Assessing buildings across Ontario — plus select Alberta projects on request
Zero upfront capital · Response within 1 business day
Commercial & Industrial Solar · ON & AB

Turn your roof into cashflow, with zero money down.

If your building has 50,000+ sq ft of usable space, you can install commercial solar for no upfront cost. The capital is fully financed and repaid out of the utility savings it creates over 15 years, on panels warrantied for 30. You bank the difference from day one.

No capital outlay · No balance-sheet debt to arrange yourself · Building or expanding? The design phase is the cheapest time to add solar.

Upfront cost
$0
Repaid from
Savings 15 yrs
Bill impact
Down day 1
$0
Upfront capital required
15 yr
Savings-funded repayment term
50k+
Sq ft minimum to qualify
30 yr
Panel warranty — 15 yrs of savings after payoff
How it works

Four steps from rooftop to lower bills

One accountable program handles design, financing, build, and operation. You approve, then collect the savings.

Qualify your site

We confirm your building has the 50,000+ sq ft of roof or ground space needed and pull your utility profile.

Engineered design

A solar system is sized to your load, with available rebates and incentives identified and stacked into the business case.

Financed & built

The full capital cost is absorbed and the system is installed. No cheque from you, no financing for you to arrange.

You bank savings

From commissioning, the repayment is structured to sit below your utility savings — so your net cost goes down on day one.

Does your building qualify?

  • 50,000+ sq ft of usable roof or ground space
  • Strong daytime energy use — operations that draw power when the sun is up
  • Flat roof preferred, with the structural capacity to carry the system
  • Ontario location (Alberta assessed on request)

Not sure on roof or structure? That's what the free assessment confirms — you don't need the answers to start.

Best time to act

Building or expanding? Act in the design phase.

Solar is dramatically easier and cheaper to integrate while a building is still being designed — roof loading, orientation, and electrical can be planned in from the start instead of retrofitted later. If you have a project on the drawing board, that's the moment the economics are strongest.

Already built? You still qualify — design-phase is simply the ideal, not a requirement.

Aerial view of a commercial warehouse rooftop covered in solar panels at blue hour
Hero image: aerial commercial rooftop solar at blue hour (images/hero-rooftop.jpg)

The whole point: you never write a cheque for the system.

Most solar pitches ask for hundreds of thousands in capital and a multi-year payback. This is the opposite. The capital expenditure is absorbed and recovered only through the savings the system produces over a 15-year term.

No capex, no debt to arrange

You don't fund the build and you don't go to your bank for it. The capital sits off your shoulders.

Repaid purely from savings

Repayment is charged back against the utility savings the panels generate — structured to stay below them.

Net positive from day one

Because the charge sits under your savings, your all-in energy cost drops the moment the system switches on.

Years 1–15 pay for it. Years 16–30 pay you.

The system is repaid from savings over about 15 years. The panels are warrantied for 30. Everything after payoff is clean energy you already own, with the savings flowing straight to your bottom line.

Years 1–15Capital repaid from utility savings. You're already net positive, just modestly.
Years 16–30System fully paid off. Warranty still active. The full savings are yours — pure upside.

Indicative repayment term. Exact payoff timing and post-payoff savings are confirmed in your site-specific assessment.

Free savings estimate

See your numbers in 20 seconds

Move the sliders to your building. This is a directional estimate — the engineered assessment refines it for your roof, load, and incentives.

Your building

No contact info needed to see the estimate.

120,000sq ft
Estimated annual utility savings
$—
Est. system size
15-year savings (indicative)
Savings after payoff (yrs 16–30)
Added property value*
Upfront cost to you$0
Get my engineered assessment →

*Indicative only. Property value uplift estimated by capitalizing annual savings at an illustrative 6.5% cap rate. Actual figures depend on roof, load profile, rate class, and available incentives, confirmed in the free assessment.

Who qualifies

If you own square footage, you own an opportunity

Any commercial or industrial property with 50,000+ sq ft of buildable roof or ground space is a candidate. These are the operators getting the most out of it.

📦

Warehouse & logistics

Vast flat roofs and high daytime draw. The ideal solar canvas, often the single best ROI per square foot.

Big roof + steady load = max offset
🏭

Manufacturing & industrial

Heavy, continuous power demand is exactly what on-site generation hedges against as rates climb.

Hedge against rate volatility
🛒

Retail, big-box & plazas

Daytime operating hours align with peak solar production, and lower opex lifts asset value for landlords.

Peak hours match peak sun
❄️

Cold storage

Refrigeration runs your meter around the clock. Solar takes a permanent bite out of the largest line on the bill.

Crush your #1 operating cost
🌱

Agriculture & greenhouse

Large footprints and intensive energy use, with sector incentives that strengthen the business case further.

Footprint + incentives stack
🏢

Office & institutional

Schools, healthcare, and offices cut operating budgets while making a visible, fundable sustainability move.

Lower budget, stronger ESG
🏗️

Developers & new builds

Planning a 50,000+ sq ft project? Designing solar in from the start is the cheapest, cleanest path — and it's a leasing advantage before you've broken ground.

Design-phase = best economics
🏬

Multi-tenant & portfolios

Roll the model across several buildings. Each site improves its own NOI with no capital from ownership.

Scale across the whole book
🅿️

Large surface lots

Carports and ground-mount turn underused land or parking into a revenue-grade energy asset.

Monetize idle land
🏛️

Municipal & public

Cut operating costs across public facilities with no capital request and no procurement headache for the build.

No capital ask to council
Why owners care

Lower bills don't just save cash. They reprice the building.

Commercial property is valued on net operating income. Every dollar you stop sending to the utility is a dollar of NOI, and NOI gets capitalized into the sale or appraisal value.

Annual utility savings (example)$130,000
Goes straight to net operating income+$130,000 NOI
Capitalized at 6.5% cap rate÷ 0.065
Estimated value created≈ $2.0M

Illustrative only. Cap rates vary by asset class and market. The point holds in every case: recurring savings lift the capital value of the property, on top of the cash you keep each month.

Three wins from one decision

Cashflow: a lower all-in energy cost from day one, with no capital tied up.

Valuation: improved NOI raises what the building is worth to a buyer or appraiser.

Tenant attraction: lower energy costs and a visible sustainability asset are a real leasing lever — industrial and logistics tenants in particular weigh power cost and resilience when choosing space. It helps you fill the building faster and hold tenants longer.

Visualization of rising property value driven by energy savings
Valuation visual (images/valuation-graph.jpg)

Ontario coverage, with select Alberta projects

Our core program is delivered across Ontario, region by region. We also assess qualifying Alberta buildings on a project-by-project basis — tell us about your site and we'll confirm whether it fits.

Ontario — full coverage

  • Toronto / GTA
  • Mississauga
  • Brampton
  • Hamilton
  • Ottawa
  • London
  • Kitchener-Waterloo
  • Windsor
  • Vaughan
  • Markham
  • Barrie
  • Guelph
  • Kingston
  • Sudbury
  • Niagara
  • Durham Region

Alberta — assessed on request

  • Calgary
  • Edmonton
  • Red Deer
  • Lethbridge
  • Airdrie
  • Medicine Hat
  • Grande Prairie
  • Fort McMurray
  • St. Albert
  • Sherwood Park
  • Leduc
  • Spruce Grove
  • Nisku industrial
  • Balzac / Rocky View
  • Fort Saskatchewan
  • Okotoks

Alberta availability is confirmed per project and not guaranteed for every site. Submit your building and we'll tell you quickly whether the program can be delivered at your location.

Straight answers

Questions owners ask first

What does it cost me upfront?

Nothing. The full capital cost of the system is financed and recovered from the utility savings it generates over a 15-year term. There's no cheque from you and no financing for you to arrange separately.

How is it really free if it's repaid?

It isn't "free" — it's self-funding. The repayment is structured to sit below the utility savings the system produces, so your net energy cost is lower from commissioning. You're redirecting money you were already paying the grid, not adding a new cost.

What size building do I need?

At least 50,000 sq ft of usable roof or ground space. The strongest candidates also have a high daytime energy draw and a flat roof with the structural capacity to carry the system — but you don't need to verify roof or structure yourself, that's confirmed in the assessment.

When's the best time to add solar to a project?

During the design phase of a new build or expansion. Planning the roof loading, orientation, and electrical from the start is far cheaper and cleaner than retrofitting later, so the economics are strongest then. If your building already exists, it still qualifies — design-phase is the ideal, not a requirement.

Will it actually raise my property value?

Lower operating costs increase net operating income, and commercial property is valued by capitalizing NOI. So recurring savings raise the building's appraised and resale value, separate from the monthly cash you keep.

What happens at the end of 15 years?

The panels are warrantied for 30 years, while the capital is repaid from savings over roughly the first 15. That leaves about 15 more years of warrantied production after payoff — and in that stretch the savings flow entirely to you, with no remaining repayment. The first 15 years cover the system; the back 15 are pure upside.

Is the program available in Alberta?

The core program is delivered across Ontario. Alberta projects are assessed individually and availability isn't guaranteed for every site. Submit your building and we'll confirm quickly whether it can be delivered at your location.

Who actually designs, builds, and operates it?

The program is delivered end-to-end by an established energy partner with utility-grade engineering and balance-sheet strength — design, financing, build, and long-term operation under one accountable roof. We introduce qualified buildings to the program and manage your side of the process. The partner is named in full once you're in assessment.

Get your free engineered assessment

Tell us about your building and we'll come back within one business day with a tailored savings and valuation projection, no cost and no obligation.

  • A solar layout sized to your roof and load
  • Projected annual and 15-year savings
  • Estimated property value uplift
  • Every rebate and incentive your site qualifies for
  • Clear answer on whether the no-capex model fits

Book my assessment

50,000+ sq ft buildings in ON & AB. One business day response.

Request received.

Thanks — we'll review your building and reply within one business day with your tailored projection.