The prairie was
built for this.
Flat sections, open sky, and some of east-central Alberta's strongest sun. We've wired rooftop and acreage ground-mount systems around Stettler since 2018 — master electricians, LONGi panels, and a net-metering connection straight into the ATCO Electric grid.
Open sky, flat land, honest math.
Drive Highway 12 in any direction out of Stettler and you can see why this is solar country: long, unshaded sections of farmland under some of the widest sky in Alberta. No mountains throwing afternoon shadows, no forest canopy to work around — just clean southern exposure from morning to dusk. Add the cold, and panels actually run more efficiently here in March than they do in July.
Stettler sits in ATCO Electric's distribution territory, so your system connects under Alberta's micro-generation rules: every surplus kilowatt-hour you export in summer comes back as a credit against your winter bill. For most homes and acreages around the County, that's the difference between a power bill and a power statement that reads zero.
Unobstructed prairie sun
2,300+ hours a year with no terrain shading — among the strongest solar exposure in the province.
ATCO Electric net metering
Bi-directional meter, kWh-for-kWh credit, 12-month rollover under the provincial micro-gen regulation.
Room for ground-mount
Acreages and County No. 6 yards have space for a perfectly-angled ground array — no roof required.
How an install runs in Stettler.
Same crew start to finish — we don't sub out the wiring. Here's the line from your first call to the day the meter starts spinning backward.
What people say after we leave.
Best company we dealt with — true professionals, and the best pricing for what they actually deliver. They even called us a year after install just to check on the system. That kind of follow-up is almost unheard of.
We have had our solar panels up and running for about a week. Up to this point we would highly recommend Stellar Upgrades if you are considering solar panels. Their whole team have been amazing and professional.
The service was excellent, and everything was professional. The quality was good at a reasonable price.
Rooftop, or ground-mount?
Stettler is one of the few places we work where ground-mount is often the smarter call. If you're on an acreage or out in the County, an open yard can out-produce a roof — and it's easier to live with for the next 25 years.
Rooftop
- Uses space you already own — no yard footprint
- LONGi panels on APsystems microinverters, panel-level monitoring
- Critter guard and lifetime leak-proof roof guarantee included
- Ideal on newer south- or west-facing roofs
Ground-mount
- Angled for perfect southern exposure — not limited by roof pitch
- Easy to oversize for a shop, barn, well pump or future EV load
- Snow clears faster off a steeper, reachable array
- Service and cleaning without anyone going on a roof
Roof, rangeland, everything between.
Solar Panels
LONGi panels + APsystems DS3 microinverters, rooftop or ground-mount. From $2.80/W cash. Net metering banks summer surplus for winter.
Solar details →Battery Backup
EP Cube whole-home battery. Under-20ms switchover keeps the lights, furnace and well pump running through rural outages.
Battery details →EV Chargers
Wallbox Pulsar Plus, 40A ($3,499) or 48A ($3,999) installed. Pair it with solar and your kilometres come off the roof.
EV charger details →Where we work around Stettler.
Roof or open ground, in town or out on Highway 12 — here's roughly how the area breaks down for solar.
01Stettler — core & new subdivisions
Established homes near downtown and newer builds on the north and west edges. Straightforward rooftop work on most.
02Erskine, Botha, Nevis & Red Willow
County hamlets and acreages along Highway 12. Open yards make these prime ground-mount territory.
03Big Valley, Donalda & Gadsby
Village lots and surrounding farms south of town — where the Alberta Prairie steam train still runs. Rooftop or ground-mount.
04Buffalo Lake — Rochon Sands & White Sands
Lake homes, cottages and acreages, including Buffalo View Estates. Big roofs and open ground suit larger, oversized arrays.
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Sources, not a sales pitch.
Every claim on this page traces back to a primary source. Here's where Stettler's utility, net metering and permit rules actually come from — check any of it for yourself.
See what your Stettler
roof — or yard — can do.
Free 15-minute assessment. When the numbers don't work, we say it plainly.
At the assessment we go over your electrical panel on site, look at your roof or ground-mount location, and draw up a custom system design — no strings attached.