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Solar panel installation

We install solar panels on homes across Montreal's Southwest and the South Shore. Mounting structure, panels, inverter, connection to the electrical panel and the paperwork with Hydro-Québec.

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Régie du bâtiment du Québec
RBQ licence
5855-0849-01
Corporation des maîtres électriciens du Québec
CMEQ member
17468
Our service

What we install, and what it takes

A solar project requires RBQ subcategory 13.5 and a grid connection authorization a homeowner cannot request alone. We hold the licence and we file the request. A VOLT certified ELIOS installer, with no completed project to date: we would rather tell you up front.

  • We assess your roof, your service and the sun exposure
  • We calculate what your installation can take
  • We produce the documents and file the connection request
  • We explain plainly what the project involves
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Solar inverter installed on a garage wall, next to the electrical panel

How it works

From the roof assessment to commissioning

  1. We assess the roof and the service

    Orientation, slope, shading, the state of the roofing, and how much capacity is left in your electrical panel.

  2. We file the connection request

    The grid connection authorization goes through a certified electrician. Nothing gets ordered before it moves forward.

  3. We mount the structure and the panels

    Rails, fasteners and panels installed the manufacturer's way, which is what the certification governs.

  4. We connect and commission

    Inverter, dedicated circuit, connection to the panel and a test with you. One year warranty on parts and labour.

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Maître électricien de VGI devant un panneau électrique, prêt à évaluer un projet
Assessment

What we assess at your place

Four things decide the project, and two of them can stop it outright. That is why the visit comes before the number.

  • The state and the age of the roofing

    Panels go up for twenty five years. On a roof with five left in it, the roofing has to be redone first, otherwise the whole array has to come off to redo it later.

  • Orientation, slope and shading

    A south facing slope with no shade and an east slope lined with mature maples do not produce the same thing. That is what decides how many panels are worth installing.

  • The capacity of your service

    The inverter connects to your panel and takes up room in it. On a service that is already loaded, you want to know that before anything is ordered.

  • What the utility will authorize

    Connecting a self generation installation depends on an authorization from Hydro-Québec. We file for it, but the utility decides, and we never promise its answer.

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Électricien qui mesure la capacité d’un panneau électrique avant des travaux
The brands

What we install, and why

One manufacturer we are certified for, and the equipment you may already have chosen.

  • VOLT

    The manufacturer whose ELIOS installer certification we hold. That certification governs the mounting and conditions its warranty.

The budget

What makes the price move

The size of the installation first, then four things that count just as much and that no phone estimate can guess.

It is not the area of the roof, it is the part that is well oriented and free of shade. It decides how many panels go up, and therefore everything else.

A low slope bungalow and a two storey house with a steep roof call for neither the same equipment nor the same time on site.

From the roof to the inverter, then from the inverter to your service. The run and the walls to cross decide the wiring that has to go in.

If it has to be upgraded before anything can be connected, that becomes two jobs instead of one, with a request to file with the utility.

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The usable area

We do not post prices and we do not give them over the phone. Two neighbouring houses can call for two very different installations. We assess on site, then we quote.

The installation

What the installation includes

The list to compare from one quote to the next. Two very different prices almost always hide two different lists.

Orientation, slope, shading and the state of the roofing. Then the capacity of your electrical service. A roof due for replacement in three years changes the whole project, and that gets said before anything else.

It gets filed with Hydro-Québec and it has to come from a certified electrician. You cannot file it yourself, and without it an installation cannot be legally connected.

Rails and fasteners installed the manufacturer's way, panels aligned and torqued to spec. That is precisely what the ELIOS certification governs, and what holds the manufacturer's warranty.

The inverter converts the power from the panels into your installation. It gets its own circuit, its own disconnect and a spot chosen to stay accessible, not hidden behind a storage bin.

One year on parts and labour, on top of the manufacturer's warranty on the equipment. The invoice carries our licence numbers, the models and the serial numbers, which is what a rebate program will ask you for.

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Not included: redoing the roofing if it is at the end of its life, reinforcing the framing where an engineer requires it, and upgrading the electrical service if it becomes necessary.

Electrician measuring a roof before a solar panel installation
Master electrician in front of a house equipped with solar panels
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ELIOS

Certified installer

Certification from the manufacturer VOLT, which governs the mounting and conditions its warranty on the equipment.

13.5

RBQ subcategory held, required for prefabricated outdoor installations

10 years

In residential electrical work, about 180 projects a year

1 year

Warranty on parts and labour

What makes us legitimate

The certification before the numbers

VOLT certified ELIOS installer, holding RBQ subcategory 13.5, the one required to mount panels.

We do not have a completed solar project to show yet, and we will not pretend otherwise. What we do have is the manufacturer's certification, the licence this type of installation requires, and about ten years of doing residential electrical work properly. The rest gets built one job at a time.

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What people say about us
  • Charles Tremblay-RoyGoogle review★★★★★

    « Service impeccable ! L'électricien a été ponctuel, professionnel et a fait un travail de grande qualité. Tout fonctionne parfaitement. Je recommande sans hésitation ! »

  • Isabelle GervaisGoogle review★★★★★

    « J'ai fait affaire avec cette entreprise quelques fois et je recommande fortement. Service super professionnel, et le travail est impeccable. »

  • Etienne Gauvreau-HurtubiseGoogle review★★★★★

    « Véritable allié stratégique pour nos projets d'électricité, Marc-André est efficace, courtois et rapide. Nous le recommandons! »

  • joel touchetteGoogle review★★★★★

    « Service professionnel, offre des options pour ne pas augmenter le prix inutilement concernant le choix des travaux à réaliser »

  • Charles Tremblay-RoyGoogle review★★★★★

    « Service impeccable ! L'électricien a été ponctuel, professionnel et a fait un travail de grande qualité. Tout fonctionne parfaitement. Je recommande sans hésitation ! »

  • Etienne Gauvreau-HurtubiseGoogle review★★★★★

    « Véritable allié stratégique pour nos projets d'électricité, Marc-André est efficace, courtois et rapide. Nous le recommandons! »

  • Isabelle GervaisGoogle review★★★★★

    « J'ai fait affaire avec cette entreprise quelques fois et je recommande fortement. Service super professionnel, et le travail est impeccable. »

  • joel touchetteGoogle review★★★★★

    « Service professionnel, offre des options pour ne pas augmenter le prix inutilement concernant le choix des travaux à réaliser »

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Price estimator

An idea of the price
before anyone goes on the roof

The price comes down mostly to the usable roof area, its orientation and the capacity left in your electrical service. The tool asks a few questions and shows a range. It is an estimate to place your project, not a quote.

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Rebates and grants

What your project may qualify for

Hydro-Québec pays a rebate for residential solar self generation, through its LogisVert program. Two conditions decide everything: the connection authorization has to be granted, and the application filed within nine months of the installation. That deadline is what costs people the most rebates.

  • $1,000 per kilowatt installed, up to 40% of the costLogisVertHydro-Québec · verified on August 14, 2026 at the source
  • Eligible equipment chosen before ordering
  • Invoice with model and serial number
  • Grid connection request filed
  • Reminder of the nine-month deadline

The program administrator decides whether you qualify, not your electrician.

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Électricien qui explique les étapes d’une demande d’aide financière à une cliente
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Your questions

Frequently asked questions

Nothing here promises a timeline or an amount: for that, we need to see the job.

Not legally. A grid connected installation requires a contractor holding the appropriate RBQ licence, and the connection authorization has to be requested by a certified electrician. A homeowner cannot file it alone.

Not yet. We are a VOLT certified ELIOS installer and we hold RBQ subcategory 13.5, required for this type of work, but our first solar job is still ahead of us. We would rather tell you plainly than let you understand otherwise.

It depends on its age and its condition. Panels go up for about twenty five years. If the roofing is nearing the end of its life, it is better to redo it first, otherwise the installation has to come off to reach it later. That is the first thing we look at.

Hydro-Québec pays one through its LogisVert program. The program amount is $1,000 per kilowatt installed, up to 40% of the cost, and the application has to be filed within nine months of the installation. It is the program administrator who decides your eligibility, not your electrician.

Not systematically. The inverter connects to your service and takes up room in it. On a panel that is already loaded, an upgrade may be necessary before the connection. The calculation happens during the visit, before any equipment is ordered.

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Where we install

Verdun, LaSalle, Lachine, Châteauguay, Longueuil, and the rest of Montreal’s Southwest and the South Shore. Not sure you are in the area? A text message at (514) 929-9963 does the job.

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Describe it in a few words, even if it is still just an idea. We assess on site what your installation can take, and you decide from there.

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