Solar

With a grid-connected solar PV system, the total annual energy production from the system is most important. The majority of the energy produced by a residential solar power system in Canada is produced from March to October. Lost energy production due to snow during the darker months of November to February is less important.

Solar PV systems will actually clear themselves of snow. There are a number of factors that affect when and how quickly this will happen, such as ambient temperature, amount of sunlight, angle and orientation of the solar array, colour of the solar modules as well as the quantity of snow on the modules.

While solar modules generate the most electricity on clear days with abundant sunshine, your solar panels will still generate electricity on cloudy days, just not as much as on a clear day. On a cloudy day, typical solar modules can produce 10-25% of their rated capacity. Cloudy days will come and go, but what matters most is how much sunlight you get all year round, and there’s plenty of that in sunny Alberta!

The solar module installed and tested to withstand hail. The module’s tempered glass is rated for 2.5cm hail stones at 88 km/h.

To be on the safe side, we always advise our customers to add the solar system to their insurance policy.

Yes! In Alberta, the Micro-Generation Regulation states that every electrical retailer must purchase your excess solar energy that’s exported back into the grid, at your current retail electricity rate.

The solar PV systems for your new Jayman BUILT home include a 25-year performance warranty, 10-year warranties on the inverter, as well as a 10-year module warranty.

SkyFire handles all manufacturer warranties under the 1-year workmanship warranty. The APS inverters have a standard 10-year warranty with an option to extend this up to 20-25 years (depending on the model, not included).

Most solar PV systems will last as long as 25-30 years – many of the first solar PV systems installed more than 30 years ago are still going strong today.