Net Metering for Solar panels

i6power wrote: ↑ I live in Ontario, considering rooftop solar panels? Recently, California cancelled net-metering but their existing customers who already signed up for net metering will be good for 20 years.

My question is what if Ontario government cancels net metering program in the future? If I signup now, how long will be be guaranteed net metering?

• The utility ¢/kWh rate is much higher in California
• The solar cost per installed watt is much cheaper in California
• Federal and State Tax credit is much much better in California. They pay less in purchace tax and get a very sizeable rebate tax credit.
• Solar generation potential is much higher in California.

bubuski wrote: ↑ California did not cancel net-metering, they just revised to be less favourable. The current net-metering in Ontario is still at least a decade away from what is happening in California. It's like any incentive when the take in rate is really high or unsustianable then the govt will revise the program...just like our Microfit solar program which was revised a few times before it was cancelled.

To put it in context California is twice the population of Ontario and had 1.5 million homes with solar by the end of 2022. The whole country of Canada is just at 43000 roof top solar (residential and commercial combined). Just check google earth for roof top images of California suburbs to get an idea how common it is there

The ROI for a net metering system takes quite a bit more years in Canada so the adoption rate is very slow since people move houses quite often. Comparing California with Ontario

• The utility ¢/kWh rate is much higher in California
• The solar cost per installed watt is much cheaper in California
• Federal and State Tax credit is much much better in California. They pay less in purchace tax and get a very sizeable rebate tax credit.
• Solar generation potential is much higher in California.

adam west wrote: ↑ Thanks for this. In your view is the idea of home solar viable in Ontario?

adam west wrote: ↑ Thanks for this. In your view is the idea of home solar viable in Ontario?