How much you get
The net-metering tradeoff
You can't take this rebate and also sign a net-metering agreement with your local distribution company. The rebate is designed for "load displacement" — using the power you generate yourself, not exporting surplus back to the grid. If you plan to export a lot of power, net metering may pay off better long-term; if you'll mostly use what you generate, take the rebate. Your installer can help you model both.
How to claim it
- Confirm eligibility via a quick form
- Select a contractor and get written pre-installation approval (required before work starts)
- Installation is completed
- Contractor handles local utility interconnection approval
- Rebate arrives after the contractor submits documentation
Solar installers in Toronto
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Common questions
Does Ontario have a solar rebate for Toronto homeowners?
Yes. The Home Renovation Savings Program pays $1,000 per kW installed, capped at 50% of project cost, up to $5,000, same as everywhere else in Ontario. Net metering is the piece that varies locally: Toronto Hydro, Canada's largest municipal electric utility, sets the export credit rate for Toronto homes.
Is solar worth it in Toronto?
Toronto posts 3.91 peak sun hours a day on the five-year average (2020-2024) — among the highest of any Ontario city we track, just behind Windsor — so the sun isn't the limiting factor here. Without a rebate, payback typically runs 10–15 years depending on system size and your local electricity rates.
Toronto Hydro's scale cuts both ways for solar homeowners
No utility on this site processes more solar interconnection applications than Toronto Hydro, Canada's largest municipal electric utility — which means a well-tested net metering process, but also more volume moving through it than a smaller city's utility handles. The provincial rebate above doesn't shrink or grow based on which utility serves you, but the rate Toronto Hydro credits for your exported power, and how leftover credits carry forward, is entirely theirs to set. Confirm current terms directly rather than assuming last year's numbers still hold. The city's own TransformTO climate strategy counts rooftop solar on existing homes as one lever toward Toronto's net-zero target.
What Toronto's lakefront position does for its sun-hour number
Toronto logged 3.91 peak sun hours a day over 2020-2024, with 14.07 MJ/m² of daily solar radiation — a strong figure that's plausibly helped by Lake Ontario tempering cloud cover compared to inland cities. It's a real number backed by five years of data, worth planning around directly rather than treating as a generic "Ontario gets good sun" claim.
Next steps
View all Toronto rebate programs → or check the official Home Renovation Savings Program site → for the current source of truth.
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