Useful answers, without invented numbers.
Our guides explain the variables that materially change a project in Québec and Ontario: climate, bills, interconnection, storage, programs and operation.
Understand solar before you commit.
Guidance for Hydro-Québec customers, with Québec-specific billing, net-metering and program context.
Guidance for Ontario customers. Utility rules are identified by the local distribution company serving the address.
Ontario residential net metering
Credits, connection approval, ESA and the 12 kW threshold.
Ontario commercial net metering
Demand charges, impact studies and distribution capacity.
Québec residential solar interconnection
Application, E.12 standards, inspection and authorization.
Québec commercial solar interconnection
Studies, Rate G and M, testing and commissioning.
What does solar really produce in January?
Short days, snow, cold and the annual profile.
How to read a bill after solar
Imported energy, exports, credits and fixed charges.
The lost-credit myth
How surplus credits work in Québec and Ontario.
Monocrystalline, polycrystalline or bifacial?
Choose the technology that fits the site.
The best angle for production
Tilt, orientation, shade and snow.
Do you really need a home battery?
Backup, resilience and economics.
The panel that was running hot
Monitoring, thermal imaging and warranty support.
Self-generation rules and reform
What must be confirmed before signing.
Should you clear snow from solar panels?
Production, risk and safe intervention.
The 17 most common solar questions
Production, money, installation and service.
Current programs require current sources.
Program amounts, eligibility, utility rules and tax measures can change. Our project documents identify the official source and review date instead of treating a webpage as permanent.
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