Smithers is the far end of our range — 372 km down Highway 16 — and we would rather say that plainly than pretend we are around the corner. For larger installs in the Bulkley Valley, and for community and commercial work, it is a drive we are glad to make.
A single small residential array in Smithers is a long way to send a crew, and there are good installers closer to you. Where we are genuinely worth calling is when the job is bigger or more complicated than a straightforward roof: a ground mount, a battery system, an off-grid property, a community or commercial building, or anything that needs an electrical contractor rather than a solar salesperson.
If that is not your job, we will say so and point you somewhere sensible. We would rather do that than take a deposit and turn up twice a year.
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.
If we are the right contractor for it, we will tell you. If someone closer is, we will tell you that too.
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.
