How much you get
Battery alone
$300/kWh, capped at 50% of total system cost.
Battery + solar, combined
Both rebates stack on the same behind-the-meter project.
How to claim it
- Confirm eligibility via a quick form
- Select a contractor and get written pre-installation approval
- Installation is completed
- Rebate arrives after documentation is submitted
Battery Storage installers in Burlington
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Common questions
Do I have to install solar to get the Ontario battery rebate in Burlington?
Yes. The Home Renovation Savings Program pays the battery incentive only as part of a new solar PV project, not for a battery added to an existing system or bought on its own. Accepting the rebate also rules out net metering, since the program requires the solar array to be sized for your own consumption rather than for exporting surplus power to Burlington Hydro's grid.
Why does backup power matter more for Burlington's lakeside homes?
Homes near the Lake Ontario shoreline take the brunt of wind gusts coming off the water, and the April 2018 ice storm that hit the Halton region left thousands of Burlington households without power for days as ice-coated branches took down lines. A battery sized for essential loads means a repeat of that kind of storm is an inconvenience rather than a scramble for a hotel room.
Burlington Hydro and the lake-effect argument for backup capacity
Burlington Hydro stays a smaller, independently-run utility even as many of its Halton and Peel neighbours were folded into Alectra over the past decade. That independence doesn't change the rebate figures above. Those come from the province, flat across every Ontario utility. It does mean interconnection turnaround and net metering terms are set locally rather than by a regional conglomerate, worth a call before you lock in a system size. The bigger local factor for a battery specifically is exposure. Burlington's lakefront wards catch stronger wind loading during storms than inland Halton communities do, which is part of why the 2018 ice storm hit here as hard as it did.
Next steps
View all Burlington rebate programs →, check the official Home Renovation Savings Program site → for current terms, see Burlington Hydro's own site → for interconnection rules, or the City of Burlington's for storm-readiness guidance.