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Solar incentives · British Columbia · 2026
Solar rebates in British Columbia.
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Programs · British Columbia
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BC Hydro self-generation (Rate Schedule 2289) · verified 2026-09-02
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4 programs available right now in British Columbia.
Net metering
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BC Hydro Net Metering / Self-Generation Service
BC Hydro's legacy net metering rate (Rate Schedule 1289) closed to new customers on July 1, 2026. New applicants and any homeowner taking the BC Hydro solar rebate are moved to the Self-Generation Service rate (Rate Schedule 2289), which pays a fixed 10 cents per kWh for exported energy, settled each billing cycle rather than annually. Existing net-metering customers without rebates stay on Schedule 1289 for 10 years from their start date and then transition automatically.
Source ↗ Rebate
#02
BC Hydro Solar & Battery Rebate
BC Hydro offers up to $5,000 for residential solar ($1,000 per kW of installed DC generator capacity, capped at 50% of total installed cost). Battery storage paired with solar earns up to $1,500 ($500 per kWh, 5 kWh minimum, 50% cost cap), rising to up to $5,000 when paired with Peak Saver enrollment. The work must be designed and installed by a Home Performance Contractor Network member. APPLY AND WAIT BEFORE YOU BUY: participants must submit a self-generation application and receive technical acceptance before installation, and BC Hydro strongly recommends waiting to purchase generating equipment until after that application is reviewed and accepted. Rebates are first come, first served while funding lasts, and are processed within 60 days after interconnection approval, so approval and payment are not the same moment. Weigh the rate consequence before applying: taking this rebate places you on the Self-Generation Service rate (Rate Schedule 2289) at a flat 10 cents per kWh settled each billing cycle, whereas an existing net metering customer who does not take it keeps Rate Schedule 1289 until 10 years from their service start date. For a household already on 1289, the rebate is not free money, it is a trade against the older rate.
Source ↗ Rebate
#03
Federal Programs (Greener Homes Loan & Affordability Program)
The Canada Greener Homes Loan (interest-free up to $40,000) stopped accepting new applications on October 2, 2025 - only previously approved loans are still being funded. Its replacement, the Canada Greener Homes Affordability Program (CGHAP), launched in September 2025 and delivers no-cost retrofits through provincial partners for low- to median-income households; solar PV is federally eligible but each province sets its own technology list. Canada still has no federal investment tax credit equivalent to the U.S. ITC for residential solar.
Source ↗ Tax credit
#04
PST Exemption on Solar Equipment
British Columbia has at times exempted qualifying solar/renewable energy equipment from provincial sales tax (PST). Exemption scope and eligibility change with provincial budgets - confirm the current PST treatment of your equipment at time of purchase.
Net metering · British Columbia
BC Hydro self-generation (Rate Schedule 2289)
BC Hydro closed its net metering rate (Rate Schedule 1289) to new customers on 1 July 2026 and replaced it with the self-generation rate, Rate Schedule 2289. Under the new rate your panels still power your home first, and your generation is still netted against what you use inside each billing period. What changed is what happens to a monthly surplus: instead of banking those extra kilowatt-hours to offset later bills, BC Hydro now converts them into a bill credit at a flat 10 cents per kWh, applied against energy charges only, for systems up to 100 kW. Ten cents sits below the residential energy rate, so a kilowatt-hour you use yourself is now worth more than one you export, and sizing to your own daytime load matters more in BC than it used to. If you already have net metering you are not moved right away, but the protection is not ten more years from the rate change: you stay on Rate Schedule 1289 until ten years have passed from your own initial net metering service start date, so a system connected in 2018 moves over in 2028. FortisBC serves the southern Interior under its own tariff and runs a separate net metering program, so this change does not apply to FortisBC customers.
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taking a rebate can change your net-metering terms, and export credit rules
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