Solar Panel Installation

A typical 6–10 kW residential solar PV system in Greater Vancouver runs $18,000–$32,000 installed before federal/provincial rebates. Cost variables: roof complexity, panel/inverter brand, battery storage, and electrical service work.

Solar in Vancouver is viable. Annual production is roughly 950–1,100 kWh per kW installed, less than sunny prairies but still enough to deliver a 10–14 year payback at current BC Hydro rates, with system lifetimes of 25–30+ years.

Canada Greener Homes Loan (interest-free up to $40,000), federal home retrofit grants, and BC Hydro net-metering for excess generation. We package the eligibility documentation as part of the install.

Yes. Tesla Powerwall, Enphase IQ Battery, Franklin WH, and other LFP battery systems integrate with grid-tied solar. Battery sizing depends on your loads, EV charging, and outage-resilience priorities.

Most residential installs are 2–4 days on site for the array and electrical work, plus 4–8 weeks for BC Hydro net-metering interconnection and permit/inspection close.

Grid-tied solar without battery: no — it shuts off for grid-worker safety. Solar with battery and a hybrid inverter: yes — the system islands and runs the home off battery and live solar during the outage.

Properly installed systems do not damage the roof. Mounting uses sealed roof attachments engineered for the roof material (asphalt shingle, metal, tile, flat membrane). We document the install for your roof warranty.

Modern solar panels carry 25-year performance warranties (typically guaranteeing 80–87% of original output at year 25) and last 30+ years in practice. Inverters typically last 10–15 years and may be replaced once during the system's life.

Yes. With sufficient PV size and either daytime charging or a battery, your EV can run substantially or fully on solar. Smart EV chargers (Wallbox, ChargePoint, Tesla) can be configured to charge only from solar export.

Yes. Both an electrical permit (Technical Safety BC) and a building permit (your municipality, for the structural roof attachments). We file both.

Yes — but heritage and design-controlled neighborhoods (parts of West Van, Kits, some North Shore districts) sometimes have visibility restrictions. We check before quoting.

When your system produces more than your home is using, the surplus exports to the grid and BC Hydro credits your account at the residential retail rate. At year-end, surplus credits are paid out at the wholesale rate. The bidirectional meter is provided by BC Hydro at no cost.

Asphalt shingle, metal standing-seam, metal corrugated, tile (with appropriate mounts), and flat membrane (TPO/PVC/EPDM with ballasted or attached racking). Cedar shake is more complex and case-by-case.

Yes — that is increasingly the design target. A larger PV system (10–15 kW) plus battery can offset most or all of an all-electric home's annual usage including heat pump and EV charging.

Yes. Annual cleaning and inspection, inverter replacement, monitoring setup and troubleshooting, panel replacement under warranty, and post-roof-work re-mounting.