17 solar installers ranked by CR ScoreUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank →
Best overall in Fort Erie: NOCO Residential: HVAC, Fuels, and Energy, CR Score 66/100; 4.8★ from 440 Google reviews; open 24/7.
Most-reviewed: New Wave Energy, 448 Google reviews at 4.0★, the most of 17 ranked; ranked #11.
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17 Fort Erie solar installers are ranked here by CR Score, from ten published factors. 1 is open 24/7, 6 open Saturdays and 3 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 4.9★ across 17 rated businesses.
| Rank | Business | CR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NOCO Residential: HVAC, Fuels, and Energy | 66 | 4.8★ (440) | Tonawanda, 12 km away | 24/7 | Overall |
| 2 | Buffalo Solar | 58 | 4.9★ (127) | Depew, 19 km away | — | — |
| 3 | Solar Liberty | 58 | 4.9★ (118) | Buffalo, 21 km away | — | — |
| 4 | Go Solar WNY | 55 | 4.9★ (41) | Lockport, 36 km away | Sat | — |
| 5 | Solar By CIR Buffalo | 54 | 4.8★ (117) | Grand Island, 17 km away | — | — |
| 6 | VSG Power | 53 | 5.0★ (12) | Buffalo, 11 km away | — | — |
| 7 | NOCO Commercial: HVAC, Fuels, and Energy | 52 | 5.0★ (8) | Tonawanda, 12 km away | — | — |
| 8 | CIR Rochester | 52 | 5.0★ (9) | Grand Island, 17 km away | — | — |
| 9 | Solar Buffalo | 52 | 5.0★ (4) | Fort Erie | Sat · Sun · Evenings | — |
| 10 | Squeegee Bears | 51 | 4.8★ (16) | Grand Island, 9 km away | Sat · Sun · Evenings | — |
Ordered by CR Score, a 0–100 score from ten published factors. Paid placement never changes the order.
Scores below: based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected. Hatched segments mark factors we don't have yet.
Ranked #1 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 440 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Solar energy company”.
Based in Depew, 19 km away
Ranked #2 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 127 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Solar energy company”.
Based in Buffalo, 21 km away
Ranked #3 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 118 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Solar energy company”.
Based in Lockport, 36 km away
Ranked #4 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 41 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Solar energy company”.
Based in Grand Island, 17 km away
Ranked #5 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.8★ from 117 Google reviews.
Based in Buffalo, 11 km away
Ranked #6 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 12 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Solar energy company”.
Based in Tonawanda, 12 km away
Ranked #7 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 8 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Solar energy company”.
Based in Grand Island, 17 km away
Ranked #8 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 9 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Solar energy company”.
Based in Fort Erie
Ranked #9 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 4 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Solar energy equipment supplier”.
Based in Grand Island, 9 km away
Ranked #10 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 16 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Gutter cleaning service”.
Based in Buffalo, 5 km away
Ranked #11 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.0★ from 448 Google reviews, the most in Fort Erie.
Based in Oneida, 59 km away
Ranked #12 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.4★ from 7 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Solar energy company”.
Based in Depew, 17 km away
Ranked #13 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 4 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Solar energy equipment supplier”.
Based in Niagara Falls, 27 km away
Ranked #14 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 3 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Solar energy equipment supplier”.
Based in Brant, 62 km away
Ranked #15 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.8★ from 27 Google reviews.
Based in Dunkirk, 54 km away
Ranked #16 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 13 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Electrician”.
Based in Lockport, 34 km away
Ranked #17 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 3.3★ from 11 Google reviews, listed on Google as “HVAC contractor”.
US national ranges converted to CAD, not adjusted for Fort Erie. Each row names its basis and the month we checked it.
| Job | Low | Typical | High | Basis | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar panel installation | CA$38,690 | CA$43,760 | CA$47,600 | Per system: about 12 kW at about $2.60 per watt, before incentives. US national range converted at 1.4054 CAD per USD (Bank of Canada, October 20, 2026) | October 2026 |
We scored 17 Fort Erie solar installers on ten factors, weighted as shown. A business is ranked when its trade is confirmed and it has 3 or more Google reviews or a claimed profile. A business with no Google reviews scores zero on rating, review volume and recency. Other unknown factors are left out, not counted as zero. Scores last refreshed October 22, 2026.
Paid placement never changes a rank or score. Featured businesses are paid, labelled, limited to 3 and shown above the ranking, outside it.
| Factor | Weight | Computed from | In Fort Erie data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reputation | 25% | Google star rating, adjusted for how many reviews back it | Measured |
| Credentials | 15% | Active state license, bond and workers’ comp on file | Not yet collected |
| Review volume | 10% | Number of Google reviews, compared with the most-reviewed business on the list | Measured |
| Recency | 5% | Share of reviews from the last 12 months | Not yet collected |
| Availability | 5% | Weekly open hours, Saturday, Sunday, 24/7 or same-day | Measured |
| Trade focus | 10% | How clearly the business does this trade (its Google category and name) | Measured |
| Proximity | 5% | Based in the city scores highest, less the farther away it is | Measured |
| Claimed profile | 10% | The business has claimed its ContractorsRanked profile (free or paid earn the same) | Measured |
| Partnered | 5% | The business links to ContractorsRanked from its own website with our badge, checked periodically | Measured |
| ContractorsRanked reviews | 10% | Verified customer reviews collected by ContractorsRanked: their rating and how many there are | Measured |