We are an hour west of you on Highway 16. Nechako Solar is a licensed BC electrical contractor based in Prince George, and Vanderhoof is one of the places we work most — because the land around this town suits solar better than almost anywhere else in the region.
Ranches and acreages around Vanderhoof have space for a ground mount. The array then faces the right way by design, instead of being stuck with whichever way the roof happens to point.
Irrigation, shop tools, grain handling, cooling and compressors draw hardest during the hours the panels are producing. That is the power that never reaches a bill.
Panels are more efficient in cold, clear weather than in summer heat. A bright February day in the Nechako Valley is good solar weather.
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.
Vanderhoof is a straightforward run for us — roughly 100 km down Highway 16. The site visit, the electrical permit, the BC Hydro interconnection and any warranty callback afterwards are part of the job, not a travel line on the invoice.
Send us your last BC Hydro bill and a photo of the roof or the yard. We come back with numbers for your property, not a national average.
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.
