By water taxi or barge
Savary Island
Savary has no BC Hydro service. Every cabin and house makes its own power, usually from solar and a battery bank with a generator behind it. That is exactly the kind of system Storm Resilience Electric designs, installs, and fixes.
Getting there
Smaller jobs on Savary can be reached by water taxi as a foot passenger. Tools, panels and batteries are packed and moved by boat and then along the island roads. For larger jobs, a scheduled barge is required. Each requires planning, which is why Savary visits are booked in advance and sized so the trip covers a full day of work.
Already have an existing system? Send photos of the inverter, the charge controller, and the battery bank with your enquiry. It often answers the first round of questions before anyone gets on a boat.
Making your own power
Without a grid, the house is the utility. The array has to cover a cloudy coastal winter, the battery has to carry the night, and the generator has to pick up the slack without anyone babysitting it. Good design is about matching all three to how the cabin is actually used: a summer place with a fridge and lights needs a very different system from a year-round home with a well pump and a washer.
Many Savary systems were built up a piece at a time. Upgrading an older lead-acid bank to lithium, replacing a tired inverter, or rewiring a cabin so it is safe and to code are the most common requests. Off-grid wiring still has to meet the same electrical code as a house in town.
- 01SolarArrays, charge controllers, inverters, and battery banks designed as one system.
- 02BatteriesSizing and replacing storage, including moving from lead-acid to lithium.
- 03TroubleshootingSystems that stopped charging, inverters that fault, and generators that will not take the load.
Savary Island
Work that comes up most here
Does Storm Resilience Electric work on Savary Island?
Yes. Savary is part of the regular service area. Smaller jobs are reached by water taxi from Lund, and larger jobs by barge. Visits are planned ahead so the day covers the work.
Can you upgrade an older off-grid system instead of replacing it?
Usually. Charge controllers, inverters and batteries can often be replaced individually, and the array kept, once the existing wiring has been checked. The site visit decides what is worth keeping.
Do off-grid cabins need permits and inspections?
Electrical work on Savary is governed by the same code and permit rules as elsewhere in BC. Permits and inspections are handled as part of the job where they are required.