Solar panels in Alberta
Alberta has some of the best sun in the country and rules that credit you for the power you send back. Northern PWR installs across the province from offices in Calgary and Edmonton.
A lot of sun for a northern province
- 1,292
- kWh a year from each kW of panels in Calgary
- 1,245
- kWh a year from each kW of panels in Edmonton
Natural Resources Canada photovoltaic potential for a south-facing array tilted at latitude. For comparison, the same source puts Berlin at 848.
What is available in Alberta right now
Rebate lists go out of date quickly. This one says plainly what is open and what has closed.
| Program | Status | What it means for a homeowner | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Micro-generation credits | Open | Your retailer credits you for each kilowatt-hour you generate and do not use. Systems under 150 kW count as small micro-generation, which covers home systems. The Alberta Utilities Commission approves micro-generators; we prepare the paperwork. | Utilities Consumer Advocate, ucahelps.alberta.ca |
| Solar Club | Open | A loyalty program with a 40.00¢/kWh HI rate for exporting months and a 5.45¢/kWh LO rate for winter, plus cash back. How Solar Club works | solarclub.ca |
| Clean Energy Improvement Program | Open in some municipalities | Financing that is repaid through your property tax bill. Availability, limits and rates are set by each participating municipality, so it depends on your address. | Your municipality |
| Canada Greener Homes Loan | Closed | The federal interest-free loan stopped taking applications on October 1, 2025. Loans already approved are not affected. | Natural Resources Canada |
| Canada Greener Homes Grant | Closed | Closed to new applicants. | Natural Resources Canada |
Checked against each program’s own website on November 15, 2026. Programs change; we confirm what applies to your address when we prepare your quote.
How you are credited in Alberta
Alberta’s Micro-generation Regulation lets you generate your own electricity and receive credit for what you do not use. Your retailer credits you for each kilowatt-hour you send to the grid, at a rate agreed between you and the retailer. Most micro-generators have credits applied monthly. Delivery charges still apply to the power you take from the grid.
Because the retailer sets the rate, your choice of retailer matters. That is where Solar Club comes in: a high rate for the months you are exporting and a low rate for the months you are not.
What we take care of
- A proposal sized from twelve months of your electricity use
- Site survey, system design and permits
- Micro-generation application paperwork
- Installation, typically in one to two days
- Inspections and your permission to operate
Rough system size for an Alberta home
That is 7,800 kWh a year. A rough guide only: it uses a conservative Natural Resources Canada figure for how much a south-facing kilowatt of panels produces in your province, and ignores shade, roof direction and snow. Your proposal is built from your real bills and a roof survey.
Nova Scotia Power’s Self-Generating Option covers systems up to 27 kW. A home using this much would be sized with that limit in mind.
Short winter days, long summer ones.
This far north, a roof can see twice as much daylight in June as in December. Your system is planned around both: it earns in the bright months and carries that value into the dark ones. How it does that depends on your province.
In Alberta, your rate can follow the season
Solar Club members switch to a high rate for the months they send more power to the grid than they take, then back to a low rate for winter. How Solar Club works
In Nova Scotia, summer surplus is banked
Under Nova Scotia Power’s Self-Generating Option, extra kilowatt-hours from long summer days are banked and applied to what you use later in the year. Solar in Nova Scotia
Sized on twelve months of bills
One month tells us very little. We design from a full year of your electricity use so the system fits the whole swing, winter included.
Cold is fine. Snow is temporary.
Panels work in winter, even in cold temperatures. Heavy snow can reduce output for a while, and typically slides off once the sun warms the glass. More on cloud and snow
Alberta homeowners on working with us
Our offices are at 6940 Fisher Rd. SE in Calgary and 4638 91 Ave NW in Edmonton.
“I have nothing but good things to say about my experience going solar with the Northern PWR team. I was able to get everything done on day one in a few hours and a few weeks later the panels were installed on my roof. Very impressed and looking forward to the years ahead with a stable bill and avoiding the electricity company at all costs!”
“Very impressed with installation & services. Troy Ellis was great at going through the entire system & follow up. The system is active since August & is working great!”
“The installation Team were very polite and friendly. They worked fast and efficiently. The follow up calls were very much appreciated and also very polite and friendly. I’m pleased with the overall experience throughout the process. Any questions we had were answered in a timely manner.”
Find out what your Alberta roof can do.
Send a recent power bill and we will come back with a system size and a clear set of numbers.