How much you get
The net-metering tradeoff
You can't take this rebate and also sign a net-metering agreement with your local utility. The rebate is for "load displacement" — using the power you generate yourself, not exporting surplus.
How to claim it
- Confirm eligibility via a quick form
- Select a contractor and get written pre-installation approval
- Installation is completed
- Contractor handles utility interconnection approval
- Rebate arrives after documentation is submitted
Solar installers in Whitby
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Common questions
Does Ontario have a solar rebate for Whitby homeowners?
Yes — $1,000 per kW installed through the Home Renovation Savings Program, capped at 50% of project cost, up to $5,000, the same rate that applies across Ontario. The local piece is net metering, which now runs through Elexicon Energy rather than the old standalone Whitby Hydro.
Is solar worth it in Whitby?
Short answer: the sun cooperates here. Whitby's daily average was 3.91 peak sun hours across 2020-2024, one of the strongest readings on our Ontario list. Without a rebate, payback typically runs 10–15 years depending on system size and your local electricity rates.
Whitby homeowners keep asking about panel upgrades on older bungalows — does that affect the rebate?
It can add cost, though not to the rebate itself. Some of Whitby's older neighbourhoods still have 100-amp electrical panels, and a larger solar array or added battery storage sometimes needs a 200-amp upgrade to handle the load safely. That upgrade isn't covered by the HRSP rebate, so ask your electrician to check panel capacity before you finalize a quote.
Behind Whitby's meter: Elexicon Energy
Whitby Hydro doesn't exist as a standalone company anymore — it's now part of Elexicon Energy, formed when Whitby Hydro combined with Veridian Connections, Oshawa PUC, and Newmarket-Tay Power to serve a wider stretch of Durham Region under one utility. The name change hasn't touched the rebate math above, which is provincial and fixed either way. What it has changed is who you'd call about net metering: Elexicon, not the old Whitby Hydro office, sets the export credit rate and the rules for how leftover credits carry into future bills. The Durham Community Energy Plan covers Whitby alongside Oshawa in its rooftop-solar targets for the region.
Sizing a system around Whitby's numbers
Durham Region's lakefront position gives Whitby a daily solar radiation average of 14.06 MJ/m² alongside that 3.91 peak-sun-hour figure — both drawn from the 2020-2024 window. For context, that lands Whitby among the sunniest spots this site covers in Ontario, on par with Toronto and just short of Windsor. A homeowner here isn't fighting the climate to make solar pencil out; the math works in your favour before the rebate even enters the picture.
Next steps
View all Whitby rebate programs → or check the official Home Renovation Savings Program site → for the current source of truth.