape and long unbroken roof planes. That means more panels per roof, fewer penetrations and less time on site.
A credit bank for the winter
We size Airdrie systems to over-produce through the long summer days. The export credits you build from spring to fall are what pay the January bill.
Delivery charges are the bill
Look at your bill and you'll see electricity is a minority of it. Transmission and distribution are the rest, and they're charged on what you draw from the grid. Draw less, pay less.
We know Airdrie's roofs
Our team has installed across Windsong, King's Heights, Meadowbrook, Ravenswood, Sagewood and Thorburn.
Systems our team designed and installed before Sun’s Up, under its previous company.
Our team has installed over 100 solar systems across Calgary and area since 2019. Roof construction, snow loading and utility process vary across the region, and knowing a subdivision before you arrive is the difference between a clean install and a change order.
Where we work in Airdrie
Across Airdrie, the question is rarely whether the roof can take solar. It's how big to go, and that comes down to your bills and your plans for an EV or a heat pump.
WindsongKing's HeightsRavenswoodSagewoodThorburnMeadowbrookBaysideCoopers CrossingReunionHillcrest
How it goes
From a quote to power on
01
Tell us about the house
The address and roughly what you spend on power. We look at the roof on satellite before anyone calls you.
02
The plan
A design sized to twelve months of your bills, with a fixed price and the year it pays for itself. If the numbers don't work for your house, we say so.
03
Permits and the utility
We file the electrical permit, any development permit your municipality wants, and the microgeneration application with your utility.
04
Installation
One to two days on the roof for most homes. Roofers and electricians on the same crew, so the penetrations are done the way a roofer does them.
05
Inspection
We book it, meet the inspector, and leave the site tidy.
06
Power on
We switch the system on, put the monitoring app on your phone, and walk you through what your bill will look like from here.
One person runs your project from the first call to the inspection, so you always know what’s next and who to ask.
Your free Airdrie solar plan
Fill in the form and we come back with a plan for your house. Free, no obligation, and no sales visit unless you want one.
- A look at the roof's condition, and a straight answer on whether it should be replaced first.
- The array design and how much it will produce, month by month.
- Costs, savings and the payback year, worked from your actual bills rather than an average.
- Which financing programs you qualify for and what each one costs you.
- What the install does to your roof warranty and your insurance, in writing.
Who you deal with
Tyler Marriott, founder and solar designer
The person who designs your system is the person you talk to. Tyler sizes every array himself from the customer’s own bills, and the crew that installs it is the same roofers and electricians who work on our roofing jobs. No call centre, no sales team, no subcontracted install.
We live and work here. If something needs attention in year seven, the people who put it up are the ones who come back.
Paying for it
How Airdrie homeowners pay for solar
Most people don't pay for solar out of savings. Two routes cover nearly everyone, and we'll tell you which one fits before you decide anything.
Clean Energy Improvement Program
Where your municipality takes part, CEIP finances the project through your property tax bill at a fixed rate, and the balance stays with the house if you sell. Application windows open a few times a year and fill quickly, so we get your design ready ahead of one.
Financing through Financeit
Faster approval and no municipal paperwork; we guide you through the application. The goal with any loan is a payment your bill savings cover, so the system is cash-flow neutral from the first month.
Airdrie solar questions
- Is solar worth it in Airdrie?
- For most homes, yes. Airdrie gets the same sun as Calgary with simpler roofs to put it on. A typical system offsets most or all of a household's annual power and pays for itself in eight to twelve years, then keeps producing for another fifteen or more. We'll give you the real number for your house before you commit to anything.
- Do I need to pay upfront?
- No. Most Airdrie homeowners finance the system so the monthly payment is covered by what they save. Where the city takes part in the Clean Energy Improvement Program the loan runs through property tax; otherwise lender financing is quick to arrange. We walk you through both.
- Are the panels built for Alberta?
- Yes. We install monocrystalline panels rated for heavy snow, hail and the temperature swings a chinook brings, and we design the layout for your specific roof so it produces well for decades, not just on paper.
- What happens when it hails?
- The panels are tested against 25 mm hail at highway speed and usually come through a storm better than the shingles around them. Your home insurance covers the array like any other part of the house. Because we're roofers too, the flashing and sealing under the panels is done properly in the first place.
- What does a system cost in Airdrie?
- Most homes land between $15,000 and $30,000 before incentives, depending on how much power you use and how much roof there is. We don't quote per watt from a desk. We look at the roof and your last twelve months of bills and give you a fixed price.
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Get a quote for your Airdrie home
Tell us the address and we'll look at it on satellite before we call. No sales visit unless you want one.
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