ALBERTA

Power your balcony, not your bill

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11
Canadians have taken action

Goal: 5,000 by June 1

Two ministers, Affordability & Utilities, Service Alberta & Red Tape Reduction, can permit certified plug-in solar without the legislature. Every signature is delivered with the email it generated.

0% of the way there

The Balcony Solar Saver

When Alberta unlocks this, here's what it pays back.

An 800W south-facing balcony solar system in Edmonton, against the local residential rate. Real numbers from the same model that powers our methodology.

$64
Saved per year
8 yr 1 mo
Pays back in
833 kWh
Generated per year

What's blocking it

What's blocking it in Alberta

Here's the regulatory picture, what's settled, what's friction, what's actively blocking.

3
Issues identified
3
Actively blocking
0
Add friction

How to fix it

How to unlock it in Alberta

No new legislation is needed. The authority to make these changes already exists.

3
Pathways available
Zero
Need legislation
3
With precedent

What's next

Working on plug-in solar in Alberta

These organizations are anchoring advocacy here. Email your rep or follow the latest updates.

Talk to your condo board

Most condo and rental bylaws were written before plug-in solar existed. Start the conversation with your board, even a single panel on a south-facing balcony is enough to put the question on the agenda.

Three ways to unlock Alberta

Email your rep · read the regulations · learn the pathway.