Apply for a rebate to install a renewable energy system for your home

Systems generating electricity

• Rebate of $800 per kilowatt of generating capacity to a maximum of $5,000 per system per year.
• Grid-tied clients must be part of the micro-generation program.
• Off-grid clients must provide an electrical permit for the work.
• Includes:
  • solar photovoltaic (PV);
  • wind;
  • hydro;
  • biomass; and
  • geothermal systems.

What size system can I install?

For grid-tied systems, the maximum capacity you can install depends on your lot and electrical infrastructure. You will be eligible for the micro-genration program.

Many residential properties in Yukon have a limit of 5 kilowatts for the system output. In the case of solar photovoltaic that means the inverter rating. The array can be larger.

For lots with a higher limit, our micro-generation program allows up to 50 kilowatt systems.

All grid-tied systems must be pre-approved by the Energy Branch.

What will a solar photovoltaic system cost?

For grid-tied residential installations, the cost ranges from around $2.50 to $3.50 per watt.

For larger grid-tied systems, the cost ranges from around $1.50 to $3.00 per watt.

Off-grid, battery-based systems cost 2 to 4 times more. This is due to the high cost of:

• batteries;
• charge controllers; and
• back-up generators.

Other renewable systems vary greatly by site and project.

How much energy can I generate?

With solar photovoltaic, you can expect to generate about 900 to 1,100 kilowatt hours per year for every kilowatt of capacity installed. 

For example:
A home with a 5-kilowatt photovoltaic system will generate an estimated 4,500 to 5,500 kilowatt hours per year. That is about 50% of the electricity used by the average Yukon household per year. This assumes the house does not have electric heat.

Download our solar calculator to estimate savings.

Wind, micro-hyrdo and biomass are more more dependent on the site and system. Talk to us for more information. Email micro-generation@gov.yk.ca. 

Systems collecting solar thermal energy

• Rebate of 20% of eligible material costs up to $1,200.
• Must be a CSA F379-rated solar domestic hot-water system.
• Must be used with CSA-approved solar-heat storage.

1. Complete and sign the renewable energy rebate application.
2. Attach required documentation:
   • itemized receipts or invoices for materials purchased with zero balance owing;
   • either:
     • a signed copy of your Micro-generation Interconnection and Operating Agreement if you are grid-tied; or
     • your final approved electrical inspection if you are off-grid.
3. Submit the rebate package to the Energy Branch.
   In person: 206A Lowe Street (across from Riverside Grocery), Whitehorse, Yukon. We are open Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
   Email: energy@gov.yk.ca
   Mail:
   Government of Yukon
   Energy Branch (EMR206)
   Box 2703
   Whitehorse, Yukon, Y1A 2C6

  
This program is funded in part by the Government of Canada's Low Carbon Economy Fund.

If you have a grid-tied system, you can sell your surplus energy to your utility through our micro-generation program.