Adding Solar Panels To Home Ontario

According to the ontario energy board the average ontario household consumes about 9 000 kwhs of electricity per year.

Adding solar panels to home ontario.

This means that to offset 100 of their electrical use an average ontario homeowner would need to install an approximately 7 500 watt solar array. Solar power will definitely continue to gain momentum in the coming years as the ontario government moves to make all new home builds net zero by 2030. Ontario has the fifth highest potential to produce solar energy in all of canada receiving more solar irradiation than most other provinces except for the prairies and quebec. We recommend adding solar to an existing home as a worthwhile investment.

The key number you are interested in finding is your most current 12 month total kwh kilowatt hours. In ontario microfit is a program where homeowners and business owners can install a solar microgeneration plant 10 kw and under and be paid a guaranteed rate of 80 2 cents kwh for the power your solar system produces under a 20 year contract with the government. Ontario s time of day electricity rates make the cost of solar about 95 per cent of the average cost to buy power from the grid. The first step you take after you have considered available roof or ground space is to look at your home monthly average electricity usage from your electrical bill.

Choosing the right size solar panel kit for your ontario home.