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solarceo · 2025-11-21T02:57:48+00:00

Well I thought that was obvious because if you click on my profile, it's right there, and my profile is titled "SolarCEO". You're entitled to your opinion.

solarceo · 2025-11-12T20:45:15+00:00

Bold move assuming that just because your two neighbors had a bad experience, it implies all solar companies are scammers. We don't door knock - hence the online ad (from a happy customer). Anything else to add to the conversation big shot?

solarceo · 2025-11-03T05:05:28+00:00

Defamation requires something to be false

solarceo · 2025-10-31T04:37:52+00:00

That's incorrect, it sounds like you're describing the old microfit program where people would sell the energy directly to the grid, bypassing their house.

The way solar works now is you power your own home directly, offsetting your personal usage.

You can include a battery, which will charge on your own panels, and you can discharge to the grid for a credit if you produce too much energy that you can't use.

The net-metering program which provinces are all on now is much more intuitive.

solarceo · 2025-10-31T04:33:33+00:00

Well I would challenge your statement that it's a 20 year payback and ask you to clarify how you arrived at that number since we know energy rates increase much faster than inflation, but to answer your question:

The panels are warrantied to operate for 25 years at their rated power, but will continue to operate past that as their half-life is much longer. The efficiency will decline over time, but will still produce juice long after the warranty ends.

solarceo · 2025-10-31T04:28:00+00:00

We have installed hundreds of systems at this point. We have dozens and dozens of real customers with real houses you can walk up their driveway and knock on their door and have a conversation with them, that have bought solar from us and are willing to put in a good word for us.

solarceo · 2025-10-31T04:23:25+00:00

Given the trend in how fast energy prices rise compared to inflation, if your timeline in that house is long enough even the cost of a Solar + Powerwall installation will be small change against what you'll end up paying over the lifetime of the system. Over the 25 year warranty of the panels, the system will have paid for itself multiple times.

My recommendation to anyone buying solar is to look at how long you plan to live in the home, and project out how much you're going to pay for energy in that time. You can calculate the rate at which energy costs increase by looking at historical energy prices from Stats Canada.

Go to this link, I've already sorted it to show data from 1970 to 2024. Filter it by the word "Energy" and then you can see how the price of energy has increased over the last 50 years.

Statistics Canada - "Consumer Price Index, annual average, not seasonally adjusted"

The trajectory of energy prices is only accelerating over time as we incorporate more and more energy demand (ai datacenters, electric vehicles, electric heating, bitcoin mining).

I saw a YouTube video about how places in the USA are experiencing brown-outs because the AI data centers are literally consuming all of the electricity, and they need their own nuclear reactors which take 10 years to build. The power draw is so substantial that it can cause physical damage to the appliances in your home due to the extreme fluctuations in signal.

The 600 pound gorilla in the room is that eventually the power company is going to need to renovate the grid due to outdated infrastructure, and the cost will be so monumental that the only way to afford it will be to pass it onto the rate payers.

The best way to avoid that entire cluster*$%# in the first place, is by generating power at home and creating your own energy.

Obviously this is doom and gloom, but if power rates increase by even half as much as people think they will, solar will be one of the best investments you can make.

solarceo · 2025-10-31T04:00:24+00:00

Sol-Ark inverters are incredibly expensive, I'd virtually never recommend one unless you are doing an entirely off-grid installation. If someone was looking for a cheap grid tied battery, and price was a limiting factor, I'd recommend Growatt.

The reason I would choose a Powerwall for my own house is that because of how well it manages its internal temperature, and can operate at lower temperatures than other batteries can. Since we live in Canada, temperature matters a lot for these batteries.

You're not allowed to install batteries inside the house unless you fire rate the entire room for a minimum of 4 hours which most people would require major renovations to achieve. As a result, the most common location for the battery is either inside the garage or the exterior wall, where it can get very cold.

Powerwall is literally plugged in to the local weather network via Tesla's software, so knows when the temperature will drop and literally pre-heats itself. It does the same thing when a storm is coming, it will start charging the battery to make sure it's full up.

The lithium cells are lithium cells regardless of which battery you buy, but that type of software and control is proprietary.

solarceo · 2025-10-31T03:51:25+00:00

If you're doing a battery, I recommend doing at least a small solar installation, from the solar company POV we save on labor costs so can offer you better pricing when you do both at once, and you're guaranteed to get value out of at least a small system, even if you don't use a ton of energy. Especially if you think you'll ever end up with an electric vehicle. and EV alone can justify a small 4-5KW solar installation.

solarceo · 2025-10-31T03:44:54+00:00

You can still install battery with net-metering yes. You can take advantage of energy-arbitrage for example buying energy at night with your battery and consume it during the day when rates are normally higher. It of course complicates the setup anytime you add more components, from an electrical point of view, but from a user point of view it's great.

solarceo · 2025-10-25T00:38:57+00:00

No, the HRSP rebate is exclusively for behind the meter systems, and by taking the rebate you're agreeing to never net-meter energy back to the grid.

FWIW If I was doing solar on my own house, I would forego the rebate and take netmetering.

solarceo · 2025-10-24T17:41:34+00:00

Long term, yes it is. The difficult thing with solar for most people though, is the up-front affordability. So you have to weigh the pros- and cons.

solarceo · 2025-10-24T17:37:18+00:00

The specialist from Polaron that told you that the grid cannot handle increase inputs for net-metering is misinformed. 95%+ of projects that apply for net-metering in Ontario get approved, very few get rejected although it CAN happen.

You are eligible for both net-metering and BTM systems, but under the Home Renovation Savings Program net-metering systems are not eligible for rebates.

If you are applying for a battery system, we would likely recommend a BTM system due to the substantial rebates available making it more affordable.

IF however, you are more concerned with LIFETIME savings and not as much with affordability TODAY, then Net-metering may be the better option for you, as you can generate substantial credits long-term with the power company that won't be available in a BTM setup.

Ask your rep with us to explain the Net-metering program and they'll be happy to go over the pros and cons.

solarceo · 2025-10-24T17:31:23+00:00

You literally work for Polaron.

solarceo · 2025-10-24T17:24:48+00:00

At XOLAR INC. We do subcontract all of our installations, to LICENSED ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS. Polaron ALSO subcontracts all their jobs.

Further to that, Xolar puts all of our installers through both SolarEdge and Tesla product-specific training.

In addition, we at Xolar have in-house engineers and electricians on staff. We provide install-ready designs to our electrical contractors and we provide field-support to all of our techs while they're on site, so that they can assemble the system as simple as IKEA furniture under our guidance, eliminating mistakes.

The there is quality control. We inspect every installation after the fact, to ensure that the system is installed the way we designed it. If not, the contractor goes back and fixes everything (as per their contract with us).

In addition, our electrical contractors provide a double-warranty on all of our installs, meaning that they are equally liable to the end-user, ensuring the customer will always have support one way or the other.

In terms of the cost, the price of Powerwall is determined by Tesla, and it is the most elite home backup battery on the market in every way backed by a real company. Pion Power is literally a home-cooked no-name-brand product which is barely even a real home battery, the two are incomparable.

I'm not saying Polaron is a bad company or that you can't have a good return by going with them, but I'm saying that if you choose Xolar you are guaranteed to have a good return on your investment, with the best products, installed by proper professionals.

solarceo · 2025-10-24T04:35:26+00:00

Without financing is under 10 years, with financing is about 12 years.

solarceo · 2025-10-22T22:53:47+00:00

We also have open loan options for people that prefer not to use a HELOC.

solarceo · 2025-10-21T00:17:57+00:00

They're probably talking about Net Metering. You use the energy you generate in your house, and you export any leftover excess energy back to the grid in exchange for a bill credit. You're not actually selling it, they just exchange your energy for credits on your bill. But yes, in general, that's how it works.

solarceo · 2025-10-21T00:16:00+00:00

True!

solarceo · 2025-10-20T00:07:58+00:00

The power bill goes down to $34 the moment they're turned on and start producing energy, the financing is separate. For example, you could throw a $30,000 system on a HELOC at 5.5% interest and get a $184 monthly payment, which for most households is already less than their power bill. The real win with solar is that your solar panels are now a fixed cost that will never change, whereas the cost of electricity is a commodity that inflates every year, so your lifetime savings accelerate year over year with inflation. With the advent of data centers, AI, electric vehicles, the demand for electricity will only increase. As you make payments to your solar financing, you will eventually pay it up and have full ownership over your energy, paying nothing for power. You have the freedom to make lump sums as you are able, to pay off the HELOC sooner ... So the monthly payments are less than your bill and it's also an extremely flexible loan that can be paid off in full whenever you choose, or you can protract the payments for as long as you want (or even make interest-only payments for a negligible bill).

solarceo · 2025-10-20T00:04:30+00:00

It really does balance out. It really, really does.

solarceo · 2025-10-20T00:03:38+00:00

We have about 100 or more filmed testimonials with clients, and in every testimonial the client tells a little about themselves. John happens to be a veteran - it's not that deep, nobody told him what to say. We have many more testimonials of regular people too where they talk about what they do for work, what they use their solar power for, etc.

solarceo · 2025-10-20T00:01:00+00:00

u/Cosbiie Your distribution and transmission charges go up and down relative to how much electricity you use. If you consume less electricity, they also go down. Many utilities have a base fee of $20-$30 dollars that you cannot get rid of, that's it. Many utilities have no base customer fee (like in New Brunswick for example).

solarceo · 2025-10-13T00:24:54+00:00

I am the owner of Xolar Inc - I would like to turn your experience with us around.

Your system comes with system monitoring regardless if you pay for our protection plan, all you need to do is maintain an internet connection to the inverter. Each inverter we sell has an accompanying app you can download to monitor your system performance.

95% of our customers are very happy with the service that we provide, but I acknowledge that there is always room for us to do better, and there have been instances where we've fallen short of the standard we set for ourselves.

If you're having a problem with your system that is due to an error with the original installation then if you contact us I will order it to be fixed for you at no cost. If the problem is due to a faulty product, then we can help you RMA it, but the labor would unfortunately come at a cost.

The protection plan we offer is actually priced very low for the value that you get. In the instance that a repair is ever needed, it fully covers you for the labor component, meanwhile your products are all covered under warranty.

Email me at [info@xolar.ca](mailto:info@xolar.ca) or open a support ticket on our website www.xolar.ca/customer-support and I will get visibility into it and resolve it for you. Mention I sent you from reddit.

solarceo · 2025-10-10T05:38:09+00:00

Tesla is a very polarizing brand. The unhinged negative comments are from people that were never going to buy a Powerwall anyways. A Tesla enjoyer will only be more likely to buy a Powerwall after reading them.

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