Low income indigenous incentive programs.
Bc hydro solar panel rebate.
With a solar system grid tied to b c.
The city offers a rebate of 1 00 watt with a maximum of 6 000 in rebates for the installation of solar pv.
To encourage the continued expansion of solar governments utilities and other organizations offer solar tax breaks and financial incentives to make solar more accessible for today s homeowners.
A typical solar installation on a residential roof is 4 kilowatt kw in size with 16 solar panels which in b c generates 4 400 kwh of electricity over a year.
Free energy savings kit program fortisbc bc hydro and municipal utilities are offering free energy savings kits to income qualified bc residents.
British columbia incentives net metering bc hydro.
While bc hydro wants to provide incentives for people adding solar panels it already has enough power to meet the province s needs for the next couple of years and doesn t want the excess right.
Bc hydro and fortisbc ev charger programs a 350 ev charger rebate.
This is a complete solar power guide for british columbia including info on solar energy incentives solar power financing solar costs and utility policies.
However the largest commercial pv installation outside of ontario began operating in kimberley british columbia in june 2015 marking the first time the bc hydro grid has bought solar electricity.
British columbia is ranked the 7 province and territory in the country for solar power.
As a result you can reduce the net cost of your solar panel system by anywhere from 26 to 50 percent.
Connected to the bc hydro electrical system it would take at least 20 years to recoup the investment at today s average electricity rates.
The 1 05 mw system is performing better than expected producing enough electricity to power about 275 homes.
Hydro you are even credited for excess power that flows back into the grid.
Homeowners who install solar power are aiming for a net zero hydro bill but are restricted by the amount of roof space for panels said scott fleenor of terratek a vancouver based company that.
On average solar systems of this size can cost about 14 500.
