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Best Solar Energy Companies in Alberta, Canada

The 43 best Solar Energy companies in Alberta, Canada in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Capital Power.

43companies tracked
$193.4Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
5have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · SOLAR ENERGY × ALBERTA

Our analysis of 100 Solar Energy companies

$30.5b in tracked funding; 83% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

100companies analysed
83%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
2unicorns
2013median founding year
140kcombined LinkedIn audience
73%of audience held by top 3
3companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Solar Energy companies in Alberta

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackRecent signals
1Capital Power
Provider of power generation facilities of energy sources
45Partners top 29%News top 36%Funding top 38%Growth top 50%
All 8 signals ▾
Partnerstop 29%
Newstop 36%
Fundingtop 38%
Growthtop 50%
Talentbottom 49%
Marketbottom 46%
Techbottom 44%
Globalbottom 30%
Partners: 3 partnership announcements in 12 mo (3 in 24 mo) · 5 contract events in 12 mo
News: 21 BI events in 12 mo (of 89 tracked, 10 types) · +24% YoY
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100
$108M16 mo agoPublicBrian Vaasjo
CEO & President
2009WordPressApple iCloud MailMySQL+171 expansion
2BluEarth Renewables
Developer of renewable energy facilities and provider of operating support
$81M141 mo agoAcquired—2010WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+231 job opening
3SWITCH Power
Independent Power Producer
$4M66 mo agoSeries A—2019——
4SolarSteam
Developer of solar energy projects
40Patents top 34%Innovation top 35%Tech top 41%Funding top 44%
All 9 signals ▾
Patentstop 34%
Innovationtop 35%
Techtop 41%
Fundingtop 44%
Producttop 48%
Moatbottom 49%
Talentbottom 49%
Globalbottom 40%
Marketbottom 20%
Patents: 9 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 9 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21
Innovation: 9 patents (top 54% of patent-holders) · 9 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100
$100K13 mo agoSeedApostol Radev
Co-Founder & CEO
2017WordPressMySQLPHP+25—
5ENMAX
Provider of electricity and natural gas services, products, and related solutions
—82 mo agoFunding Raised—1905Amazon WebstoreApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+26—
6CLEANTEK Industries
Developer of solar hybrid lights and wastewater management solutions
—99 mo agoPublicJosh Curlett
CEO & President
2009—1 expansion
7Global Thermoelectric
Solar installation company
—267 mo agoAcquiredPeter Garrett
CEO & President
1975HubSpot CMS HubApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+212 launchs
8Aurora Wind Energy
Designer and manufacturer of solar and wind-powered products
——DeadpooledJody Parker
CEO
2017——

Top 6 Solar Energy companies in Alberta

#1
Public · Edmonton, Alberta · founded 2009 · 88 employees
$108.4Mraised
▾

Capital Power is an independent power producer primarily in the region of Alberta. The company develops, acquires, operates and optimizes power generation from a variety of energy sources coal/solid fuels, gas, wind and solar. Capital Power owns more than 3,200 MW of power generation capacity at 17 facilities across North America and an additional 545 MW owned generation capacity is under construction in Alberta and North Carolina.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 45how this company ranks against its industry peers
Partners
top 29%
News
top 36%
Funding
top 38%
Growth
top 50%
Talent
bottom 49%
Market
bottom 46%
Partners: 3 partnership announcements in 12 mo (3 in 24 mo) · 5 contract events in 12 mo · Named contractor/client in 5 deals
News: 21 BI events in 12 mo (of 89 tracked, 10 types) · +24% YoY · 5 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo
Funding: Raised $108M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 5 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Apr 2025)
Audience (LinkedIn): 32k LinkedIn followers — 22.6% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2025Post IPO$108.4M
  • May 2021Post IPO—
Founders & team
Brian VaasjoCEO & President
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailBootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementDatatables
#2
Seed · Calgary, Alberta · founded 2017 · 9 employees
$100Kraised
▾

Developer of solar energy projects

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 40how this company ranks against its industry peers
Patents
top 34%
Innovation
top 35%
Tech
top 41%
Funding
top 44%
Product
top 48%
Moat
bottom 49%
Patents: 9 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 9 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Innovation: 9 patents (top 54% of patent-holders) · 9 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 · 3 product lines
Tech: 33 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Devops: Nginx
Audience (LinkedIn): 3k LinkedIn followers — 2.4% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Jul 2025Seed$717K
  • Jun 2024Seed$100K
  • Sep 2023Seed$50K
  • Mar 2023Seed$350K
Founders & team
Apostol RadevCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Gener8tor, Plug and Play Tech Center, New Brunswick Innovation Foundation, Foresight, Energia Ventures, Startup TNT
Tech stack
All In One SeoAstraBootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
#3
Acquired · Calgary, Alberta · founded 2010 · 10 employees
$81Mraised
▾

Developer of renewable energy facilities and provider of operating support. This company develops and constructs renewable energy projects, bringing renewable energy to the power grid. They also offer third-party operational support for existing wind and solar facilities. The company's focus is on the entire project lifecycle, from initial development through to ongoing maintenance. Their work contributes to the transition to a lower-carbon energy future.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 23k LinkedIn followers — 16.6% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Pre-Construction Project Manager, Wind Technician
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2014Series A$81M
Investors
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, ARC Financial
Tech stack
Animate.CssApple Icloud MailCdnjsCloudflareFancyboxFont Awesome
#4
Series A · Calgary, Alberta · founded 2019 · 24 employees
$3.9Mraised
▾

Independent Power Producer

Funding rounds
  • Feb 2021Series A$3.9M
Investors
SaskWorks
#5
Funding Raised · Calgary, Alberta · founded 1905 · 1958 employees
—raised
▾

Provider of electricity and natural gas services, products, and related solutions. The company offers electricity and natural gas plans for homes and businesses. It provides options for solar energy, including installation and understanding costs and credits. The company supports projects related to energy, offers support articles, and provides customer service for moving homes.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 47k LinkedIn followers — 33.6% of this cohort's audience
Tech stack
Amazon AdvertisingAmazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAmazon WebstoreApple Icloud Mail
#6
Public · Calgary, Alberta · founded 2009 · 24 employees
—raised
▾

Cleantek Industries is a company based in Alberta that designs, develops and manufactures solar hybrid lighting systems and wastewater management solutions. Developed CleanSteam™ and ZeroE™ that uses wastewater dehydration technology to separate pure water from wastewater using hot combustion gas. Solar products include SolarHybrid™ light towers and SolarHybrid.Li™ LED light towers. Also provides HALOᵀᴹ crown-mounted lighting systems.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • May 2018PE—
Founders & team
Josh CurlettCEO & President
Investors
PillarFour Capital
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpWpbakeryNginxAutoptimize

Funding & investor landscape

$193.4Mtotal disclosed funding
4companies funded
9disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
ARC Financial1 rounds
Accelerate Okanagan1 rounds
Energia Ventures1 rounds
Foresight1 rounds
Gener8tor1 rounds
Innovation Capital1 rounds
Longbow Capital1 rounds
New Brunswick Innovation Foundation1 rounds
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan1 rounds
Peninsula Capital Partners1 rounds
Prism market signals · Canada · country-scoped Prism corpus, 8,244,294 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Solar Energy coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH FROM Alberta · institutions

What Alberta researches in solar pv

33 papersstance +0.5134% breakthrough19% concern
breakthrough · advancement · concern
local research themes
Solar-Powered Water Purification MethodsSolar Thermal and Photovoltaic SystemsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesTiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar CellsPhotovoltaic System Optimization TechniquesHybrid Renewable Energy Systems
top institutions
  • University of Alberta29
  • Northern Alberta Institute of Technology2
  • Alberta Energy1
  • Emissions Reduction Alberta1

Common questions

How many Solar Energy companies are there in Alberta, Canada?
Radar tracks 43 indexable Solar Energy companies headquartered in Alberta, Canada that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Solar Energy companies in Alberta, Canada?
The Solar Energy companies in Alberta, Canada on this list have raised a combined $193.4M in disclosed equity funding across 4 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Solar Energy company in Alberta, Canada?
Capital Power is the highest-funded Solar Energy company in Alberta, Canada, with $108.4M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Solar Energy companies in Alberta, Canada are funded?
4 of the 43 Solar Energy companies in Alberta, Canada on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Solar Energy unicorns are there in Alberta, Canada?
None of the Solar Energy companies in Alberta, Canada on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Alberta, Canada Solar Energy companies?
The most active investors in Alberta, Canada Solar Energy companies on this list include ARC Financial, Accelerate Okanagan, Energia Ventures, Foresight, Gener8tor.
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