Wind Turbines
What to look for:
A system, not just a turbine
As well as a turbine, you will need either a bank of batteries (for a standalone system) or an inverter (for a grid-tied system), cables and controls. These should be sized and installed by a professional.
Turbine characteristics
The principal concerns are the rating (i.e. maximum power output) and the cut-in speed. You may also need to ascertain whether you need a permit from your municipality.
Location
Local average wind speed will determine whether or not a wind turbine is viable in your locality. It is possible to calculate, from recorded weather data and from turbine characteristics published by the manufacturer, how much power you may obtain from the wind. We will shortly be adding to this a facility for doing such a calculation, for turbines manufactured by companies subscribing to this directory.
Net metering
SaskPower's policy on net metering (selling power back to the grid at the same unit price as you buy it from the grid) is official as of 2007:Oct:01. Check the policy carefully for details.
Vendors
Paid listings, sorted by location.
| Suncatcher Solar Homes | Delisle, SK | (306) 493 2355 |
| Sound Solar Systems Inc. | Kronau, SK | 1-306-586-2308 |
| Evergreen Energy Solutions | Regina SK | 1 306 585 2288 |
| WestSource | Regina SK, S4S 7H9 | 306-790-7544 |
| Solar Outpost | Saskatoon, SK | (306) 955-7772 |
| Nexus Solar Corp | Saskatoon, SK | 1-306-373-5960 |
| Raum Energy | Saskatoon, SK | (306) 651-0586 |
| Truewest Solar | Val Marie, SK | (306) 298 2088 |
Free listings, sorted by location.
| Windterra | Calgary AB | 1 403 456 3352 |
| Entegrity Wind Systems Inc. (EWSI) | Charlottetown, PE | 902-368-7171 |
| Green Alternative Power | Claresholm, AB | 403-625-4602 |
| un Direct Energy | Colinton, AB | (780) 675-2586 |
| Atlantic Orient Canada Inc. (AOCI) | Dartmouth, NS | 902-468-1621 |
| Erhard's Electric | Didsbury, AB | 403-335-3330 |
| SolarPanel.ca | Duffield, AB | 780-892-0132 |
| K-1 Hybrids | Edmonton, AB | |
| Millennium Power | Edmonton, AB | 780-450-6186 |
| MAX Energy Renewable Energy Systems | Edmonton, AB | 780-472-8382 |
| Wenvor Canada | Guelph, ON | (519) 767-5227 |
| Trimline Design Centre Inc. | Leduc, AB | 780-387-5857 |
| Bennison Holdings | Lethbridge, AB | 403-320-6228 |
| Skyline Travel Centre | Lethbridge, AB | 403-320-6454 |
| Kelln Solar | Lumsden, SK | (888) 731-8882 |
| Terralta Inc | Medicine Hat AB | 1 403 866 4328 |
| Énergie Ressource Développement | Mirabel, PQ | 450-437-1515 |
| AeroJoule | Montreal, PQ | |
| Koenders windmills | Regina SK | 1-306-721-1495 |
| Regina Geothermal & Solar Inc. | Regina, SK | (306) 522-5326 |
| Énergie PGE | Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, PQ | 418-834-4503 |
| Saskatoon Geothermal Eco Tech Solutions | Saskatoon SK | 1 306 280 2102 |
| Custom Power Systems | Saskatoon, SK | (306) 384 4896 |
| WSE Technologies | Saskatoon, SK | 1 306 244 8808 |
| WES Canada | Smithville, ON | (905) 957-8791 |
| Home Pure Water & Solar | Spruce Grove, AB | 780-470-3197 |
| Southwest Battery Tech. | Swift Current, SK | 306-773-8833 |
| 32 Bar Unlimited | Viking, AB | 780-336-2509 |
| Solar Solutions | Winnipeg, MB | 204-632-5554 |
