Efficiency Nova Scotia Business Energy Rebate Program: Commercial Solar PV Combination
Business Energy Rebates – Commercial Solar PV gives participating businesses a rebate for new solar PV systems of up to 100kW installed by an Efficiency Nova Scotia Registered Solar Installer. The rebate is $0.25/kWh of annual energy production, capped at $30,000 per project or 50% of the material costs, whichever is less.
Offered by Efficiency Nova Scotia
Amount
Up to $30,000
$0.25/kWh of annual energy production, capped at a maximum of $30,000 per project (or up to 50% of the material costs, whichever is less)
Quick eligibility check
Who can apply
The participating business agrees to share system performance data with Efficiency Nova Scotia
and/or third-party representatives.
- Eligible projects must be installed after May 15, 2024.
- Rebate is limited to projects up to and including 100kW installed AC, total inverter capacity
(as indicated on nameplates of inverter(s)).
- Systems must be designed and installed by an Efficiency Nova Scotia Registered Solar Installer.
Participants are not permitted to install systems themselves.
- Solar panels and inverters must be new and include a permanently affixed nameplate that states
the manufacturer and model number.
- The solar installation should be either a new system or increase the capacity of, but not replace,
currently operational solar equipment.
- Theminimumsystemsizeneededtoqualifyforarebateis1kW.SolarPVsystemscanbenet-metered
(connectedtothegrid),ortheycanbegrid-tiedwithbatteries(therebatesareexclusivelyforthe panelsatthepresenttime). Off-grid systems are not eligible.
- The utility must allow net metering and there must be compliance with net metering procedures.
- Allequipmentanddesignspecificationsmustadheretoapplicableprovincial,federal,andmunicipal
licenses,permitsandapprovals.
- All solar PV equipment, including array and ancillary equipment, and all installation work must comply with
the Canadian Electrical Code (CEC) and have a CSA or other internationally recognized standards agency symbol. This includes compliance with CEC CSA 22.2 No. 107.1 and be inspected prior to being energized.
- Ancillary equipment for a solar PV system includes the following: AC and DC cabling, combiner
boxes, switches, meters, panels, and transformers required to allow the array to feed AC power to the customer’s building or to the grid. Installations must follow CSA SPE-900-13 Solar PV rooftop installation best practices guideline (2013). Grid-connected installations must comply with CEC section 64 as well as Nova Scotia Power (NSP) interconnection guide, corresponding with section 84 of CEC.
- Modules must carry a minimum warranty of 20-year power performance and 10-year manufacturing.
- Grid-connected inverter(s) and/or micro-inverter(s) must carry a minimum 10-year
manufacturing warranty.
- Equipment must be installed on a rooftop or ground mounted. Systems installed on portable or
temporary structures are not eligible. This would include, for example, recreational vehicles and trailers.
About the funding
As of May 15, 2024, the rebate is calculated at $0.25/kWh of annual energy production. The rebate is
capped at a maximum of $30,000 per project (or up to 50% of the material costs, whichever is less)
Eligible costs include all material costs (excluding HST) related to system equipment including but not
limited to panels, racking, inverter, batteries, and electrical service upgrades.
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| Program | Type | Amount | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Innovation Rebate Program | Rebate | Up to $3,750,000 | Open |
| Efficiency Nova Scotia Agriculture Rebate | Rebate | Up to $1,400 in rebates on agricultural technology upgrades, up to $500 on lighting upgrades and up to $2,000 on refrigeration equipment | Open |
| Efficiency Nova Scotia Commercial Heating Rebate | Rebate | no fixed amount | Open |
| Efficiency Nova Scotia Compressed Air Rebate | Rebate | no fixed amount | Open |
