How much you get
Solar panel rebate
$1,000/kW installed, capped at 50% of total project cost.
Stacked with battery storage
Combined solar + battery rebate ceiling.
Your electricity utility in Niagara Falls is Niagara Peninsula Energy Inc. (NPEI) — a shared regional utility jointly owned by Niagara Falls, Lincoln, Pelham, and West Lincoln, rather than a private company. That matters here specifically: you have to choose between this solar rebate or net metering through NPEI, not both, so it's worth calling NPEI to compare which one nets out better for your household before you apply.
No local top-up in Niagara Falls
We checked the City of Niagara Falls directly and found no municipal solar financing or rebate program stacked on top of the provincial numbers above — unlike Toronto's HELP loan. This province-wide rebate is the whole picture for Niagara Falls homeowners.
How to claim it
- Get quotes from a licensed solar installer
- Decide between this rebate and NPEI net metering — you can't have both
- Complete the eligibility form on the Save on Energy portal before installation
- Installation is completed by a participating contractor
- Contractor submits the post-installation application
- Rebate cheque arrives within 60 days of approval
Installer network
We're still building our verified installer network in Niagara Falls
We don't have vetted local installer profiles for Niagara Falls yet, and we won't invent names or reviews to fill the gap. In the meantime, browse our full directory of vetted installers across Ontario — several serve the Niagara region.
Browse the installer directory →Common questions
How much is the solar rebate in Niagara Falls?
Up to $5,000: $1,000 per kW installed, capped at 50% of your total project cost. If you add battery storage too, the combined solar + battery rebate ceiling is $10,000.
Can I get the solar rebate and NPEI net metering in Niagara Falls?
No. You have to choose one or the other — the provincial solar rebate or net metering through Niagara Peninsula Energy Inc. (NPEI), not both. Compare which one is worth more for your household before applying.
Alectra territory reaches all the way to the Falls
Niagara Falls is served by Niagara Peninsula Energy (NPEI), a local utility owned by Niagara Falls and three neighbouring towns. It is not part of Alectra. None of that changes your rebate amount; the $1,000/kW provincial figure is fixed regardless of utility. What it does affect is net metering — if you're planning to export surplus power rather than use every kWh on-site, NPEI handles those credit terms, and you'll want to confirm the current numbers with them directly rather than assume they match a neighboring utility's policy.
Niagara Falls' solar numbers, measured
Five years of solar radiation data (2020-2024) puts Niagara Falls at 3.86 peak sun hours a day and 13.90 MJ/m² of daily radiation — the lower end of our southern Ontario cities, though the gap to a city like London or Oshawa is small enough that it shouldn't be the deciding factor in whether solar makes sense for your roof. Orientation, shading, and your actual electricity usage pattern will move the payback math more than a few tenths of a peak-sun-hour will.
Regional resources beyond the city hall press release
Niagara Falls' own Environment and Sustainability page tracks the city's climate adaptation implementation plan, approved by council in 2023. Zoom out to the regional level and the Niagara Region climate change hub coordinates action across all twelve local municipalities, Niagara Falls included. For net metering paperwork, Alectra's site has the current forms since it absorbed the former Niagara-area utility.
Next steps
View all Niagara Falls rebate programs → or check the official Home Renovation Savings Program site → for the current source of truth.