Solar rebates in Alberta (2026): incentives, CEIP financing and micro-generation
Alberta’s provincial solar rebate ended years ago. Today the main supports are how exported electricity is credited, property-tax financing in many municipalities, and a few local rebates. Details and sources are in our Alberta rebate database.
Micro-generation: credit for what you export
Under Alberta’s micro-generation rules, electricity your panels send to the grid is credited at your retailer’s energy rate. Transmission, distribution and other delivery charges are not credited, and the system must be sized to your yearly use.
What that means: a kWh of solar you use at home saves the energy rate plus the per-kWh delivery charges (several cents more), while a kWh you export earns only the energy rate. Your retail plan matters too: some retailers offer plans that pay more for exports in summer, which are commercial offers, not government programs.
Clean Energy Improvement Program (CEIP)
Many municipalities, including Calgary, Edmonton, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, Airdrie, St. Albert and others, offer CEIP: financing for up to 100% of a solar project, repaid on your property tax bill over up to 20 years. It’s a loan, not a rebate, and rates are set locally (Calgary has shown about 6%). Intake opens and closes: Calgary’s residential intake is closed until winter 2026/2027 and Edmonton’s is waitlisted. Get pre-qualified before signing anything.
Local rebates
- Banff: $450 per kW, up to 20 kW, open year-round.
- Canmore: 2026 round closed; another expected in 2027.
- Medicine Hat: HAT Smart pays $0.20 per watt up to $1,000, but 2026 funding may be fully subscribed.
- Edmonton: the city’s solar rebate is closed.
Federal programs
The Canada Greener Homes Grant has ended and the Greener Homes Loan is closed to new applicants. There is no federal tax credit for home solar.
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