Cold Climate Off-Grid Engineering · Northern Ontario
GC Energy Storage Solutions engineers solar-plus-battery systems for remote off-grid sites across northern Ontario — fly-in First Nations communities, fishing and hunting lodges, and critical mineral exploration camps.
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 a certified Electronic Technician specializing in solar PV, battery storage, and cold-climate microgrid design. He holds multiple professional certifications from Solar Energy International (SEI) — covering solar electric systems, battery-based design, and advanced microgrid engineering — and brings hands-on technical depth to every project.
Jerry founded GC Energy Storage Solutions with a single conviction: that remote off-grid sites in northern Ontario deserve energy systems built specifically for their climate, their logistics, and their future — not adapted from southern Ontario designs. He developed the SolarCalc engineering suite and a full EPC Microgrid Installation Manual to ensure every GCESS project is delivered to a professional engineering standard. His work spans fly-in First Nations communities, remote fishing and hunting lodges, and critical mineral exploration camps — any site where diesel is expensive, logistics are hard, and reliability is non-negotiable.
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.
SolarCalc is available to qualified project partners and licensed engineers by request. To arrange a demonstration or discuss access, contact jcondon@gcess.ca.
Who We Serve
Every remote northern site burns diesel it shouldn't have to. Whether it's a fly-in community paying $4/litre, a lodge running generators all night, or a drill camp charging at 20% load — GC Energy Storage Solutions has the engineering to fix it.
Full-scale solar-plus-battery microgrids for fly-in First Nations communities in northern Ontario — replacing diesel generation, lowering energy costs, and building long-term energy sovereignty.
Fly-in fishing and hunting lodges run generators around the clock — at 15–20% load overnight. A battery system charges during daylight and carries the camp silently from 10 pm to 6 am. Guests sleep. Fuel costs fall.
Exploration camps run generators flat-out during drilling, then idle overnight at massive fuel waste. A containerized battery system charges at efficient load during the drill cycle and carries camp load through the quiet hours.
Our Commitment
GCESS has initiated a respectful conversation with Chief Oskineegish 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, manage a remote fishing or hunting lodge, run mineral exploration programs in northern Ontario, or are a licensed P.Eng interested in collaboration — we welcome your outreach. Every inquiry starts with a free conversation.