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Can I Make Money by Adding Solar to My Edmonton AB Home?
You’re ready to hop off the fence regarding solar panel installation for your Edmonton area home. To begin with, you’ve investigated your options which include the following: String Inverters Microinverters Power Optimizers If you are unfamiliar, you can learn more about these residential solar...
Solar Incentives for Businesses in Edmonton AB
Edmonton Alberta is the second sunniest city in Canada, with an annual average of 2,345 hours for a total of 325 days of sun per year. As this infers, it makes good business sense to leverage the power of the sun for energy to run your commercial enterprise. Nonetheless, as a savvy operation, you...
Porsche Taycan EV Charger Installation for Edmonton Homeowner
The Porsche Taycan is simply a fantastic EV sports car. It looks phenomenal inside and out and charges up to 19.2 kW/h (80A) on a Level 2 connection! With that said, being able to charge that quickly is only possible if you have a service and charging unit that can deliver that kind of power...
Tesla Charger Installation – Tools that Aid Power Distribution
Our team of certified electricians at BLDG field a ton of calls and inquiries for EV charger installation, with the majority coming from excited first-time Tesla buyers. They’ve made their purchase, and their car is on its way. The only problem is how to charge the vehicle quickly from home. Seems...
EvoCharge Level 2 Charger and Solar Installation for Edmonton Residential Home
Whether BLDG is working on a Net Zero construction project, EV or Solar installation, our specialty is to deliver effective custom power solutions in the trickiest environments. Recently we were asked to install a Level 2 that could be used by two vehicles in the future. We went with the...
Edmonton Volvo Dealership Gets DC Fast Chargers Installed
The EV boom is alive and well, even in cold weather climates like Edmonton. We installed a record number of chargers in 2022 for both single and multi-unit residential environments, businesses and commercial spaces. We recently had the opportunity to work with Volvo of Edmonton and installed...
EV Rebate Incentives for Alberta Drivers 2023
Alberta was the only province with a year-over-year decline in gasoline prices (-6.4%) to begin in 2023. Meanwhile, electricity prices in Alberta fell 45.6% over the exact same period, which means that it costs Alberta drivers who charge their electric vehicles (EVs) at home a lot less. This...
EV Rebate Incentives for Businesses 2023
Alberta was the only province to experience a year-over-year decline in gasoline prices to begin the first fiscal quarter of 2023. The price of gas dropped by 6.4%. Concurrently, the price of electricity in Alberta fell by nearly 46%. As a result, commercial enterprises who charge their electric...
Solar Rebate for Edmonton | Greener Homes Grant Review
The Greener Homes Grant is simply the best solar rebate program ever for Edmonton homeowners. If you’re a homeowner who has always been dreaming about adding solar to your home, but the cost of installing solar panels has stopped you, we have some good news. The federal government has launched an...
Cost of Solar Panels in Edmonton
The most common question we get from homeowners is ’how much does it cost to install solar panels in Edmonton.’ Of course, there are a number of variables that can impact an estimate for residential solar systems. With this in mind, we decided to detail a few issues that we think have a...
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Energy Savings for Business Program by ERA
Emissions Reduction Alberta recently launched the Energy Savings for Business program on February 1, 2021, focusing on small to mid-size Alberta businesses and non-profits, to improve their efficiency and reduce emissions. This program will help Alberta businesses to reduce emissions, decrease...
Working From Home and The Advantages of Solar Energy Systems
Have you noticed your electrical bills increasing as you work from home during this pandemic? A study by Sense.com has shown a 22% increase in electrical consumption since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mid-day electrical consumption was the largest driving factor in this increase. From the...
Tesla Home Car Charger Installation
TESLA HOME CAR CHARGER INSTALLATION IN EDMONTON A recent client was expecting his new Tesla Model Y to arrive later in the month. As the arrival date approached, he began to start looking at options for installing an EV charger in his home. The Problem: After looking around at different...
Top Tenant Improvements for 2020
Tenant improvements relate to upgrades made to commercial buildings to accommodate the needs of occupants in addition to municipal, provincial, and federal requirements. They typically include the updates and retrofitting of floor and wall coverings, ceilings, roofing, partitions, HVAC, lighting,...
Smart LED Lighting for Residential Use – Illuminating the Possibilities
In a recent home automation study, it was found that over 80 percent of Canadians are well aware of smart home products, yet only 16 percent report having installed them in their own residence. In the United States, household penetration is nearly 20% and is forecast to reach about 39% over the...
Why Switch to the Leviton Smart Load Center
A big transition happened for residential electrical contractors in Edmonton when circuit breakers replaced fuses in homes back in 1935. It revolutionized the management of household electricity overnight. Since then there have certainly been advancements, yet nothing as transformative as what...
How Efficient are Solar Panels and Which Ones are Right for Me?
You’ve heard about the recent updates to Edmonton’s Residential Solar Rebate Program (if not, click here) and your interest has peaked as you consider harnessing solar energy for your home. However, you remain on the fence about installing panels on your roof. Yes, it’s a significant investment,...
Summary of Edmonton’s Residential Solar Rebate Program for 2020
Are you still on the fence about retrofitting your Edmonton home to leverage solar power? We understand the resistance to change, and when Jason Kenney’s United Conservative Party froze Alberta’s solar rebate program this summer you may have paused your ambition to install solar panels on your...
Benefits to implementing Building Automation Controls
By definition, a building automation system (BAS) is a term representing the automatic centralized control of a property’s HVAC, lighting, and other electrical systems. The adoption for BAS has increased as an answer to solve segmented contracting models that leave property owners and managers...
New Incentives for Electric Vehicle Ownership in Edmonton
You already know the core benefits of electric vehicle (EV) ownership. It complements your household’s eco-friendly practices and helps reduce your carbon footprint on the road. But as of the spring of 2019 the prospect got a lot more lucrative. In March, the federal government announced a new...
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