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Solar incentives · Nova Scotia · 2026
Solar rebates in Nova Scotia.
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Programs · Nova Scotia
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active programs & rules in 2026
Self-generating option under the Electricity Act · verified 2026-08-30
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3 programs available right now in Nova Scotia.
Tax credit
#01
Federal Clean Technology ITC (not available to homeowners)
Quotes and calculators often apply a 30 percent federal Clean Technology investment tax credit to a residential solar or battery project. It does not apply. Income Tax Act subsection 127.45(1) defines a qualifying taxpayer as a taxable Canadian corporation or a mutual fund trust that is a real estate investment trust, so an individual homeowner cannot claim the credit however the purchase is financed. Canada has no federal investment tax credit equivalent to the U.S. residential credit, so treat any price reduced on this basis as an error.
Source ↗ Net metering
#02
Nova Scotia Enhanced Net Metering
Nova Scotia's arrangement is statutory rather than regulatory, which makes it unusually permissive. Section 7 of the Electricity Act (2025, c. 18, Sch.) lets a Nova Scotia Power customer install a renewable low-impact generator or storage device of 27 kW or less as of right, with no requirement to join a utility programme and no application to file. That removes an approval step most provinces impose. Confirm the current export crediting terms with Nova Scotia Power before fixing a system size.
Rebate
#03
PACE Financing (Halifax + others)
PACE financing attaches the cost of an energy retrofit to your property tax bill rather than to a personal loan, which lets a household install with little upfront cash. It is available in Halifax and other participating municipalities, so the first question is whether your municipality participates. Ask what interest rate applies, what happens to the obligation if you sell the property, and whether solar specifically is an eligible measure in your municipality's programme.
Net metering · Nova Scotia
Self-generating option under the Electricity Act
Nova Scotia's arrangement is statutory rather than regulatory. Section 7 of the Electricity Act (2025, c. 18, Sch.) lets a Nova Scotia Power customer install a renewable low-impact generator or storage device of 27 kW or less as of right, with no requirement to join any utility programme, no application and no fee. Nova Scotia Power must buy the excess at a rate equivalent to the rate the customer pays, up to that customer's total usage in a calendar year, and owes nothing for generation above annual consumption, so a year's own consumption is the binding constraint on sizing. Surplus kilowatt-hours bank and apply to the next bill. The residential energy rate is 19.128 cents per kWh as of 1 May 2026. The regulator is the Nova Scotia Energy Board, not the former Utility and Review Board. Six municipally owned utilities, Antigonish and Lunenburg among them, sit outside Nova Scotia Power and run their own connection process.
Worth checking before you sign:
taking a rebate can change your net-metering terms, and export credit rules
differ by utility. Your matched installer confirms the exact numbers for
your address.
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