Is solar right for your
place in Gibbons?
Straight answer, no pressure. We're a local crew about 40 km southwest of you, in Edmonton, and we've put solar on a lot of roofs in small Alberta towns like this one. Here's how to tell if your home is a good fit — and what it actually costs.
Is solar a fit for your Gibbons home?
Most homes here work fine. A few have a wrinkle worth talking through first. Run down both lists — if you tick most of the left side, you're in good shape. If something on the right sounds like you, it doesn't rule solar out; it just means we should look closer before quoting.
Good signs solar will work for you
Worth a closer look
What it costs, in plain terms
No mystery pricing. Here's the real range for a Gibbons home. A typical 7–8 kW system runs about $19,600–$22,400 before any incentives. Smaller systems cost a little more per watt because the fixed setup spreads over fewer panels.
Three ways to cover it
Whatever suits your budget. Most folks pick one of these three.
Pay cash
The cheapest route — about a 10% discount versus financing, and you own the system outright from day one.
$0 down, financed
Monthly payments through Financeit, often close to what you already pay the utility. See financing →
Roll into your mortgage
If you're refinancing anyway, folding solar into the mortgage keeps the rate low and the payment small.
How it works with the grid
A couple of things specific to Gibbons that are worth knowing up front.
Your utility is FortisAlberta
The poles, wires, and meter in Gibbons belong to FortisAlberta — not EPCOR or ATCO. They handle the micro-generation application and swap in the bi-directional meter. We file the paperwork and pull the permit for you.
Net metering pays you back
Under Alberta's Micro-Generation Regulation, the surplus you send to the grid earns retail-rate credits that offset what you pull on dark winter days. How net metering works →
Pick any retailer you like
Alberta is deregulated. The default is the Rate of Last Resort (it replaced the old RRO on January 1, 2025), but you can shop around. Net metering works no matter which retailer you choose.
Cold is good for panels
Solar panels are more efficient in the cold, and Gibbons gets clear, bright winter days. Snow slides off the angled glass. Solar in Alberta winters →
Start to finish, here's the order
From the first call to flipping it on usually takes a few weeks, most of which is waiting on permits and the meter swap.
Free assessment
We come out to your Gibbons home, check the roof, the panel, and your actual bills, and design a system that fits. No charge, no obligation.
Design & permits
We finalize the layout, then file the micro-generation application with FortisAlberta and pull the electrical permit. You don't chase paperwork — we do.
Installation
Our in-house crew, supervised by a Master Electrician, mounts the panels and wires it up — usually one to two days for a typical home.
Fortis meter swap
FortisAlberta installs the bi-directional meter that tracks what you send back to the grid for your net-metering credits.
Switch on
Once permission to operate clears, we turn it on and walk you through the monitoring app so you can watch the savings.
Battery and EV charging
Lots of Gibbons households work the trades and the plants out in the Industrial Heartland — long days, and a vehicle that needs charging. Two add-ons people ask about:
Home battery backup
Store your solar for the evening and keep the essentials running through an outage. Worth considering if you're on an acreage where the power can blink. See if a battery fits →
EV charger
A Level 2 charger fills your vehicle overnight, and when the sun's up you're charging on your own power. We can wire it during the solar install. EV charger packages →
In their words
"We used to pay $600–$800 in bills, but now we pay nothing to the utility company!"
"The team was knowledgeable, professional, and took the time to explain everything clearly. They made switching to solar feel simple and stress-free."
"Best company we dealt with — true professionals, and the best pricing for what they actually deliver."
See if solar makes sense for your place
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Gibbons solar questions, answered
Official Gibbons solar resources
Don't take our word for it — here are the primary sources for the rules and programs that apply to a Gibbons solar install.
Let's see if it pencils out
for your Gibbons home.
A free 15-minute on-site assessment — roof, panel, and your real bills. If the numbers don't work, we'll tell you straight.