From a Truck Cab in the Oilfield to Raydn Renewables.

Raydn Renewables started the way a lot of things do in Alberta. Work slowed down, bills don't, and you go where the work is.

Solar can be all over the place out here. One minute it's busy, next minute it's dead quiet, especially heading into winter. It gets political, it gets pushed around, and when it slows down you either sit and wait or you head north. I chose to head north.

That’s where I met my business partner.

We were both up there doing industrial electrical work in the oilfield. Long days, out of town, same grind as everyone else. Oil was booming, solar wasn't, and we were just doing what it takes to keep moving.

Somewhere between job sites and long drives, we started talking. At first it was just talk, joking around, saying one day we'd run our own jobs, be our own bosses, not have to chase work all over the place anymore.

But we meant it.

We didn't want to live out of a bag forever. We wanted to build something of our own, take care of our families properly, and actually be around for it. Have an acreage, have a farm, get things paid off, and not be stressed out all the time. Just live the Alberta dream the way it's supposed to be.

That's where Raydn Renewables came from.

Mid-August 2025, I flew down to Vegas for a jujitsu tournament. Got home, had the paperwork done within a week, and by September we were on the roof for our first job. Raydn was registered August 8, 2025. We've been working ever since, subbing where we have to, building the company the right way. That's why we're going hard for our own jobs now.

Registered August 8, 2025. On a roof by September. Haven't slowed down since.

That business partner is Kyle V. His card is up at the top of this page, so I will not list his ticket twice. What the card does not tell you is that the low profile is his choice. No face on a billboard, no bio. He would rather be on the roof.

If your panel is tidy, your conduit is straight, and your system got commissioned properly, that is Kyle's standard showing up in the work.

And if I am on another site the day yours goes in, it is Kyle or a licensed guy off our own five-person crew. Never a sub. That is the whole reason we keep it in-house.

And honestly, a lot of it was held together with humor. That's what keeps you sane out there. Long days, crappy weather, things going sideways, you've got to be able to laugh.

We still carry that with us. Around here we call ourselves the solar boys. We like being out in the sun, we're basically solar powered at this point. Give us some sunlight and we're good. Pretty much photosynthesis with tool belts.

What started as joking around in a truck turned into a real company.

This isn't a side thing and it's not a test run. There's no backup plan. This is it for us. When you call, you're talking to one of us. Not a call center, not an office. Our actual phones. If something comes up, even after the job, you can call anytime.

When you call, you're talking to one of us. Not a call center, not an office. Our actual phones.

That's why we care so much about how the work gets done.

We hold everything to what we call the Raydn standard.

• No shortcuts

  Permitted, inspected, torqued to spec and labelled.

• No half done work

  Nothing gets left as a temporary fix and a promise to come back.

• No disappearing after install

  Two owners, one number, and we both still answer it.

• Our names on every job

  Mine is Dmitry Naboka, Master Electrician #13824. Kyle V. is the other.

Our names are on every job and we take that seriously.

We started saying making the world a better place one panel at a time as a bit of a joke back in the early days. But it stuck, because that's really what we're doing. Good work, done properly, and trying to leave things a little better than we found them.

That's Raydn.

The meter spun backwards. The customer's face lit up. That's when I knew.

The first solar job I ever did, the meter spun backwards. The customer's face lit up brighter than any light I had ever installed. They were genuinely happy about their next electrical bill. That was the moment I knew I was doing something worthwhile, actually using my skills to make a positive change.

I was happy enough working for somebody else. But every company I worked for, the boss eventually wanted more output for the same input, sometimes less. Residential has a fly-by attitude in spots, but every shop I saw had the same problem: they did not put their people first.

I wanted to do it differently. So we build a team we trust and deal with those people only. Slow growth, definite direction. Slow growth in the proper direction is worth more than weeds growing everywhere.

From a tiny acorn grows a mighty oak tree.

Raydn is an acorn right now. We aim to be the oak.

I've had this number since grade 8. I'm not going anywhere. No disappearing after a job. I will honor our warranties and always be ready to help out with maintenance and service calls.