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Three programs pay for home batteries. Ontario’s Home Renovation Savings pays up to $5,000, but only with new solar. BC Hydro pays up to $5,000 if the battery is enrolled in Peak Saver, or up to $1,500 with solar but no enrolment. Québec’s Rénoclimat pays up to $4,000 for a fixed battery in a principal residence, no solar required.
Where home battery rebates exist
The table is generated from our database and lists every open provincial or utility rebate that pays for a home battery. For every program in a province, including city loans, see home battery rebates by province.
| Province | Program | What it pays |
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| British Columbia | BC Hydro Solar and Battery Rebates (Residential) |
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| Ontario | Home Renovation Savings Program |
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| Québec | Rénoclimat |
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| Northwest Territories | Renewable Energy Rebates |
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| Nunavut | Renewable Energy Cabin Grant |
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Open provincial and utility home battery rebates by province. Generated from our program database, verified October 12, 2026. Loans aren’t included. City programs to check: Better Homes Ottawa Loan Program, Durham Greener Homes Loan Program, Home Energy Loan Program, Saskatoon Home Energy Loan Program.
Ontario: up to $5,000, with new solar only
Home Renovation Savings pays for battery storage installed with a new rooftop solar system and sized for it. Like the solar rebate, it needs written pre-approval before you buy or install anything, and the system must be load displacement only, so net metering isn’t allowed.
| Upgrade | Amount | Good to know |
|---|---|---|
| Battery storage (with new solar) | $300 per kWh, up to 50% of cost, max $5,000 | Must be installed with a new solar PV system and sized for it. |
Home Renovation Savings: battery rebate. Source: homerenovationsavings.ca · verified October 12, 2026.
Adding a battery to the solar you already have, including a microFIT system, doesn’t qualify. Advocacy groups have asked the province to allow standalone batteries, but no change had been confirmed when we last checked.
B.C.: up to $5,000 with Peak Saver
BC Hydro’s solar and battery rebate pays per kWh of storage. The higher cap needs Peak Saver enrolment, which lets BC Hydro draw on the battery at peak times.
| Upgrade | Amount | Good to know |
|---|---|---|
| Battery enrolled in Peak Saver | $500 per kWh, up to $5,000 | Enrol within 14 days of the in-service date; battery-only systems qualify only with Peak Saver enrolment. |
| Battery installed with solar, not in Peak Saver | $500 per kWh, up to $1,500 | Capped at 50% of installed cost. |
BC Hydro: battery rebates. Source: app.bchydro.com · verified October 12, 2026.
Battery-only systems, with no solar, qualify only when they’re enrolled in Peak Saver.
Québec: up to $4,000 through Rénoclimat
Since its redesign on October 1, 2026, Rénoclimat pays for a fixed home battery and for connecting a backup power source, for principal residences and multi-unit buildings. You don’t need solar.
| Upgrade | Amount | Good to know |
|---|---|---|
| Fixed home battery | Up to $4,000 | Principal residences and multi-unit buildings only. At least 5 kWh, permanently connected to the electrical panel, with a grid-interactive inverter meeting Hydro-Québec's E.12-07 standard. Portable batteries and EVs don't qualify. |
| Connection to a backup power source | Up to $1,000 | Principal residences and multi-unit buildings only. Covers a master electrician's (RBQ 16.0) work to install and connect a transfer switch; the generator or switch itself is not covered. |
Rénoclimat: battery and backup power. Source: quebec.ca · verified October 12, 2026.
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Everywhere else: loans, and the territories
Outside these three provinces, the main help is financing. City and property-tax loans such as Toronto’s HELP or Saskatoon’s HELP can include a battery, but you repay them. In the Northwest Territories, the AEA Renewable Energy program counts batteries as part of an eligible renewable project; replacement batteries don’t qualify.
Pricing a whole system? See solar rebates in every province, including what each rebate does to net metering.
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Last updated . Amounts and rules come from the official program pages below. If something has changed, please tell us.
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