In Ian's own voice
01
I'm an owner-operator first, a salesperson never. I started this company because I'd watched too many homeowners get pressured into systems that didn't fit their roof, by people who'd be gone before the warranty mattered. Solar is a 25-year decision and somebody has to still be answering the phone in year 15. I built The Solar Pro to be that somebody. The warranties we hold, we hold ourselves.
02
I tell them the same thing I tell my own neighbours: don't decide on a single call. Get our quote. Get one from a competitor. Then sit on it for a week. If something feels off, listen to that feeling. The math on solar is real, but only if the company you sign with is still around to honour it. If we're the right fit, you'll know on call two. If we're not, you'll know that too.
03
A retired couple in Sherwood Park, both in their 70s. They'd been quoted a 12kW system by another company and the math didn't work — too big for their roof, too aggressive on the financing. I designed an 8kW system instead, sized to their actual usage. Their first-year production came in within 2% of model. The wife sent me a Christmas card. That's the one I keep on my desk.
What homeowners say
A few of Ian's Alberta customers, in their own words.
“Three years in, two warranty claims handled — one inverter swap inside a week, the other a panel replacement that took a month because of supplier backorder, but Ian kept me in the loop the whole time. Same number I called in 2023 still picks up.”
“Ian has been doing this longer than just about anybody. He pulled up our roof on satellite and immediately spotted a chimney shadow issue our last quote had ignored. Saved us from a 7% production hit we wouldn't have known about until year one.”
“We almost went with a bigger national outfit. Ian talked us through where their math wasn't accounting for Alberta winter snow load. We came back to The Solar Pro the next week.”
“I had questions a normal sales rep would have brushed off. Ian sent me back a six-page email with diagrams. That's when I knew.”
Customer quotes shown with first name and last initial. Full names on file. Pending homeowner re-consent before publication of full identities.
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