Solar in Cantonment and north Escambia
The farther you live from the substation, the longer the lights stay off after a storm. Cantonment customers mostly come to us for backup power first and bill savings second, and we design for exactly that.
Solar for Cantonment, done in the open.
Cantonment and the north end of Escambia County sit at the edges of the grid, where restoration after a big storm takes longest. A solar system with a battery bank keeps the essentials running while the line crews work their way north.
We are Ape Solar, a solar shop in Gulf Breeze. We design your system, supply the equipment from our own warehouse at published prices, and manage the install, which is performed by a state-licensed electrical contractor.
We run the project. A licensed contractor does the install.
Ape Solar is veteran owned and locally owned. We design your system, supply the equipment from our own Gulf Breeze warehouse, and manage the job from permit to power-on. The physical install is performed by a state-licensed electrical contractor. Advanced Wire Pros (FL license EC13005911) is our primary contractor of record. They pull the permit and carry the license; we own the result.
Every price is published on this site. Run the system builder and you will see the same numbers we see, part by part, before you ever talk to anyone.
What solar looks like in Cantonment.
FPL serves most of Cantonment, with co-op service in parts of the north county. Grid-tied systems on FPL earn net metering credit; on the co-op the export rules differ, and a battery that stores your excess is often the better design.
Bigger lots make ground mounts practical. If the roof is shaded or complicated, a ground-mounted array on open ground usually produces more and costs less drama.
If you already run a generator for outages, a battery bank changes your life: no fuel runs, no carburetor to clean in the dark, and it recharges from the sun the next morning. Plenty of our customers keep the generator as the third layer of backup.
Thinking about backup power specifically? Start with the battery backup page. Want the money answer first? The cost page has real, dated numbers.
Cantonment questions we actually get.
Do you cover Cantonment? You are based in Gulf Breeze.
Yes. Cantonment is about 45 minutes from the shop and we design and manage installs across Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.
Who does the physical install?
A state-licensed electrical contractor. Advanced Wire Pros (FL license EC13005911) is our primary contractor of record. We design the system, supply the gear, and run the project.
Battery bank or generator for outages?
Honest answer: they solve different problems, and the best setups out here use both. The battery covers the everyday outages silently and instantly. The generator earns its keep in the rare week-long grid-down after a major hurricane. We will size the battery so the generator becomes the backup to the backup.
Can I do part of the work myself?
Plenty of Cantonment customers do. We sell full kits at published prices and will tell you plainly which parts of the job need the licensed electrician.
See your real price first.
Build a system online with live prices, or call the shop and talk to a person who lives here too.