Ontario Launches New Energy Efficiency Programs to Help Residents Save Big
Benefits & Incentives
Solar Benefits & Incentives
Save money and power your home with clean, renewable energy. Explore the latest government rebates and incentives available to help you make the switch to solar for less!
Canada Greener Homes Loan
The Canada Greener Homes Loan offers up to $40,000 interest-free to make solar more affordable. With a 10-year repayment plan and no upfront costs, it’s one of the easiest ways for homeowners to invest in renewable energy.
Who Is Eligible?
To qualify, you must be a Canadian homeowner with a pre-retrofit evaluation from April 1, 2020, or later, good credit, and no active debt programs or bankruptcy.
What’s Not Covered?
Projects don’t qualify if they’re already started or completed, not recommended by an energy advisor, not approved by the government, or not included in your application.
How to Apply?
Contact an energy assessment service to schedule a pre-retrofit EnerGuide evaluation, where an advisor will assess your home and recommend energy efficiency improvements.
Home Renovation Savings Program
Ontario homeowners can receive up to $10,000 in rebates through the Home Renovation Savings Program. This program helps you save on energy-efficient upgrades like solar panels and battery storage, lowering your energy use and utility bills.
Program Eligibility
Home Type
You must live in an owned single/semi-detached home or row/townhome.
Grid Connection
Your home must be connected to Ontario’s electricity grid.
Permits & Approvals
All required permits and assessments from local authorities must be completed.
Installation & Equipment
Solar panels must be on a rooftop, using new, compliant, Canadian equipment, with battery storage paired to a new solar system.
Home Energy Retrofit Accelerator
The City of Edmonton is offering financial incentives for multi-unit residential property owners to adopt solar energy. Eligible properties can receive $0.50 per watt towards their system, with rebates capped at $4,000 per dwelling and a maximum of $100,000 per property owner per calendar year. Applications open March 17, 2025, and will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis while funds last.
Program Eligibility
Multi-Unit Property Requirement
Properties must have four or more permitted units or dwellings to qualify.
Rebate Limits
Funding is based on system size, with a maximum rebate of $4,000 per dwelling and $100,000 per property owner per calendar year.
Application Deadlines
Part I applications are due by August 15, 2025, or before funds run out. Part II installations and submissions must be completed by November 3, 2025.
Why Solar?
Power your home with clean energy, lower your bills, and take control of your electricity. Going solar is easier and more rewarding than ever.
Electricity Costs Are Soaring
With energy prices rising fast, locking in low solar rates protects you from unpredictable utility costs.
Pays for Itself, Then Pays You
Solar pays for itself through energy savings, then starts putting money back in your pocket, year after year.
Solar is Reliable & Sustainable
Built to last 25+ years, solar panels pay back their footprint fast and keep your home running on clean energy.
Own Your Power, Don’t Rent It
Instead of paying the utility company forever, generate your own energy and keep the long-term savings.
Incentives
The Canada Greener Homes Loan is a 10-year interest-free financing loan option available to all Canadians who want to make their homes more energy efficient and take out a loan for their solar panel system. This is a new initiative to supplement the Canada Greener Homes Grant where Canadian homeowners can get up to $5,000 off energy efficient retrofits to their homes.
In Alberta, PACEALberta currently offers the Clean Energy Improvement Program (CEIP)—a pilot renewable energy financing program that pays you back based on an assessment of your property tax bill.
Residential homeowners and commercial businesses in Banff can get a portion of their total solar system cost subsidized through the Solar Photovoltaic Rebate Program. Applicants are encouraged to book a preliminary review of their project prior to submitting a Development Permit application.
Great news for Edmonton’s multi-unit property owners! The City is offering $0.50 per watt toward solar installations, making it easier than ever to go green and save. Eligible properties with four or more permitted units can receive up to $4,000 per dwelling—with a total rebate of up to $100,000 per owner per year. To learn more about the Change for Climate Solar Program, click here.
BC Hydro allows Net Metering for solar systems up to 100 kw, which allows someone to install PV on a home or business and feed the surplus into the grid. The energy exported to the grid is credited at the published retail rate and will appear as a credit on your account.
BC provides Provincial Sales Tax (PST) exemptions on renewable energy equipment including solar energy equipment. This includes panels, inverters, and supplementary wiring components.