Of course! Your home’s solar electricity generation capacity depends on factors like the size and efficiency of your solar panel system, as well as local sunlight conditions. Unlike a fixed limit on total kWh production, the amount of excess electricity you can feed back into the grid at once is often restricted by utility regulations. …
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You will be credited for everything except the flat rate distribution fee. You will be credited back for delivery, regulatory, debt retirement and any other charges that are based on how many kWh’s you use. You will still be stuck with a bill of about $20 to $40 a month.
Almost but not quite. There is a small part of your bill usually referred to as the “flat rate distribution fee” or something similar which you will have to pay regardless if you use any power or not. This is an administration fee for being connected to the hydro companies network and is usually between …
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This all depends on the utility. All utilities have different billing structures. In most cases there is a small difference. One example is that they will charge you HST but will not credit it back if you do not have an HST number which most home owners do not have. For the portion of the …
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This can happen if the rules and procedures are not followed carefully. To be safe, we wait for approvals from your local hydro company before proceeding with any work. Should we fail to receive approval and have to cancel your project, then we will return your deposit in full.
Yes and No. From a technical standpoint, there are few areas in Southern Ontario that are not viable for solar energy. From a practical standpoint it is possible to be denied a connection by your hydro company due to lack of capacity on your local line. If too many people on your line segment install …
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Sadly there are virtually no incentives or subsidies for solar in Ontario. This is at a time where every other form of energy is being subsidized by 25% by the Ontario Fair Hydro Act. For businesses there is the opportunity for accelerated depreciation but that is it.
Every power distribution company is different. The people at Halton Hills Hydro as well as Milton Hydro have been wonderfully supportive and we love working with them. Hydro One has also been very helpful to our efforts. At this time, most hydro companies in Ontario have had enough experience that the process is a smooth …
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Unfortunately the rules have changed recently so that we are only allowed to install solar panels on rooftops. You may see a lot of solar installed on the ground or on dual axis trackers but these were installed before the rules changed. Solar panels must be installed on a structure that was not built to …
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Not exactly. You can install as much solar as you want but you can only put 10kW back into the grid at any time.
