Labels that outlast
the sunshine on them.
Engraved phenolic 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. Fifteen labels cover the house.
Kits sold as “four plates per install” are built to the American NEC. A code-complete Ontario house running microinverters takes 15 distinct labels across 22 pieces. These are the four plate 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.
Priced by the square inch. Nothing hidden.
Every plate, every size, every province. No setup fee, no minimum order, no account required.
Every placement the code and the utility standard call for. This is what you send when someone else’s inspector is going to look at it.
Consolidations the rule text actually permits, each with a citation behind it. Nothing an inspector can fail you for comes out.
15 labels, 22 pieces, 228 sq-in. Drops to $155.04 on the minimum tier with co-located metering.
| Job | Labels | Pieces | Sq-in | List |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ontario residential — microinverters, no storage | 15 | 22 | 228 | $259.92 |
| Ontario residential — micro, meter at service equipment | 14 | 17 | 136 | $155.04 |
| B.C. residential — microinverters | 16 | 23 | 232 | $264.48 |
| Alberta off-grid cabin — string + storage | 15 | 20 | 228 | $259.92 |
| Ontario residential — string inverter + battery storage | 26 | 38 | 356 | $405.84 |
| Ontario commercial rooftop | 28 | 67 | 596 | $679.44 |
Custom sizes, colourways and mounting hardware quoted on request. See how the minimum tier is built →
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 with microinverters and no storage typically needs about 15 distinct labels across 22 pieces — roughly 228 square inches. A string inverter with battery storage takes that to about 26 labels across 38 pieces. Four plates is not a code-complete install.
What colour do solar labels have to be in Canada?
CEC Rule 64-200 specifies white lettering on a red background for the photovoltaic warning sign, with a minimum capital height of 9.5 mm. That is the only Section 64 rule that fixes both a colour and a letter height. Utility standards override it in places: BC Hydro fixes its DG System Disconnect identifiers at black on white, and Toronto Hydro wants meter plates white on black.
How much does a Canadian solar label kit cost?
Engraved labels are priced at $1.14 per square inch. A typical Ontario residential microinverter kit works out to $259.92. A string inverter job with battery storage is about $405.84, and a commercial rooftop about $679.44.
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.