Cold Climate Microgrid Engineering · Scarborough, Ontario
GC Energy Storage Solutions designs solar-plus-battery microgrids that displace diesel and deliver reliable, affordable power to fly-in First Nations and off-grid communities across northern Ontario.
About GCESS
GC Energy Storage Solutions was founded with a single focus: designing energy systems that actually work in Canada's most remote communities — where the weather is extreme, the logistics are difficult, and the stakes are high.
Jerry Condon is an Electronic Technician with extensive hands-on experience in solar and battery storage system design. He founded GC Energy Storage Solutions to bring serious engineering discipline to one of Canada's most urgent infrastructure problems: the energy insecurity of remote First Nations communities that have relied on expensive, vulnerable diesel generation for generations.
Over several years, Jerry developed SolarCalc — a multi-module engineering software suite built specifically for community microgrid design in off-grid northern environments. All feasibility and conceptual design work is conducted at no charge until a project is confirmed viable and the community has freely chosen to proceed.
Engineering Tool
SolarCalc is a purpose-built engineering software suite for cold climate community microgrid design. It covers every phase of the feasibility and design process — from customer load analysis through to full cost and financial modelling.
* For P.Eng review access, please contact Jerry Condon directly at jcondon@gcess.ca to arrange a guided demonstration session.
Our Commitment
Remote First Nations in northern Ontario pay among the highest energy costs in Canada — not because they use more power, but because fly-in diesel logistics make every kilowatt-hour expensive and every winter a risk. GCESS exists to change that.
GCESS has initiated a respectful conversation with Chief Sugarhead of Nibinamik First Nation (Summer Beaver, ON) to explore whether a solar-plus-battery-storage microgrid could meaningfully reduce the community's dependence on diesel fuel.
Contact
Whether you represent a First Nations community, are a licensed P.Eng interested in collaboration, or are a funding organization — we welcome your outreach.