Our mission is to promote and facilitate the adoption of solar energy in nova scotia.
Residential solar panels nova scotia.
Nova scotia power would like customers to reduce power consumption and considers self generation from solar a key to their future.
The rebate will make solar more affordable and save nova scotians money on their electricity bills.
The primary solar incentive in nova scotia is the solarhomes program administered by efficiency nova scotia.
This program allows property owners to earn a cash rebate of 0 60 watt for residential solar power installations with a minimum size of 1kw and up to a maximum rebate amount of 6 000.
This means that if each home was to install enough solar panels to cover their electricity bill then on average the savings from installing a residential solar system in nova scotia in 2018 would run approximately 1 700 per year.
We will pursue our mission in a manner that is supportive of other jurisdictions of all sources of sustainable renewable energy and of conservation and efficiency.
Applications will be available in august.
Solarhomes program provided by efficiency nova scotia.
Power up with the power of the sun.
Solar installations whether on a residential roof ground mounted on a acreage or on commercial roofs produce power for its owners at costs close to buying utility power now.
However connections on or after june 25 2018 will be eligible.
What it means for nova scotia.