Proudly 100% Employee Owned Since 2012.

Clean, Local, Solar Power on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands

Interested in Solar Energy for your home or business? Speak to our team!

System

Solar Photovoltaic
Grid Tie

System

Solar Energy
Battery Backup

System

Off-Grid Solar
Energy

Why Go Solar?

  • Clean, local, renewable energy
  • Provides a return on investment
  • Reduces environmental impact
  • Increases energy independence
  • Contributes to community resilience

Empower the Future Switch to Solar.

Learn more about the solar energy systems we design and install.

Empowering Communities

Residential Solar

Viridian Solar provides solar energy systems for homeowners in cities, rural homes, and remote locations. We will find equipment specific for your needs and install it safely to code.

Long Term Sustainable Development

Commercial Solar

Viridian Solar provides:

  • renewable energy planning, design, and installation expertise for businesses, local governments, First Nations, agriculture, industry, non-profits, and solar farmers
  • small or large we will help you identify your best solar and renewable energy opportunities to meet your goals

Who We Are

Why Viridian Solar?

Viridian Solar is a Worker Co-operative, our business is owned and democratically controlled by our members. As a 100% employee-owned business, Viridian Solar is proud to offer assessments, design installation, and consulting by our Red Seal Electricians. We are invested in your satisfaction and are proud to offer clean energy solutions to fit your home.

solar panel installation team group shot

Our Viridian members’ technical project experience will assist you right from the beginning, to help you understand your project’s financial and technical feasibility. We provide solid support and advice in assisting you on making an informed decision about your investment.

Our design team has combined experience of over 75 years designing grid tie, battery backup, and off-grid solar systems. We are well rehearsed with evolving technologies, equipment reliability, and code compliance.

Our project leads pride themselves on keeping projects on-schedule and on-budget. Clear and open communication with all stakeholders is our policy – we work with you to make your project a success.

To enhance our procurement services, Viridian regularly stocks 50-100kW of solar panels, inverters and racking in our Cowichan Valley warehouse. We buy in bulk regularly and are experienced in handling transportation logistics.

We have managed several community bulk-buys since 2012, totaling over 250kW. This enables community groups to get the best pricing on solar equipment by purchasing in bulk with us. We use our experience to ensure the groups get the right equipment, on time, and at the best overall price.

One of the benefits of working with Viridian is that we have a highly experienced team versed in design, installation, servicing, and troubleshooting systems. Our members provide the expertise on installing solar electric systems and are led by industry pioneers.

We provide community education workshops upon request for solar systems and can provide training on system care and maintenance for grid tie, battery backup and off-grid systems.

Projects

Port McNeill Grid Tie Solar Panel Install
Port McNeill, BC Canada

Port McNeill Grid Tie Solar Panel Install

3.6kW Solar Grid Tie
Cowichan Bay, BC Canada

3.6kW Solar Grid Tie

Rammed Earth Home Solar Panel Installation
Saltspring Island, BC Canada

Rammed Earth Home Solar Panel Installation

Solar Powered Chickens
Cobble Hill, BC Canada

Solar Powered Chickens

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Not sure if we service your area? Contact us.

Our Customers

Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands and beyond

Where our customers are.

18,000

Solar Panels Installed since 2012.

6.62

Producing Over 6.62 MW of Power

700

Powering 700 Systems

100+

We service over 200 customers.

What our customers are saying

North Saanich, BC, Canada
I am very happy with the service I received from Viridian. My install was not a simple few panels on a roof, but they had answers to all the challenges and my questions. I also wanted to build my own ground mount for the panels and they were willing to work with me, not just for me. The communication thru the whole job was excellent. I did not find another company that could or would do the same. Their pricing was also very competitive. Highly recommended.
Aerial view of residential solar panel installation
North Saanich, BC, Canada
I am very happy with the service I received from Viridian. My install was not a simple few panels on a roof, but they had answers to all the challenges and my questions. I also wanted to build my own ground mount for the panels and they were willing to work with me, not just for me. The communication thru the whole job was excellent. I did not find another company that could or would do the same. Their pricing was also very competitive. Highly recommended.
Aerial view of residential solar panel installation