When this is useful
- You need to compare upgrade paths before committing budget.
- Assumptions need to be visible before the design or retrofit path is locked.
- Energy, solar, or GHG decisions need a scenario-based view.
Modelling
PV Forecasting and Solar Readiness
Production estimates and planning notes to support solar decisions with assumptions clearly stated.
Fit and next step
Use this scope when it helps the next decision.
The quote request can start with the service selected. Files are still optional at intake.
What you receive
- A comparison of relevant scenarios with assumptions stated clearly.
- Notes on the inputs that most affect the result.
- A practical next step for design, procurement, or documentation.
PV forecasting supports an early solar decision by connecting available roof area, orientation, shading context, and a realistic system concept to a planning-level production estimate. The assumptions stay visible so the forecast can be updated when the layout or building information changes.
This is useful before a hardware commitment, when the question is whether to keep pursuing solar and which constraints need a designer or installer to resolve.
Useful for
- production estimates
- roof and future-ready planning
- shading and constraint notes
- comparing bounded layout or system-size concepts
What the scope can include
- review of available roof geometry and orientation information
- identification of obvious usable-area and shading constraints from supplied inputs
- a planning-level PV configuration and production forecast
- assumptions about system size and relevant losses
- a concise summary of opportunities, constraints, and next questions
What you receive
- a planning-level forecast
- notes on assumptions and limits
- a clear basis for deciding whether detailed solar design or contractor pricing is worth pursuing
What to prepare
Provide the site location, current roof plans or dimensions, orientation, roof features, useful photos, known shading sources, planned building changes, and any system-size or energy goals already under consideration. Note whether this is a new build, retrofit, or future-ready exercise.
Boundaries
A forecast is not a guaranteed production result, structural review, electrical design, interconnection approval, equipment specification, installation quote, or financial-return promise. Weather, shading, layout, equipment, losses, operation, and later design choices affect actual output.
Next step
Request a quote with the decision you are making and the roof information already available. We will identify whether a simple forecast is sufficient or whether missing geometry or shading evidence needs to be resolved first.
Related services
Often used alongside this scope.
These pairings reflect the existing service map and keep the page focused on adjacent decisions, not extras.
Modelling
Energy Modelling and Upgrade Pathways
Parametric pathway comparisons that prioritize upgrades for comfort, cost control, and performance goals.
Modelling
GHG Analysis
Emissions-focused scenario comparison to support low-carbon planning and reporting.
Diagnostics
Airtightness Testing
Blower door testing to quantify leakage and support airtightness decisions across Alberta.
Related resources
Short reads that help frame the scope.
These links stay close to the topic so the next conversation starts with context, not blank paper.
ghg / emissions
GHG analysis: why emissions outcomes can differ from energy outcomes
Why two upgrades with similar energy savings can have different emissions impacts—and how to compare pathways.
energuide / energy-star
Label readiness checklist (EnerGuide / ENERGY STAR / Built Green)
A practical pre-checklist to reduce friction in labelling workflows: specs alignment, documentation, and verification readiness.