Small Microgeneration
For microgeneration projects under 150 kW designed to offset all or part of your home, farm or business electricity consumption. Common examples include residential solar and smaller farm or commercial rooftop systems.
- Purpose: Size the system to offset some or all of your annual on-site electricity use.
- Location: Install it on the consuming property, or adjacent property, that you own or lease.
- Connection capacity: FortisAlberta confirms available capacity during its review. Capacity is not guaranteed and may change.
Apply online: Submit and track your Small Microgeneration application through PowerClerk.
Eligibility: FortisAlberta’s microgeneration processes comply with the Electric Utilities Act and the Microgeneration Regulation. The intent of microgeneration is to allow consumers to offset a portion or all of their electricity needs by generating electricity from renewable or alternative energy sources.
Important: Do not purchase or install generation equipment until FortisAlberta has reviewed and approved your project.
PCS update: Certified power control systems may support export-limited or non-export configurations. A PCS Commissioning Record and fail-safe verification are required.
Aggregated sites: If the same customer submits multiple Small Microgeneration applications, FortisAlberta reserves the right to assess them as an aggregated project. If the combined capacity is 150 kW or greater, the project may be subject to the Large Microgeneration process.