75 solar installers ranked by CR ScoreUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank →
Best overall in New Westminster: Ready Solar Inc, CR Score 62/100; 5.0★ from 135 Google reviews; open Saturdays until 5:30 PM.
Best for emergencies (open 24/7): REE Solar Ltd, posts 24/7 hours; ranked #2 of 75.
Most-reviewed: Lambert Plumbing & Heating, Ltd, 656 Google reviews at 4.8★, the most of 75 ranked; ranked #3.
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75 New Westminster solar installers are ranked here by CR Score, from ten published factors. 18 are open 24/7, 36 open Saturdays and 33 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 4.9★ across 75 rated businesses.
| Rank | Business | CR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ready Solar Inc | 62 | 5.0★ (135) | Burnaby, 3 km away | Sat | Overall |
| 2 | REE Solar Ltd | 61 | 4.9★ (46) | Vancouver, 19 km away | 24/7 | Emergencies |
| 3 | Lambert Plumbing & Heating, Ltd | 61 | 4.8★ (656) | Burnaby, 5 km away | 24/7 | Most reviews |
| 4 | Vancouver Solar & Electrical- Solar Panel & Battery Installer | 59 | 4.8★ (35) | Burnaby, 9 km away | Sat · Sun · Evenings | — |
| 5 | Milani Electric & Solar | 59 | 4.9★ (102) | Burnaby, 6 km away | Sat · Sun | — |
| 6 | Falcon Drone LTD | 58 | 5.0★ (11) | North Vancouver, 17 km away | 24/7 | — |
| 7 | MAG Solar | 58 | 4.9★ (200) | Mission, 42 km away | Sat | — |
| 8 | Stardust Solar | 57 | 4.6★ (100) | Burnaby, 6 km away | — | — |
| 9 | Eco Exteriors Roofing and Solar Ltd. | 57 | 4.8★ (50) | North Vancouver, 18 km away | 24/7 | — |
| 10 | Penfolds Roofing & Solar | 57 | 4.2★ (101) | Coquitlam, 6 km away | 24/7 | — |
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: 5.0★ from 135 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Solar energy company”.
Based in Vancouver, 19 km away
Ranked #2 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 46 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Solar energy company”.
Based in Burnaby, 5 km away
Ranked #3 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.8★ from 656 Google reviews, the most in New Westminster.
Based in Burnaby, 9 km away
Ranked #4 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 35 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Solar energy company”.
Based in Burnaby, 6 km away
Ranked #5 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.9★ from 102 Google reviews.
Based in North Vancouver, 17 km away
Ranked #6 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 11 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Solar energy system service”.
Based in Mission, 42 km away
Ranked #7 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 200 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Solar energy company”.
Based in Burnaby, 6 km away
Ranked #8 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.6★ from 100 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Solar energy company”.
Based in North Vancouver, 18 km away
Ranked #9 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 50 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Roofing contractor”.
Based in Coquitlam, 6 km away
Ranked #10 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.2★ from 101 Google reviews.
Based in Surrey, 17 km away
Ranked #11 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.8★ from 152 Google reviews.
Based in Burnaby, 5 km away
Ranked #12 because of its Google rating and review volume: 5.0★ from 113 Google reviews.
Based in Burnaby, 7 km away
Ranked #13 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 54 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Solar energy system service”.
Based in Burnaby, 16 km away
Ranked #14 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.6★ from 221 Google reviews.
Based in Maple Ridge, 24 km away
Ranked #15 because of its Google rating and review volume: 5.0★ from 237 Google reviews.
Based in Aldergrove, 37 km away
Ranked #16 because of its Google rating and review volume: 5.0★ from 196 Google reviews.
Based in Burnaby, 3 km away
Ranked #17 because of its Google rating and review volume: 5.0★ from 41 Google reviews.
Based in North Vancouver, 16 km away
Ranked #18 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.5★ from 40 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Roofing contractor”.
Based in Vancouver, 18 km away
Ranked #19 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 53 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Solar energy company”.
Based in Surrey, 5 km away
Ranked #20 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.8★ from 117 Google reviews.
Based in Burnaby, 7 km away
Ranked #21 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 27 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Solar energy system service”.
Based in Surrey, 8 km away
Ranked #22 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.8★ from 113 Google reviews.
Based in Surrey, 20 km away
Ranked #23 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.3★ from 45 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Roofing contractor”.
Based in Vancouver, 14 km away
Ranked #24 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.7★ from 37 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Solar energy company”.
Based in Richmond, 12 km away
Ranked #25 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.4★ from 58 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Solar energy company”.
#1 to #25 are shown in full above. Here are #26 to #50, in CR Score order; each links to its profile. We publish the top 50 of 75 ranked solar installers here; the rest are on their profiles.
20 more solar installers within 64 km that we can't rank yet: too few reviews, or a trade we couldn't confirm. Listed A to Z.
| Business | Google rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| 604 Electric & Solar | 5.0★ (2) | 43 km |
| A Tech Consolidated | 5 km | |
| Clear Energy Solutions | 5.0★ (2) | 18 km |
| Coquitlam Solar Energy | 4 km | |
| Coquitlam Solar Energy | 11 km | |
| D16 Technologies LTD. | 6 km | |
| Go 2 Solar Inc. | 5.0★ (1) | 16 km |
| GVN SolarPower Inc | 5 km | |
| Hanna Energy Inc. | 5.0★ (2) | 19 km |
| Lambert Plumbing & Heating, LTD | 5.0★ (1) | 14 km |
| Renew Forward Systems Inc. | 12 km | |
| Renewable Future Canada Inc. | 5.0★ (1) | 21 km |
| Schneider Electric Solar | 1.0★ (1) | 13 km |
| Simbi Foundation | 5.0★ (1) | 16 km |
| Solar - Infra Systems International Ltd | 3.0★ (2) | 24 km |
| Solar Dollar Store | 8 km | |
| Solar Luminex | 4.0★ (1) | 7 km |
| Thunderbird Electrical Ltd | 5.0★ (1) | 7 km |
| United Power Ltd - Electrical Construction & Maintenance Burnaby | 5.0★ (1) | 10 km |
| Wellesley electronic | 6 km |
US national ranges converted to CAD, not adjusted for New Westminster. 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 75 New Westminster 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 New Westminster 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 |