Our “average” system is around 10kW and costs approx. $30,000. Don’t let the sticker price fool you however. There are rebates and financing options that make it much more affordable. For most people it comes down to whether or not you’d be willing to spend a few dollars more per day than what you’re already used to paying for power. This is the investment required to secure your power costs for decades to come, and save tens of thousands of dollars long term.

The components of the system come with 25 year warranties and we model our calculations based on a 30 year life expectancy. The way solar cells work there is 0.5% degradation that happens every year. Therefore after 30 years of production you can expect about a 15% drop off in energy production from the first year. Let us do the math to show you the benefits of investment in solar!

At Solar Ascent we love putting solar arrays on a roof, but before we do we ensure your roof will be a good fit for solar. Solar energy is only a sustainable solution if the finished product stands the test of time. That means ensuring that the installation won’t compromise the roof in any way – especially regarding leaks and structural concerns. We work with a structural engineer to review every solar design and layout before installation, along with detailed information on your roof trusses or rafters. We exclusively use the Kinetic K-Flash racking system on shingled roofs to ensure that each connection point to your roof is mechanically sealed against water penetration. To top it all off, once we install the solar panels we install low profile wire mesh around the perimeter of the array to ensure that no critters can move in underneath after we’re done.

The “payback period” of the system refers to how long the system needs to run to produce enough value in kWh produced to recoup your initial investment. Typical paybacks in residential range from 10-13 years, but there are a lot of factors that could greatly speed up our payback calculations. For instance we use a utility rate increase of 3.34% in our models which – by the sounds of what’s to come – that will be greatly outpaced by the actual increases in the near future. This will speed up the payback process, as the value of displaced costs is higher.

Yes, we’re a local business and do all of the work from design, to procurement, to the installation. We have a sales department, customer success department, finance department and multiple installation crews. We operate out of our HQ in Hammonds Plains, NS.