A live PV production dashboard styled after real inverter monitoring platforms — a system flow view, today's production curve, and live weather driving the numbers. Data: Open-Meteo, no API key required.
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One of Canada's largest residential REITs. Has installed rooftop solar PV across a growing number of properties nationwide (13 buildings added in its latest ESG cycle alone), alongside EV charging and energy-efficiency retrofits, as part of its broader ESG program.
Nova Scotia's principal electric utility, integrating growing solar and other renewables into the provincial grid alongside wind, as part of Emera's broader clean-energy transition across its regional operating companies.
Diversified Canadian renewable developer with an installed portfolio spanning wind, solar, hydro and thermal assets totalling roughly 3,000+ MW across Canada, the U.S. and Europe.
Operates around 85 renewable energy facilities — hydro, wind and solar — with roughly 3,700 MW of net installed capacity across Canada, the U.S., France and Chile.
Global solar module manufacturer and utility-scale project developer headquartered in Ontario, with over 55 GW of solar energy developed worldwide since 2001 through its Recurrent Energy subsidiary.
Major Canadian clean-energy developer with a growing utility-scale solar development pipeline, alongside its large offshore wind and other renewable holdings.
Alberta-based renewable developer active in utility-scale solar, including the 150 MW Yellowhead Solar Project — one of several large Alberta solar builds reflecting the province's strong solar resource.
Toronto-based power producer with over 1,400 MW of operating wind, solar and storage projects, and a much larger pipeline of projects in development across North America.
Canada's largest residential REIT, with rooftop solar installed at properties such as Parque on Park as part of a broader energy-efficiency and carbon-reduction strategy across its portfolio.
Canada's largest owner/operator of multifamily rental communities, concentrated in AB, BC, SK, ON and QC. Completed its first solar PV installation at an Edmonton property as part of its 2025 ESG program.
Canadian-owned solar module manufacturer with production facilities in Ontario and Washington State, supplying residential and commercial panels across the North American market.
One of Canada's longer-running solar EPC (engineering, procurement, construction) firms, delivering commercial, industrial and utility-scale solar installations across the country.
Convert sunlight directly into DC electricity via the photovoltaic effect. Rated in watts (Wp) under standard test conditions.
The structural framework that secures panels to a roof or the ground at a fixed (or tracking) tilt angle.
A safety switch that isolates the array's DC output from the inverter for maintenance or emergencies.
Converts DC electricity from the panels into grid-compatible AC electricity. String, micro, and power-optimizer types are common.
Isolates the inverter's AC output from the home's electrical system, typically required by code near the meter.
Tracks how much energy the solar system generates — separate from the utility's bidirectional net meter.
The home's breaker box, blending solar generation with grid supply and distributing power to circuits.
Where excess solar power is exported to (or backup power imported from) the local utility grid.
Stores excess solar energy behind the inverter for use during outages or after sunset.
Hardware/software (like this dashboard) that tracks real-time and historical production data.
| Province | Electricity price | Illustrative solar LCOE | Verdict |
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| Specific yieldiSpecific yield = annual energy produced (kWh/yr) ÷ installed capacity (kWp). It's the standard metric for comparing solar systems of different sizes on equal footing. | kWh / kWp / yr |
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| Province irradiance estimate (comparison only)iCalculated as: province's average irradiance (kWh/m²/day) × 365 × 82% performance ratio (derates for inverter losses, wiring, temperature, soiling). Note: unlike the LCOE figures elsewhere in this dashboard, this estimate does not include a tilt/orientation gain for a properly angled south-facing array — it's a flat-irradiance baseline, so it runs somewhat conservative (roughly 15% lower) versus a well-oriented system. | — |
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Power now (kW) = system size (kWp) × (live irradiance ÷ 1000 W/m²) × performance ratio × orientation factor.
Orientation factor rewards tilt near latitude and azimuth near true south, using a simplified cosine model — not a full transposition model (e.g. HDKR/Perez).
Energy today integrates that formula across today's hourly irradiance values, from midnight to now (actuals) plus the remaining forecast hours.
CO₂ avoided uses a simplified grid-average emissions factor (0.35 kg CO₂/kWh) applied to today's modelled energy — a rough illustrative figure, not a certified offset calculation.
Utility-scale solar LCOE (Regional tab): LCOE = (CAPEX/kWp × capital recovery factor + annual O&M) ÷ annual energy yield. Uses representative community/utility-scale assumptions — $1.60/W capital cost, 1.5% annual O&M, 5% discount rate, 25-year life, and a 15% tilt gain over flat horizontal irradiance — not residential retail pricing.
Your solar LCOE (Savings tab), based on the standard residential LCOE formula:
Free weather API powering every live/forecast figure on this dashboard — irradiance, UV, cloud cover, temperature. No API key required.
Powers the location search bar, resolving a city name to coordinates for the live weather lookup.
Source for the illustrative provincial irradiance values used on the Regional tab's Canada map.
Industry-standard free PV production calculator, run by the National Laboratory of the Rockies (renamed from NREL in December 2025) — a good cross-check against this dashboard's simplified model.
Canadian Renewable Energy Association — industry data and policy tracking for wind, solar and storage across Canada.
The Betz's Law-based wind companion to this dashboard — shares its Canada-map pattern and design language.
Source code and the rest of the renewable energy analytics this dashboard belongs to.