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The PEI solar rebate, explained

The PEI solar rebate, explained

The PEI rebate paid $1,000/kW up to $10,000, but new applications are paused as of 2026. Here is what still applies and what to do now.

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Update, August 2026: efficiencyPEI has paused new applications to the Solar Electric Rebate Program while funding for the next cycle is finalised. Homeowners who already hold a pre approval letter can still proceed with their installation. Paused is not cancelled, and the program may reopen.

When it was open, the Prince Edward Island rebate was the most generous in the country: $1,000 per kW installed, up to $10,000, covering as much as 40 percent of installation cost, alongside net metering through Maritime Electric.

What still applies today

Net metering with Maritime Electric continues. Every kilowatt hour your roof exports earns a credit against a kilowatt hour you draw later, which is what carries a Maritime system through the winter. The province's Energy Efficiency Loan Program also remains available for solar equipment.

If the program reopens

Demand outran the budget last time, which is why it paused. Systems that are already designed, quoted and ready to submit are the ones that get through before a queue forms. Having your assessment done now costs you nothing and puts you at the front if it reopens.

Should you wait for it

That depends on your power bill, not on the rebate. We will show you the payback both ways, with and without the rebate, so you can decide with real numbers rather than on a maybe.

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