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 Windsor
Real companies based in Windsor, pulled from their current Google reviews. We're not paid to list anyone here.
Common questions
Does Ontario have a solar rebate for Windsor 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 everywhere in Ontario including Windsor. Net metering is the local variable, and in Windsor that's set by Enwin Utilities, not the province.
Is solar worth it in Windsor?
Windsor has the best sun-hour numbers of any city we track in Ontario — 4.03 peak sun hours a day on the five-year average (2020-2024), the only city in our coverage over 4.0. Without a rebate, payback typically runs 10–15 years depending on system size and your local electricity rates.
Does being across from Detroit change anything for Windsor solar installers?
Not on paper, but proximity to Michigan's much larger solar and EV supply chain means Windsor installers can often source panels and inverters faster than crews working further from the border. That's a logistics advantage, not a rebate one — the HRSP amount is unaffected by cross-border shipping routes.
Enwin, not the province, decides what your exports are worth
Windsor is served by Enwin Utilities, a city-owned distributor separate from both Alectra and Hydro One. Enwin is who actually credits you when your panels push power back onto the grid — the Home Renovation Savings Program funds the rebate above, but has no say over net metering rates or how unused export credits roll forward month to month. Get Enwin's current terms in writing before locking in a system size; that number moves your real-world payback more than the rebate line item does. The City of Windsor's environment page lists rooftop solar adoption among the actions under its own community climate action plan.
Why Windsor tops this site's Ontario sun-hour list
No hedging needed here: Windsor's 4.03 peak sun hours a day (2020-2024 average) and 14.50 MJ/m² of daily solar radiation are the highest figures of any Ontario city covered on this site, and by a real margin, not a rounding difference. Windsor sits further south than every other city we track — roughly the same latitude as Essex County's farmland — which is the geographic reason it clears 4.0 peak sun hours while the rest of the province doesn't. For a homeowner weighing solar, this is about as favourable a starting number as Ontario offers.
Next steps
View all Windsor rebate programs → or check the official Home Renovation Savings Program site → for the current source of truth.