Just like many of you, I too feel responsible for our environment. Being a Toronto real estate agent I am always looking for new opportunities to make green living more accesible either for my clients or for whoever is interested. Today let's find out what the Canadian government grants are there for solar energy.
Why energy from solar panels?
The greatest advantage of solar energy is its
Why energy from solar panels?
The greatest advantage of solar energy is its
nature-friendliness. With more people being able to create their own energy by nature-friendly means, the better for the environment. With the price of energies growing fast in the last couple of years, many countries all over the world started to endorse the clean energy over the conventional energy. Canada is among them.
Before you start
Without the home energy audit you will not be suitable for receiving any grants, so let's have a look at what needs to be done.
- You only get the grants if you start all the installations AFTER the auditor's first visit.
- You have to be finished with all the repairs within 18 months since the auditor's visit.
- To ensure you will have no problems claiming all your government grants, don't forget to store all your documentation and receipts and even take photos during the works.
- Forgetting to book and complete the follow-up visit could be costly since without it you cannot receive any funding.
A note about the cost: The home energy audit will cost you at least $498.75 (first visit $341.25, the second visit $157.50, inc. GST) or a little more (depends on the sq ft of your home). The government will refund you $150 towards the cost of the first evaluation visit.
So what are the grants?
Basically at the moment there are two solar technologies that are available to masses: the solar photovoltaic system (sunlight --> electricity) and the solar thermal system (sunlight --> hot water). But no matter what you choose, the government is here to help you. There's a nice sum of up to $500 from the federal government, should you choose a system that is in compliance with the CAN/CSA standards. No need to hurry, since you can apply for the grant till March 2011. But the federal grant is not all you can get: the Ontario government will much the federal grant so you can get up to $1000. Another good news is that you can claim a refund of the 8% RST from the Ontario government.
Currently you can only claim the RST on the equipment purchased until the end of 2009.
Before you start
Without the home energy audit you will not be suitable for receiving any grants, so let's have a look at what needs to be done.
- You only get the grants if you start all the installations AFTER the auditor's first visit.
- You have to be finished with all the repairs within 18 months since the auditor's visit.
- To ensure you will have no problems claiming all your government grants, don't forget to store all your documentation and receipts and even take photos during the works.
- Forgetting to book and complete the follow-up visit could be costly since without it you cannot receive any funding.
A note about the cost: The home energy audit will cost you at least $498.75 (first visit $341.25, the second visit $157.50, inc. GST) or a little more (depends on the sq ft of your home). The government will refund you $150 towards the cost of the first evaluation visit.
So what are the grants?
Basically at the moment there are two solar technologies that are available to masses: the solar photovoltaic system (sunlight --> electricity) and the solar thermal system (sunlight --> hot water). But no matter what you choose, the government is here to help you. There's a nice sum of up to $500 from the federal government, should you choose a system that is in compliance with the CAN/CSA standards. No need to hurry, since you can apply for the grant till March 2011. But the federal grant is not all you can get: the Ontario government will much the federal grant so you can get up to $1000. Another good news is that you can claim a refund of the 8% RST from the Ontario government.
Currently you can only claim the RST on the equipment purchased until the end of 2009.
(photo by powerhouse museum)
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I'm the sort of guy who loves to try fresh stuff. Presently I am fabricating my hold photovoltaic panels. I'm doing it all by myself without the help of my staff. I am using the net as the only way to acheive that. I discovered a really brilliant website which explains how to contruct photovoltaic panels and so on. The website explains all the steps required to solar panel construction.
I am not really sure about how correct the information given there is. If some guys over here who had experience with these things can have a peak and give your feedback in the thread it will be awesome and I would extremely value it, because I extremely would love to try solar panel construction.
Tnx for reading this. You people are the best.
Thanks for the comment. Unfortunately, I don't have technical knowledge to help you, but can wish you good luck!
[url=http://earth4energy-greendiyenergy.com/]Green DIY Energy[/url], Considering the rate at which our planet is getting exploited of its non renewable energy sources and the dramatic climatic changes happening due to the consumption of these minerals, we have to shift focus and keep our options open. Renewable energy is a form of energy that can never extinguish. Energy sources such as solar, wind and hydro are called renewable energy sources. Renewable energy is a source of energy that can never get exhausted or the energy source that we can never run out off. The sun energy has been harvested since centuries.So these are some of the renewable energy sources that we are using.
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