FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

The Smart Energy Company™

  • We are a renewable energy developer , proudly offering solar and battery packages designed, built, and tested for harsh climates. Our specialty is guiding and partnering with the agricultural sector on their way to a more sustainable future.

 NOREASTER®

  • The NOREASTER is a comprehensive and packaged solar energy solution designed and manufactured by The Smart Energy Company.

  • Farmers, or medium to small sized businesses spending in excess of $2,600/year in utility expenses will benefit from installing the NOREASTER.

  • The NOREASTER is a manufactured product by The Smart Energy Company. We designed and engineered it specifically for harsh Canadian climates.

Solar Energy

  • Solar panels absorb energy from sunlight and convert it into useable electricity.

  • Bi-facial solar panels produce energy on both the front and back side of the panel, allowing you to produce energy from light reflecting off the ground.

  • Snow and ice will not damage solar panels. Solar panels actually operate more efficiently in a colder environment.

  • No. Our solar projects are all grid-tied, which allows you to generate clean energy with solar while remaining connected to the grid.

  • Batteries are not required to implement a grid-tied solar energy system.

  • Net metering provides our customers with the ability to connect their own solar array to the grid. This allows customers to generate their own energy to offset their consumption, while remaining connected to the grid so they can meet their energy demands when their solar array cannot.

  • A grid-tied solar energy system will automatically shut down in the event of a power outage, preventing the solar panels from feeding energy back onto the grid. This is a safety function designed to protect utility workers.

  • Solar enables energy users to generate their own power for less money than they would pay the utility, and provides significant long term energy cost reductions. The cost of utility provided energy is constantly rising - solar provides power at a fixed rate for decades.

  • Solar panels produce energy without generating harmful greenhouse gas emissions, such as CO2.

Clean Energy Storage

  • Energy storage systems store energy produced by solar panels to be consumed at a later time.

  • Clean Energy Storage systems will save you money on demand charges from your utility provider, while also providing backup power without the emissions associated with a traditional backup generator.

  • The Smart Energy Company is an authorized GENERAC Clean Energy provider, and is experienced in the implementation of the PWRCell lithium-ion clean energy storage system.

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