Bergen Solar Assessments for Foothills Ranches and Farms

Bergen is a farming and ranching community in northwest Mountain View County, about 12 km south of Sundre at the southern end of Highway 760. It sits at about 1,140 m in the foothills of the Rockies, with Fallentimber Creek running through it. Most services are in Sundre, and the community has a hall and a local sculpture symposium each year.

Ranch yards out here are spread out and often far from services. A yard can have a house, shop, barn, water systems and sometimes remote pumps, each with its own load. The first thing we check is which meter carries which load and how steady it is.

Foothills sites also have shading and snow to consider. A roof or ground area that looks clear in summer may not be in winter, so we look at the site and not just the bill before recommending a location.