About Us

A Rich History of Delivering Quality

iSolara Solar Power was started in 2003 by Warren Abar, P.Eng with a desire to impact climate change while making people energy independent. Using his skill as an engineer, Warren’s research showed that wide scale adoption of Solar Energy was the best antidote to climate change.

iSolara Solar Power started by doing off-grid systems, expanded into solar thermal and then became a grid-tied solar company in 2009 with the introduction of the FIT and microFIT programs.

Today we are focused on large scale agricultural, commercial and institutional net metering, residential net metering, battery energy storage systems (ie. Tesla Powerwall), Tesla Car Chargers, and whole-house micro/off-grid.

Today we have more than 700 happy customers including more than 200 farmers, 450 home owners and over 60 large scale institutional and commercial installations.

Through our skill, dedication and commitment to quality we have continued to be one of the top ten solar installers in Canada and with our 16 year track record we are one of the most reliable, most experienced. Currently we serve Ontario, BC and the Far North.

Contact us today to find out why people prefer to work with an industry leader who will build you a system that is designed correctly for your needs with high quality, high performance equipment saving you money through out the lifetime of your project.

Commitment to Excellence

iSolara Solar Power was started in 2003 with three commitments:

1. Design High Performance Systems
2. Build High Quality Installations
3. Systems Built to Last

 

We strive to be the best in the industry and always deliver excellence to our customers.

We are always learning and upgrading our skills to bring our clients the best service possible.

 
Ottawa, On

Core Values

iSolara Solar Power was formed in 2003 with deliberate Core Values designed to protect the company, employees, suppliers and customers long-term.

We operate with:

 

  • Integrity
  • Honesty
  • Fairness

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    Our core values have served us well as we have watched more than 50 competitors come and go since we started in 2003.

    Management Team

    Warren Abar
    Founder & CEO

    Warren worked on his first solar project in 1994 on the BC Advanced House, spent years designing Solar Energy Systems as a hobby and finally decided to take the plunge and start iSolara in 2003.

    Warren now runs our BC office coming to Ottawa only occasionally to limit his climate footprint. Warren planted more than 100 trees in 2019 as part of his commitment to green.

    Warren consults a number of organizations on solar, energy storage, net zero and sustainable businesses.

    Henry Schroder
    COO

    Henry Schroder was the Director of Energy Monitoring and Energy Management for the largest bakery company in Canada even building a bakery in Winnipeg heated by the waste heat from the ovens.

    Since 2010 Henry has brought that same skill to everything he does here at iSolara and does an amazing job of managing a growing team. He continues to provide talks at events to help people clearly understand what solar can do for them and what a good solar install is.

    Albert Desousa
    Operations Manager

    Albert has been with iSolara since 2009 and has 15 years experience managing projects, teams and contractors. He is the primary operations contact for customers and suppliers at iSolara.

    With 500 projects and counting, fewer people have more experience in solar than he has. Albert takes the wonderful drone pictures on our website.

    Sylvia Hamashuk
    Office and Accounts Manager

    Sylvia has been with iSolara since 2006 and has helped ever since with administration, HR and financial management. Sylvia is extremely dedicated and keeps everyone in line so projects and paperwork flow in the right direction.

    Sylvia’s commitment is seen in everything she does which is always done with a very high level of professional