Edmonton: south & west
Solar Panels in Windermere, AB
Large newer homes above the southwest river valley. You get the size, month-by-month output, cost and payback in writing before you commit to anything.
Solar that makes sense in Windermere
Windermere covers the newer neighbourhoods of southwest Edmonton along the river valley, from Ambleside and Keswick to the estate streets near the water. The homes are mostly built since the mid-2000s and they are big: two-storeys with complex hip roofs, bonus rooms over the garage, central air and often a hot tub or a heated garage. That adds up to high electricity use, which is exactly what makes solar pay.
Complex roofs are the design question here. A Windermere roof can have six or eight small planes, so we lay the array out on the two or three that do the work and leave the rest alone, rather than chasing every face of the house.
Call 250-250-2525 and tell us roughly what your monthly bill is. That is usually enough to tell whether solar is worth pursuing at your address. If it isn’t, we will say so instead of booking a visit to tell you in person.
Services
Solar services in Windermere
All five of our services are available in Windermere, about twenty minutes from central Edmonton. Most enquiries here are rooftop systems for larger family homes, often with a battery priced alongside. New-build owners also ask us to plan conduit and panel capacity before they move in.
- Residential Solar Panel InstallationRooftop solar sized to a year of your bills, built for Edmonton snow and hail.
- Commercial, Farm & Acreage SolarRoof and ground mounts for businesses, farms and acreages, with the 30% tax credit worked in.
- Off-Grid Solar SystemsStand-alone power with batteries and generator backup, sized for January rather than June.
- Solar Battery Storage & Backup PowerBackup for essential circuits when the power goes out, added to new or existing solar.
- Solar Panel Repair, Snow & MaintenanceOutput diagnosis, inverter replacement, hail inspections and cleaning, on any installer’s system.
Wire owner & credits
Who connects your solar in Windermere?
Windermere is inside the City of Edmonton, where the wires, poles and meters belong to EPCOR Distribution & Transmission. EPCOR is your wire owner whichever company sends your bill, and it is EPCOR that approves your micro-generation application and sets up the meter that records what you export. We prepare and file that application, and nothing is switched on until it is approved.
Your retailer, which may or may not be EPCOR, credits your exports at your energy rate. On a flat plan that is around 12¢/kWh in 2026; on a seasonal solar-club plan it is around 30¢ in summer and 7¢ in winter. Solar you use yourself also saves the per-kWh delivery charges on your bill. How solar club plans work
There is no city or provincial cash rebate in 2026, so your estimate assumes none. What is still available
Assessment
What we look at on a Windermere property
Before we give you a number, four things get measured. Any one of them can change the answer.
Roof planes and direction
Every usable roof plane is measured for direction and pitch. On many Windermere homes the best layout is split across a south and a west plane, which suits Edmonton’s long summer evenings.
Shade through the seasons
Trees, a neighbour’s two-storey and chimneys can all shade a roof in Windermere. The low winter sun makes shadows much longer, so we model shade in March and October as well as June.
A year of power bills
Twelve months of use is the most important number. Alberta’s micro-generation rules expect a system sized to your yearly use, and it is what decides the payback.
Your electrical panel
Some panels need an upgrade before solar or a battery can connect, usually $2,500 to $5,000. We check this during the survey, so it is in your Windermere quote and not a surprise on install day.
Pricing
What solar costs in Windermere
Homes in Windermere tend to be larger and use more power than the city average, so many land in the 8–10 kW rows of the table. A starter system runs from about $11,900 installed, and a typical family home lands between $17,000 and $28,000.
| System size | Suits | Installed from | Output / yr | Saving yr 1 | Payback |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 kW | Small home or condo-style bungalow | from $11,900 | ~4,600 kWh | ~$920 | year 12 |
| 6 kW | Typical home (~7,000 kWh a year) | from $16,600 | ~6,900 kWh | ~$1,380 | year 11 |
| 8 kW | Larger home, central air | from $21,300 | ~9,200 kWh | ~$1,840 | year 11 |
| 10 kW | Large home, EV or heat pump | from $26,000 | ~11,500 kWh | ~$2,300 | year 11 |
Installed “from” prices, no rebate assumed. Savings on a seasonal solar-club plan; on a flat 12¢ plan they are about a third lower. Your Windermere figure depends on orientation, shade, panel count and your electrical service.
Why us
Why Windermere owners choose us
Numbers in writing
System size, month-by-month output, cost and payback year, all worked out for your Windermere property.
Complex roofs, simple layouts
We put panels where they earn their keep, not on every hip and dormer, and show you the output of each plane.
Licensed and permitted
Licensed electricians, pulled permits and the micro-generation application filed with EPCOR, by our team and our vetted contractor partners.
An honest no
If the roof faces the wrong way, there is too much shade or your use is too low, we would rather lose the Windermere job than sell you a system that under-delivers.
Get your free solar estimate in Windermere.
Tell us roughly what your monthly bill is, and we will tell you what solar, and a battery if you want one, would change. Free, no obligation.
250-250-2525Have these ready
- A year of power bills or the “kWh used” line from each. Twelve months tells us more than anything else.
- Your address, so we can check roof direction, pitch and shade on satellite imagery.
- A photo of your electrical panel with the door open. It shows whether an upgrade is needed.
- Plans for an EV, heat pump, hot tub or garage suite, so the system is sized for them.
Why a local installer matters
We work in south and west Edmonton every week, so a survey in Windermere fits into the same week, and a service call years from now is a short drive down the Henday. We know the housing here: big two-storeys with complex roofs, bonus rooms over the garage, and newer subdivisions where the trees are still small enough not to matter.
Call 250-250-2525 and we will tell you honestly whether your Windermere property is worth surveying.
Nearby
Nearby areas we serve
We install throughout the surrounding area too. If your property sits between two of these, just call and ask.