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How Do I Know if My Property or Building is Right for Solar?

How Do I Know if My Property or Building is Right for Solar?

As we enter 2024, well over 43,000 solar (PV) energy installations are affixed upon residential, commercial and industrial rooftops across Canada, providing power directly to those properties. The country’s current solar capacity (maximum amount of electricity the system can produce under ideal...

Top Tax Incentives for Solar 2024

Top Tax Incentives for Solar 2024

At BLDG Electric, we work diligently to understand and keep property owners informed about financial incentives for adding or transitioning to solar power. There’s another piece of the incentive puzzle that Edmonton and Northern AB building owners and developers need to know about as we move...

How to Plan for Residential Solar in Edmonton and Northern AB

How to Plan for Residential Solar in Edmonton and Northern AB

Your household has decided it wants to do its part to help achieve Northern Alberta’s and Edmonton’s Energy Transition Strategy & Action Plan. This plan calls for homeowners to transition to solar energy and heating. This is accomplished via the installation of photovoltaic cells, also known...

How Can I Make Money on Carbon Credits Using My Solar System?

How Can I Make Money on Carbon Credits Using My Solar System?

You’ve heard rumblings about carbon credits from green home owners throughout Central and Northern Alberta of late. You’ve heard that there is money to be made by leveraging a solar installation, yet have received little clarity on how to make that happen. Consequently, you’ve procrastinated on...

Why Choose Lutron for Smart Home Automation

Why Choose Lutron for Smart Home Automation

The “smart home” concept is rooted in automation. This automation is made possible via the Internet of Things (IoT), which is a term used to describe a network of physical objects (“things”) that you normally find in a home. These objects are embedded with sensors, software, and other technologies...

How to Earn Cash Back From Your Solar PV Installation

How to Earn Cash Back From Your Solar PV Installation

At BLDG, the number one question we get about solar installations for residential homes in the Greater Edmonton area is whether you can earn money back by producing green electricity that goes back into the grid. The answer is a resounding yes! Albertans can get cash back by feeding energy back...

Missed the Recent Edmonton Solar Rebate, What Now?

Missed the Recent Edmonton Solar Rebate, What Now?

In our recent article about how to make money by installing solar panels on your Edmonton AB home, we stated the importance for homeowners to act quickly before rebates dried up. Some assumed the call-to-action was merely a marketing tactic to encourage panel installation estimate requests. The...

What to Know Before Asking for an EV Charger Installation Quote

What to Know Before Asking for an EV Charger Installation Quote

The number of electric vehicle (EV) owners in Edmonton is skyrocketing into 2023 and beyond. A recent survey by the Alberta Motor Association (AMA) has found that 96% of EV owners in the province would buy another one in a heartbeat. Not only is everyone coming to terms with the economic and...