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 Kitchener
Real companies based in Kitchener, pulled from their current Google reviews. We're not paid to list anyone here.
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Common questions
Can I buy just a battery and still get the Ontario rebate in Kitchener?
No. The Home Renovation Savings Program pays the battery incentive only when it's installed alongside a new solar PV system sized for your own household use, not as a standalone purchase or an add-on to solar you already have. Taking the rebate also means opting out of net metering through Enova Power.
Is backup power a real concern in Kitchener specifically?
Waterloo Region doesn't see the tornado or lake-effect exposure that some other Ontario cities do, but it isn't immune to the storms that sweep across southwestern Ontario. The May 2022 derecho that battered a wide corridor of the province still knocked out power to parts of the region. A battery is less about a specific local hazard here and more about not being fully dependent on grid restoration timing during whatever storm does come through.
Enova Power, the utility that stayed independent
Enova Power kept operating as its own company even as neighbouring cities like Guelph and Hamilton got absorbed into Alectra over the past several years. It formed in 2019 from the merger of Kitchener-Wilmot Hydro and Waterloo North Hydro. That independence doesn't touch the rebate math above, which is a flat provincial figure everywhere in Ontario, but Enova changed its net metering billing structure in January 2025, so anyone comparing a battery-plus-solar project against straight net metering should confirm current terms directly with them rather than relying on older numbers still circulating online.
Next steps
View all Kitchener rebate programs →, check the official Home Renovation Savings Program site → for current terms, see Enova Power's own site → for net metering and interconnection details, or the Region of Waterloo's emergency preparedness resources →.