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Established in 1984, EA is Canada's longest operating
renewable energy company. We have designed, supplied,
and installed thousands of systems. We understand the
challenges and joys of being self-sufficient.

Let our experience benefit your project.

The links below are a small sampling of some of the systems EA has worked on over the years.

Recreational / Cottage Systems

Containerized Power System. 100 mile house, BC. Client wanted a secure housing for his power system, allowing him to develop his existing site using renewable energy.

Cottage system. Sidney Island, BC. A Modified primary power system was installed to meet the demands of the client today, and allow room to expand in the future.

Cottager 1 System. Sidney Island, BC. Modest cottage system to keep up to the demands of a weekend-only cabin.

Containerized power system. Gambier Island, BC. Providing system needs for a remote, un-serviced estate close to Vancouver, BC. EA has been working on this site for over 12 years and has conducted several major installations and upgrades as newer hardware becomes available.

System Upgrade. Houston, BC. Large upgrade for expansive recreational ranch in northwest BC. This location is occupied during summer only. Our local dealer maintains system over winter months.

Evolving cottage system. Horne Lake, BC. Continual small upgrades with system until it was time to do a major system overhaul with new inverters and automated generator.

Full-time off-grid living

Zensible Living. Saltspring Island, BC. Off-grid, low impact and truly non-toxic and environmentally friendly home project.

Outback to Xantrex upgrade. Good timing and multiple fixes got this customer back up and running again after purchasing a home with a problematic system.

Off-grid eco-homes. Nelson, BC. Two homes, two systems, Powerlines nearby, but client wanted to be off-grid. Dual Outback inverters, 12 kW diesel generator, large PV array, super efficient low EMF household wiring design.

Luxury off-grid living. Pender Harbour, BC. A large, ever-expanding system to service the needs of a 5,000 sq ft main home and 2,000 sq ft guest cabin.

7.2 kW Grid Intertie. Saltspring Island, BC Customer walking his environmental talk with one of the largest privately-owned Grid-Tie PV systems in British Columbia.

Primary Power 3 system. Quadra Island, BC. Full-time, few miles away from BC Hydro service, client chose EA for a quality installation.

Industrial, Commercial and Specialty systems

BC Hydro wind monitoring station. Northern Vancouver Island, BC. BC Hydro approached EA with a huge problem, limited budget, and tight timeline.

ATC Cabin. International. An innovative containerized living quarters as a project showcasing made-in-Canada solutions.

Race Trailer. North Vancouver, BC. Concept Racing has a trailer that they use to transport their car and serves as a service garage. Needed some power and contacted EA.

Work Camp Container System. Vanderhoof, BC Solution for remote work camp, previously generator-only 24x7.

Microhydro System. Hope, BC. Working with large construction project to provide power for control systems for municipal water works.

IBEW training system. Toronto, ON. Three different portable systems fabricated to demonstrate various technologies to electricians.

Choosing An Installer: Our guide to finding the right installer for your project.

Wall of Shame. Cleanup duty represents around 20% of EA's work. Don't let this happen to you!

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