Solar heat since1979
Rob Barry
Founder & Mentor
Rob Barry has been installing solar heating systems since 1979 and became an Applied Science Technologist (A.Sc.T) in 1982.
Heat pumps, geothermal & solar heat · Greater Victoria, BC
The people who put in your heat pump own the company.
Founder Rob Barry has installed solar heat since 1979. The three owners running it now started here as an office hire, a journeyman and an apprentice. Free in-home estimates, Sooke to Sidney.
The owners
Owned by the people who came up inside it.
Island Energy calls itself a locally owned company led by HANDS ON technician owners.
Here is who that means, in the words of their own team page.
Joined1995
Heather Cattell
Owner · Operations Manager
Heather came to Island Energy in 1995 working in Accounting and Administration and eventually became a Partner in the business.
Joined2014
Parker Boyd
Owner · President
Parker has been working with Island Energy since 2014 as both a Journeyman Refrigeration Mechanic as well as a Journeyman Gas Fitter.
Joined2022
Aidan Moynihan
Owner · Vice President
Aidan joined Island Energy in 2022 as an apprentice. His experiences have brought a great deal of talent to our team.
What we install
Solar heat since 1979. Heat pumps today.
Homes and businesses, installed by Island Energy's own gas fitters, hot water and refrigeration technicians, and sheet metal mechanics.
Easy financing is available. Ask when you call.
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Heat pumps
Ductless and geothermal, with the yearly service to keep them working well.
- 02
Heat recovery ventilators
Fresh air in, stale air out, without throwing the heat away.
- 03
Solar heat & solar hot water
Rob Barry's trade since 1979, still installed and serviced here.
- 04
Hot water systems
On-demand and standard tanks.
- 05
Furnaces & fireplaces
Installed, then looked after on the same yearly list.
Yearly service
Running well today. Working well in year ten.
While the system may be running well at the time, preventative maintenance ensures your system remains working well and operates at efficient capacity.Island Energy, maintenance page
Very professional and do follow up calls yearly.A neighbour in Esquimalt, on Nextdoor
Heat pump visit
Recommended annually- Check pressures in heating and cooling
- Measure superheat and sub-cooling and record
- Measure delivered cfm
- Calculate performance of unit
- Check contactor
- Wash down condenser coils
- Ensure correct temperature rise and drop
- Visually inspect indoor coil conditions
Their own checklist, word for word. They publish one for solar, boilers, water heaters, HRVs, furnaces and fireplaces too.
In writing
Two heat pumps for a downtown church, and a letter after.
For more than a decade, Island Energy has been attending, most satisfactorily, to our heating needs and we have every confidence that our future needs will be well met.
Dick Faulks, Church of Our Lord, 626 Blanshard Street. February 7, 2024.
On Nextdoor, Saanich
“Island Energy did ours and has continued to maintain it... reliable, well established company.”A neighbour, January 2024
Better Business Bureau
Accredited since September 2002, rated A+.BBB profile, Island Energy Inc.
Where we work
Sooke to Sidney.
Island Energy works right across Greater Victoria. Call the shop and they will come out to you for a complimentary estimate.
“We won't stop working until you like what we've done.”Their satisfaction guarantee
Evacuated-tube solar collectors, from Island Energy's own photos