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 Cambridge
Real companies based in Cambridge, pulled from their current Google reviews. We're not paid to list anyone here.
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Common questions
Is Cambridge's battery rebate different now that GrandBridge Energy exists?
No. The rebate itself is a flat provincial number regardless of your local utility. What changed with the 2024 merger of Cambridge and North Dumfries Hydro with Kitchener-Wilmot Hydro into GrandBridge Energy is who processes your interconnection paperwork and net metering agreement, not what the Home Renovation Savings Program pays out.
Does Cambridge's flood history matter for battery backup?
It's a reasonable second reason to want one. Parts of Cambridge sit close to the Grand and Speed rivers, and the Grand River Conservation Authority tracks flood-prone zones through the city going back to the major 1974 flood. A battery won't stop water from getting into a basement, but it keeps a sump pump running through a storm-related outage, exactly the moment a sump pump is doing the most work and least able to afford a dead grid.
GrandBridge Energy: a young utility name on an old grid
GrandBridge Energy only started operating under that name in 2024, formed by merging Cambridge and North Dumfries Hydro with Kitchener-Wilmot Hydro, so the wires and substations serving your Cambridge street are the same infrastructure as before, just under new corporate letterhead. That merger is worth knowing about mainly so you're not searching for a "Cambridge and North Dumfries Hydro" account portal that no longer exists. For the battery rebate itself, none of this matters. It's the same flat Home Renovation Savings Program number whether GrandBridge, Alectra, or any other Ontario LDC bills you. Local geography does matter for river proximity. Cambridge's older neighbourhoods near the Grand and Speed rivers see basement flooding risk that a battery-backed sump pump can help manage during a storm-related outage.
Next steps
View all Cambridge rebate programs →, check the official Home Renovation Savings Program site → for current terms, see for interconnection details, or the Grand River Conservation Authority → for local flood-risk mapping.