Quesnel is a little over an hour south of us on Highway 97 — close enough that we treat it as home territory. We install rooftop solar, battery back-up and commercial systems for homes and businesses across the Cariboo.
The Cariboo gets long, clear summer days, and cold bright winter days are when panels are at their most efficient. Northern BC is not the disadvantage the coast assumes it is.
Larger lots and acreages mean we can put an array where it actually belongs, rather than working around a roof that faces north.
Shops, warehouses and offices draw their heaviest load in daylight, which is the strongest case solar makes. Most of that roof space is doing nothing.
A commercial system in BC stacks three things: BC Hydro rebates of up to $10,000, the federal Clean Technology Investment Tax Credit at up to 30% for taxable Canadian corporations, and accelerated capital cost allowance under CCA Class 43.1. The PST exemption on solar equipment comes straight off the invoice.
We model the payback against your own consumption history rather than an average, and itemise the invoice the way your accountant will want it.
BC Hydro closed net metering to new customers on 1 July 2026. Under the Self-Generation rate that replaced it, the power you export is bought at 10 cents per kWh and credited on every bill rather than settled once a year.
Rebates are still on the table — up to $5,000 on solar and up to $5,000 on an eligible battery. But since 1 June 2026 BC Hydro only pays them when the work is done by a Home Performance Contractor Network member. We are one. If your installer is not, the rebate simply does not get paid.
Roughly 122 km down Highway 97. Site visits, permits, inspection and the BC Hydro interconnection are all handled by us, and a warranty callback is a drive we are happy to make.
Send us twelve months of bills and we will tell you what an array on your roof would actually do.
Nechako Solar is a licensed BC electrical contractor, licence LEL0204111, and a member of BC Hydro’s Home Performance Contractor Network. Rebate amounts and rate details are current as of August 2026 and are set by BC Hydro, not by us.
