Written by Dmitry Naboka · Master Electrician #13824 · Raydn Renewables, serving St. Albert · Last updated July 2026.
ST. ALBERT SOLAR, 2026
Quick facts
Service areaSt. Albert is in our home area next to Edmonton
Typical cost7 to 8 kW about $20k to $22k all-in. Anchor ~$2.75/W
Net meteringSame Alberta micro-generation framework. We handle the meter and paperwork
RebateNo active Alberta solar grant in 2026. CEIP is financing
St. Albert incentiveA $1,400 municipal cash incentive on the Clean Energy Improvement Tax, first-come. This is a CEIP program perk, not a provincial grant
WintersPanels work all year, sized for the full year
LocalSame Master Electrician crew, here after the install too
5.0 on Google · 70+ verified reviews
What solar customers say
These are Google reviews, copied word for word. None of these customers are from St. Albert, and I am not going to pretend they are.
★★★★★
“The guys at Raydn completed a solar system at my property and I am thoroughly impressed with their workmanship. The system on the roof looks sleek and clean. There can be some unpredictable happenings like in all the trades but you can be sure that Raydn aren't taking that as a chance for shortcuts. The finished product top to bottom is first class and that's all there is to say really. I wouldn't look much further, unfortunately there are some solar companies that fall way short of what should be expected and people fall for their sales pitch so do your best to avoid all of the noise. Local is best.”
Ryan · Verified Google review
★★★★★
“We were having some ongoing issues with the solar system that another company originally installed a while back. I called Raydn Renewables to come out and do some maintenance to see if they could sort it out. Dmitry showed up on time, tracked down the problem quickly, and got everything working exactly the way it should be. He took the time to answer all of our questions and explained the fix without any of the usual contractor runaround. It's hard to find tradesmen who show up, do clean work, and actually know their stuff inside and out. If you need reliable solar maintenance or a solid electrician in Alberta, I'd highly recommend Dmitry and the Raydn team. Honest guys, great service, and zero BS.”
That is not a typo. Edmonton charges 6 percent for the same thing. St. Albert sets its own CEIP rate. It is variable and capped at 3, so it can move, but today it is 1.62 and there is $1,400 waiting at the end of the job.
Yearly interest on your tax bill
St. Albert1.62%
Edmonton6.0%
Municipal rebate
$1,400
One incentive per project, applied to your Clean Energy Improvement Tax. Availability is limited.
Repayment term
Up to 20 years
The lesser of 20 years or the useful life of the upgrade. Minimum $3,000 project.
Status today
Waitlist
The city is accepting waitlist applications and processing them first-come.
Rate, rebate and status read off the City of St. Albert CEIP page on August 10, 2026. I do not quote financing from memory. Check it yourself.
Local to St. Albert, and staying that way
St. Albert is minutes from home base, so you get a crew that is genuinely local. The person who sizes your system is the one you call a year later.
The biggest problem in this market, side by side
A crew whose home area this is
The door knocker crew
I walk the roof before I price it
Prices it off a satellite photo at your door
My own licensed crew does the install
Whoever the subcontractor sent that week
Warranty call goes to my phone
Gone the moment something needs fixing
Still working in St. Albert next winter
On to the next city by then
Local is not a marketing line here. It is who shows up when something needs attention two years in.
What it costs, and what is included
Same market, same honest pricing as Edmonton. Roughly $20,000 to $22,000 for a typical 7 to 8 kW St. Albert home, all-in.
5 kW system
$14k to $18k
Smaller roof, lower usage
7 to 8 kW system
$20k to $22k
Where most St. Albert homes land
10 kW system
$25k to $31k
Big roof, high usage, or an EV
Turnkey means all seven of these are in the number
Panels
Inverter
Racking
Licensed electrical
Permit
Inspection
EPCOR paperwork
Anchor is about $2.75 per watt, before financing, and you pay 5 percent GST only because Alberta has no PST. Bigger St. Albert lots often mean a bigger roof and a bigger system. The per watt math does not move.
Net metering and winters, same as next door
Credits
Same micro-generation framework
Surplus solar earns EPCOR credits that offset your night and winter draw. We handle the meter swap and the Micro-Gen Agreement.
Winter
Panels work all year
Cold helps efficiency, snow sheds off angled glass, short days are planned for. Sized for the full year, not one month.
Rebate
No phantom grant
No active Alberta solar rebate in 2026, in St. Albert or anywhere. CEIP is financing, not free money. The $1,400 is a CEIP program perk, not a grant. I will tell you straight if it still has room when we quote.
May to August
You make more than you use
The surplus flows back out to the grid
On your bill
It banks as EPCOR credits
We do the bi-directional meter and the Micro-Gen Agreement
November to February
Those credits cover the short days
Sized on the full year, not on December
Same provincial framework as Edmonton, a few minutes up the road, and no imaginary rebate propping up the price. Deeper detail on net metering, winter production, and Alberta rebates.
The proof is my own bill
I run a full system on my own nearby roof. My home runs on a system I installed and monitor daily.
I would not sell a system to a St. Albert homeowner that I would not put on my own house. Here is the receipt.
My own roof
9.56 kW
Across four roof faces
May to June, exported
678 kWh
More than my house used
What the retailer sent back
A credit
Big enough to cover my gas bill too
Same climate, same framework your St. Albert system runs on. Model your own numbers with the calculator, then call me and I will confirm them on your actual roof.
Honest Answers
The questions homeowners actually ask
From a Master Electrician's chair, not a salesperson's script.
Do you install solar in St. Albert?
Yes. St. Albert is right in our home service area next to Edmonton, and we install there regularly. You get the same licensed Master Electrician crew, the same honest all-in pricing, and the same end-to-end handling of the EPCOR micro-generation paperwork. Being local matters for solar, because the person who sizes and installs your system should still be around when you have a question a year later, not a door-to-door crew that has left the province.
How much does solar cost in St. Albert?
About the same as Edmonton, because it is the same market and the same crew. A full installed system runs like this, all-in and before financing.
For 5 kW
roughly $14,000 to $18,000
For 7 to 8 kW
around $20,000 to $22,000
And for 10 kW
roughly $25,000 to $31,000
My anchor
is around $2.75 per watt for a straightforward install
St. Albert's larger lots and homes sometimes mean bigger roofs and higher usage, which can push toward a larger system, but the per-watt math stays the same.
Does net metering work the same in St. Albert?
Yes. St. Albert homes are on the same Alberta micro-generation framework, so your surplus solar exports earn credits that offset the power you draw at night and in winter. We handle the bi-directional meter and the Micro-Generation Agreement as part of the install. The seasonal trick is identical to Edmonton: overproduce through the long summer days to bank credits that carry you through the short winter ones.
Is there a solar rebate in St. Albert?
No, and I will always be straight about this. There is no active Alberta residential solar rebate in 2026, and that applies in St. Albert just as it does everywhere else in the province. CEIP financing may be available depending on the municipality, but that is a loan repaid on your tax bill, not a rebate. Anyone quoting you a current Alberta solar grant in St. Albert is not being honest.
Do solar panels work through St. Albert winters?
Yes, the same as they do a few minutes away in Edmonton. Panels produce all year, more in summer and less in the short winter days, and cold weather actually helps efficiency. Snow sheds off the angled dark glass, usually within a day or two of a snowfall. A properly sized St. Albert system is designed around the full year, which is exactly why my own nearby system runs the annual bill negative.
How do I get a quote for my St. Albert home?
The fastest honest way is to model it with our solar calculator using your real usage and roof, then call me to confirm the numbers. I quote off your actual power bill and a look at your roof, not a generic square-footage guess. Because we are local, I can walk your St. Albert roof, check shading and your panel, and give you a firm turnkey number with nothing hidden.
I run 9.56 kW on my own roof in Edmonton. From May 5 to June 2, 2026 I exported 678 kWh more than I used and the bill came back at -$109.98. The four year record is up too, 31,581 kWh since September 2022, December included.
Model your roof with the calculator, then call me. Because we are local, I will walk your St. Albert roof, check shading and your panel, handle the EPCOR paperwork, and give you a firm turnkey number with nothing hidden. Same crew, still here after the panels go up.
The same Master Electrician crew handles it all in St. Albert. Solar, batteries, EV chargers, panel upgrades. One crew of ours, no handoff to a stranger.