Labels that outlast
the sunshine on them.
Engraved labels and placards for PV disconnects, interconnection points and energy storage. The legend is cut into the material, so twenty summers of UV can’t fade it off the plate.
AC DISCONNECT
Four sizes cover a solar job. Twenty-one plates cover the house.
Kits sold as “four plates per install” are not built for this code. A grid-tied Ontario house on a string inverter takes 21 plates, and a microinverter job takes 16. These are the four sizes they get cut on.
DIAGRAM
6″ × 4″
Single-line diagram plates and the first-responder placard — the tags that carry real content.
SOURCES
6″ × 2″
Main service warnings and the two-power-source plates at the meter base.
STORAGE DEVICES
4″ × 2″
Multi-line warnings and equipment data plates. Thirty labels in the catalogue use it.
DISCONNECT
4″ × 1″
Equipment identification — the most common size on a solar job. Forty labels use it.
Every tag is auto-fitted — type is set at the largest size that fits. Where a rule mandates a capital height, the label is promoted to a larger plate until it complies rather than shrinking the legend. Full size and price list →
A sticker is a temporary answer to a permanent requirement.
Section 64 of the Canadian Electrical Code covers renewable energy systems and asks for permanent marking at disconnects, interconnection points and storage equipment. It does not tell you what to make the label out of.
ESA Bulletin 64-5-4 does: labels must withstand the elements and stay permanent and legible — “for example: lamacoid, engraved metal plate, or equivalent.” Printed adhesive fades and curls on a south wall. Engraving cuts the legend through the top ply into a contrasting core, so the text is the material.
Build the kit, see the price.
House, commercial, ground mount, off-grid or a service re-label. Pick the one that matches and the plates follow.
Every province gets its own plate wording. Nova Scotia and Ontario add plates nobody else asks for.
Six yes-or-no questions about the job. Each one adds or removes plates from the set.
21 plates, string inverter, no storage. Microinverters bring it to $166.15.
| Job | Plates | Kit price |
|---|---|---|
| House — string inverter | 21 | $198.06 |
| House — microinverters | 16 | $166.15 |
| House — with battery | 24 | $241.38 |
| Commercial rooftop | 29 | $368.49 |
| Ground mount / solar farm | 31 | $486.48 |
| Off-grid / cabin | 13 | $136.79 |
| Re-label an existing install | 7 | $64.12 |
Prices shift by province — Saskatchewan mandates a bigger capital height, so its plates are larger. Custom sizes, colourways and mounting hardware quoted on request. Build your kit →
Send the specs. Get the kit.
Send the job
Single-line, panel schedule, or just the province, inverter type and whether there’s storage. A photo of the panel is enough to start.
Schedule and price
Every label with its rule citation, jurisdiction and install location, a firm price, and a flag list of blanks that must be filled from the job.
Engraved and checked
Cut, bevelled, deburred and read back against the proof before it leaves the bench. Capital heights measured, not assumed.
On site in 1–3 days
Bagged per install and tracked to your shop or straight to the job trailer. Ships Canada-wide from Burlington.
Questions inspectors settle
Does the Canadian Electrical Code require lamacoid labels on a solar install?
No — not by name. ESA Bulletin 64-5-4 Q7/A7 says labels must withstand the elements and be permanent and legible, and gives lamacoid, engraved metal plate, or equivalent as examples. Lamacoid is an accepted example, not a mandate. Manitoba Hydro is the one utility that names the product outright: its Informative Bulletin 64-0 states that all solar photovoltaic labels are required to be engraved lamacoids, red background with white lettering.
How many labels does a residential solar install actually need?
A grid-tied Ontario house on a string inverter takes about 21 plates. Microinverters drop it to 16, because there is no DC disconnect to label. Adding battery storage takes it to 24. Four plates is not a complete set for a Canadian install.
What colour do solar labels have to be in Canada?
White lettering on a red background is the convention, and two authorities put it in writing. Saskatchewan's TSASK Appendix M requires a photovoltaic warning sign in capitals at least 9.5 mm high, white on red. Manitoba Hydro and Nova Scotia Power both require engraved plates, red background, white lettering. Elsewhere it is the accepted practice rather than a published rule, and some plates are deliberately not red — BC Hydro fixes its DG System Disconnect identifiers at black on white.
How much does a Canadian solar label kit cost?
An Ontario house on a string inverter is $198.06 for 21 plates; microinverters are $166.15 for 16. Adding battery storage brings it to $241.38, and a commercial rooftop is $368.49. Build the kit on this site and the price updates as you answer. No minimum order and no account required.
How fast can I get solar labels?
One to three business days from approved artwork, shipping Canada-wide from Burlington, Ontario. No minimum order and no account required.
Tell us the install. We’ll send the schedule today.
One kit or a hundred. Quotes come back with exact sizes, the rule behind every plate, a firm price and a ship date — not a callback request.