Tim and Lisa on going solar in Calgary.

How was your crew?

0:05They were phenomenal. So the crews came in, they were polite, they were so efficient. I never felt like they were here at all.

0:14The install itself, and then explaining everything to us once they put the installation in, and then tidying up afterwards. There was very little in the way of noticeable disruption within our household.

0:25They had given us a really good timeline as to how long it was going to take for the installation, what we could expect, and I know for myself there was absolutely nothing where I felt like I was displaced from my own house in the time that they were here.

How was the education session with your project manager?

0:44I found it to be an incredibly informative session. Admittedly, I didn't understand or know a lot about solar.

0:50So when we actually sat down and started to learn the ins and the outs and how things work, and the different sizes of the systems, and start to look at some of the financial benefits, it only made sense.

1:03It was extremely easy to follow, and to me it just was a no-brainer.

Why did you go solar?

1:11I think also with what we run in our household. So we have a hot tub, we have air conditioning, you know, all of the different appliances. Having the solar just made sense.

1:24It was going to save us money in the peak seasons when we're ending up getting and gaining so much solar power. We're being able to run those different huge units for considerably less.

1:36I think for myself, and talking with Lisa after the presentation, just looking at the numbers in terms of the longer-term benefit on a month-to-month consideration with paying utility bills, and that realizing that we were basically just giving that money away and not ever going to ever see anything from it.

1:59Whereas with the solar, over the 10 years, the cost benefit was going to be tremendous in terms of what we were going to receive once we basically owned the system.

How do the panels look?

2:14When I've had guests over to our house, and if we happen to be out sitting in the backyard like we are now, people are quite often surprised with the, I guess I'll say, the aesthetics of the solar systems, both on the back side of our bungalow and then on our detached garage.

2:37I'm just unbelievably happy with how little of an eyesore this system is. When I have people come over, they honestly don't even notice the panels until I point them out on the roof.

2:53They blend in with the color, with everything. It just blends in seamlessly. Again, I think that would be a real plus in considering what does this do to the look of my home.