Residential & Commercial · Updated May 14, 2026
Ontario currently offers meaningful incentives for both homeowners and commercial buildings. The Home Renovation Savings Program (HRSP) provides up to $10,000 for residential solar and battery storage. The Save On Energy Retrofit program offers $860/kW AC for commercial and institutional load-displacement systems. Both require non-exporting (load-displacement) configuration.
Choose your path
HRSP rebates apply only to load-displacement (non-exporting) systems. Net-metered setups remain available — just without an HRSP rebate, and they can't be combined with one. Pick the path that fits your building and goals; we'll handle the paperwork either way.
Non-exporting solar
Solar that powers your building only — the system is sized and configured so excess generation never flows back to the grid. Ideal for homes and businesses with steady daytime electricity use.
Up to $5,000 — Solar PV
$1,000 / kW installed, up to 50% of total cost
Up to $5,000 — Battery Storage
$300 / kWh installed, up to 50% of total cost. Must be paired with a new solar PV install.
Combined potential:
Up to $10,000
Grid-tied with bi-directional flow
The traditional grid-tied configuration: excess solar generation flows back to the grid, and you receive credits on your bill. Best for buildings with variable or seasonal electricity use.
Not eligible for HRSP rebate
HRSP and net-metering can't be combined — picking one excludes the other
Bill credits for exported energy
1:1 net metering with your local distribution company
Best fit:
Larger commercial or community-scale installs where load-displacement isn't sufficient, or where exporting credits beat the rebate value.
HRSP eligibility, in plain English
A note on program changes
HRSP is currently funded through late 2026, but Ontario's incentive landscape evolves regularly — past programs (Greener Homes, GreenON) ended without much notice. The amounts above reflect what we're working with as of May 14, 2026. JAZZ confirms current eligibility and handles the HRSP application paperwork as part of every project's design phase.
For commercial buildings
Ontario's Save On Energy Retrofit program — also administered by the IESO — pays a flat rate per kilowatt of inverter capacity for non-exporting solar on commercial, industrial, and institutional buildings. No per-project dollar ceiling beyond the 50% cost cap, so larger systems earn proportionally larger incentives.
Non-exporting solar · commercial & institutional
Solar sized so excess generation never flows to the grid — same principle as residential load-displacement, but without the 18 kW DC residential cap, and with its own commercial incentive rate.
$860 per kW AC installed
Capped at 50% of total installed solar cost. Minimum 10 kW AC system.
Example projects:
Before the 50% cost cap. JAZZ confirms exact amounts on every project.
Eligibility, in plain English
HRSP vs Save On Energy
HRSP is residential only: $1,000/kW DC solar (up to $5K) + $300/kWh battery (up to $5K) = max $10K.
Save On Energy is for commercial: $860/kW AC with no fixed ceiling beyond the 50% cost cap. A 100 kW AC system earns $86,000 before that check.
The two programs can't be combined on a single installation.