Solar
Whether panels suit your roof, orientation and load — and how to size a system without overbuilding for a return you won't see.
Services
Independent advice, priced for the decision you're making.
Four clear ways to work together — from a single focused question to a complete, phased plan for your whole home. Every engagement is vendor-neutral: no equipment sales, no commissions, no single-product push.
Core service 01
Home Energy Decision Consult
A focused session to answer one real question with a clear, reasoned recommendation.
Starting at $295 CAD
Best for a specific, time-sensitive decision. Final scope and fee are confirmed before work begins.
Why this exists
Most big home energy questions get answered by whoever's trying to make the sale. This consult exists to give you one unbiased, reasoned answer to the specific decision in front of you — before any money is committed.
What's included
- A structured conversation about your goals, home and constraints.
- Review of any bills, plans or quotes you already have.
- A plain-English recommendation with the reasoning behind it.
- A short written summary and clear next steps.
Who it's for
Homeowners facing a single, concrete question — “Should we do solar now or wait?”, “Which heat pump path fits our house?”, “Is a battery worth it here?” — who want an unbiased answer before spending.
What you can expect
Clarity on the decision in front of you, a sense of the realistic trade-offs, and the confidence to move ahead — or to hold off — for good reasons.
Core service 02
Quote Review
An independent read of the solar, heat pump or battery quotes already on your desk.
Starting at $495 CAD
Best when you have one or more quotes and want a second opinion before signing.
Why this exists
Proposals for the same job routinely conflict — different products, sizing, pricing, payment terms and timelines that are genuinely hard to compare. This service exists to translate them into one clear, apples-to-apples picture so you can decide on the merits, not the sales pressure.
What's included
- Line-by-line review of scope, sizing and assumptions.
- Flags for oversizing, missing scope or unusual pricing.
- A side-by-side comparison when you have multiple quotes.
- A prioritized list of questions to take back to each installer.
Who it's for
Homeowners holding one, two or three quotes that don't line up — or a single quote they simply want a knowledgeable, independent eye on.
What you can expect
A clearer view of what you're actually being sold, where the numbers come from, and which quote (if any) best fits your home — without pressure toward a particular vendor.
Core service 03
Backup Power & System Review
An independent look at how your home stays powered through an outage — and whether your existing systems are sized and set up sensibly.
Starting at $695 CAD
Best when you're planning backup power, or suspect a generator, panel or system isn't right.
Why this exists
Generator sizing, backup panel planning and battery-vs-generator choices are easy to get wrong and rarely explained well — I learned that firsthand with an undersized generator and a backup panel that wasn't configured ideally. This review exists so your essential loads actually stay on when the grid doesn't, without paying for capacity you'll never use.
What's included
- A clear picture of your critical loads and how long you need them to run.
- Generator vs. battery vs. hybrid trade-offs for your situation.
- Right-sizing guidance to avoid an undersized — or oversized — solution.
- A review of backup panel scope and how it should be planned or configured.
Who it's for
Rural, cottage and complex-load homeowners planning backup power for the first time, or anyone who already has a generator or panel and isn't confident it was sized or set up correctly.
What you can expect
Confidence that the essentials — well pump, heat, fridge, sump, key circuits — will keep running when they need to, and a clear spec to hand to whichever qualified contractor does the work.
Core service 04
Full Home Energy Roadmap
A complete, written plan for your home's energy — heating, power, backup and rates — phased over the years.
Starting at $1,250 CAD
Best for a whole-home strategy or a multi-year, phased upgrade.
Why this exists
Isolated answers fail when your systems interact — a heat pump changes your electrical load, solar changes your backup math, rates change what any of it is worth. This roadmap exists because the biggest, costliest mistakes come from deciding one piece at a time instead of sequencing the whole home.
What's included
- A full picture of your home's loads, systems and goals.
- A recommended sequence across heating, solar, storage, generators and backup panels.
- A rate strategy to match how and when you use power.
- A written roadmap with priorities, phasing and a budget outlook.
Who it's for
Owners of rural, cottage or complex-load homes planning several upgrades — who want one coherent plan instead of a stack of disconnected quotes.
What you can expect
A document you can act on for years: what to do first, what can wait, and how each step sets up the next — so you never pay twice to undo an earlier decision.
Prices are in Canadian dollars and exclude HST. Final scope and fee are confirmed before work begins. Travel, site complexity, additional proposals or specialist input may affect the fee.
Topic areas
The subjects these services cover.
Every engagement draws on the same core areas. You don't pick from a menu — we focus on whichever ones your decision actually touches.
Home batteries
When storage earns its keep — for backup, rate arbitrage, or pairing with solar — and when it's simply an expensive add-on.
Backup power & generators
Keeping essentials running through outages: generator sizing, batteries or a hybrid, matched to what your household actually needs.
Backup panels
Which circuits stay live in an outage, how a backup or transfer panel should be planned, and avoiding a setup that leaves out what matters.
Heat pumps
Cold-climate air-source options, backup heat strategy, and how a heat pump interacts with the rest of your electrical picture.
Geothermal
Whether ground-source heating and cooling is worth the upfront cost for your property, soil and long-term plans.
Time-of-use & rates
Choosing between time-of-use, tiered and other rate structures, and shaping usage so upgrades pay off sooner.
Full-home planning
Tying it all together — how heating, power, storage, backup and rates interact — and sequencing decisions so each one sets up the next.
Advisory only — no guaranteed outcomes. Recommendations are advisory and depend on site conditions, utility rules, the contractors and equipment you choose, the assumptions used, program eligibility, and the quality of implementation — all of which vary and can change over time. No specific savings, performance, cost or timeline outcomes are guaranteed. This service does not replace regulated or licensed engineering, electrical, or contractor work; that work stays with qualified professionals where it is required. Always confirm current program requirements directly with the relevant program.
Not sure which fits?
Tell me what you're weighing.
Describe your home and the decision in front of you, and I'll point you to the right starting engagement.