Pumpkin capital. Solar country.
Smoky Lake grows the biggest things in Alberta — record pumpkins and wide-open farmland. The same sun and the same open ground make this some of the best solar country in the province. We build rooftop systems in town and farm-scale ground-mounts across the county, all on full ATCO net metering with master-electrician installs.
Days lengthen fast. Output climbs as the snow clears and the credits start to bank.
Peak harvest. Long days drive your biggest surplus — the credits that carry winter.
Steady yield through harvest; cool, clear days keep the panels efficient.
Short days, but cold air lifts panel efficiency — and summer's banked credits cover the rest.
Open ground is a solar gift.
The flat, open ground that grows record pumpkins is almost the same ground a solar array wants. The county logs more than 2,300 sunshine hours a year, the long summer evenings keep an array working past supper, and because panels convert better when they're cold, even a hard, bright winter day adds to the tally.
What seals it is the invoice. Rural lines cost more to run, so the distribution charge on every kilowatt-hour is steeper out here — which means each one your roof makes is worth more in Smoky Lake than the very same panel would save in the city.
Rural ATCO charges run high, so home-made power offsets a bigger number here.
Flat quarters are built for a ground-mount sized to house, shop and bins at once.
The long-day stretch of summer is exactly when your credits pile up for winter.
Harvest power off the back forty.
Farm and acreage solar is some of our favourite work, and Smoky Lake County is built for it. We angle a ground-mount for ideal production, size it to offset the house, the shop, a grain dryer or an irrigation load on top of normal use, and leave room to expand as you electrify. You get the same panel-level monitoring and lifetime warranties as a rooftop install — and we handle the engineering and the ATCO micro-generation paperwork.
Home of the Great White North Pumpkin Fair and a short drive from the Victoria Settlement, Smoky Lake has always lived close to the land. Solar is simply the next way to make that land work for you — quietly, for 25 years and more.
It's ATCO Electric — not Fortis.
Across Smoky Lake and the county the distribution grid is ATCO Electric's — the wires company for north and east-central Alberta. Since the poles and your meter are ATCO's, the micro-generation file goes to them; list a different utility and the paperwork goes nowhere. What you choose freely is your retailer, because the energy market is deregulated — so that part stays in your hands.
The crediting is set by the province, and it's almanac-steady: ATCO installs a meter that reads both ways, banks a full kilowatt-hour of credit for each one you export, and carries the balance forward twelve months — summer's surplus put up like preserves for the winter.
What it costs, plainly.
Plainly priced: $2.80 a watt in cash on a typical build, a touch more per watt on the smallest systems, and farm-scale ground-mounts scaling up from there. We size every quote to your actual twelve months of ATCO bills. If you'd rather finance, zero-down Financeit, a mortgage roll-in and HELOC options are all open — with a critter guard and a lifetime leak-proof roof guarantee on every job.
Town, county and the hamlets.
Town of Smoky Lake
Established homes near the core with a mix of roof shapes — simple rooftop installs once the sun path is mapped.
Smoky Lake County farms
Open, flat quarters tailor-made for a farm-scale ground-mount sized to the house, shop and bins together.
Vilna, Waskatenau & Bellis
County villages and farms — rooftop in the village, ground-mount on the land, all on ATCO net metering.
Warspite, Spedden & the lakes
Acreages and lakeside lots with wide southern exposure that's excellent for production.
Five stars, season after season.
Our system was installed over a year ago and it was the best decision we ever made.
The entire process was completed in a timely and efficient manner. Pawan was a pleasure to work with — he took the time to thoroughly explain the product and never made me feel rushed.
Had a great experience with Stellar Upgrades. The team was knowledgeable, professional, and took the time to explain everything clearly.
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