PEIDue to high demand, P.E.I.’s solar energy rebate program has been paused, the province says in a release Friday.EfficiencyPEI will stop accepting applications after FridayThinh Nguyen · CBC News · Posted: Sep 05, 2025 10:57 AM EDT | Last Updated: 4 hours agoThe P.E.I. government has paused its solar energy rebate program for the current fiscal year after reaching its capacity. (Jane Robertson/CBC)P.E.I.’s solar energy rebate program has been paused due to high demand, the province said in a news release Friday.The program has reached capacity for the current fiscal year. As a result, efficiencyPEI will no longer accept applications for solar electric rebates after Friday.”We have had great uptake on the solar program since it began. The program is now fully subscribed for the year,” Environment, Energy and Climate Action Minister Gilles Arsenault was quoted as saying in the release.”I fully support the solar rebate continuing in the next fiscal year, which begins in April 2026.”Clients with an existing pre-approval letter can proceed with their installations, and any applications received by Friday will be processed normally.This year, the solar program served 561 residential and commercial clients, along with 19 agricultural clients, totaling $4 million in rebates.Since 2019, the province has provided 5,077 solar rebates.”I’d like to remind everyone that rebates and incentives have increased for home insulation, new homes and for commercial buildings, so I encourage Islanders to look into these and other energy efficiency options to help reduce their energy use and costs,” Arsenault said.Information on current net-zero and energy efficiency programs is available at PEINetZero.ca.
P.E.I. solar energy rebate program paused due to high demand, province says
