Home Renovation Savings Program – All the essential information

What the Program Offers

The home renovation savings program provides a rebate for the purchase and installation of an eligible solar photovoltaic (PV) system and a battery storage system, when paired with solar PV. The solar rebate amount is $1,000 per kilowatt DC of installed generator capacity, and the rebate amount is capped up to 50% of the eligible costs with a maximum rebate of $5,000. The battery rebate amount is $300 per kWh of installed storage capacity, and the rebate amount is capped up to 50% of the eligible costs with a maximum rebate $5,000.

General Measures Eligibility/ Solar and Storage

Participants going through this program are allowed a maximum rebate of one solar and one storage installation per home. The Solar PV equipment must be installed on a rooftop, and the battery storage system must be paired with a new solar system. 

Participant Eligibility

In order to be eligible for the program you must:

1. Be responsible for the payment of the purchase and installation 
2. Submit and receive written approval of the pre-installation application and agree with the participant agreement for the program
3. Lastly, you must be the homeowner of the house where installation is occurring

Application Process

1. Before starting making any purchases or starting any installations the contractor must submit a pre-installation application. In order to be eligible to receive the rebate, the participant can’t start purchases/installation until they receive a pre-approval notification.
2. Before 30 days post-installation, the contractor must submit the post-installation application. The participant and contractor will then be notified if their post-installation application is approved, and if so they will receive the applicable eligible measure rebate.

Residence Eligibility

In order to be eligible your home must

1. Be occupied
2. Have a residential metered account
3. Be connected to the IESO-Controlled Grid through and Local Distribution Company (LDC)
4. Be a single detached, semi-detached, townhome, row house, or mobile home on a permanent foundation

What we can do with the rebate

Here at INTOCHARGE, we bring innovative solutions to the forefront of clean energy. We offer solar panel installation and battery systems in compliance with all standards in this program. Our installation systems encompass everything needed for a rebate-compliant installation, and we ensure a fast and successful completion.