Manitoba’s solar panel rebate program sidelined until 2022

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Manitoba’s solar panel rebate program sidelined until 2022 – CBC

by ahnationtalk on October 29, 2019495 Views

Efficiency Manitoba says it needs its first 2 years to research, plan a long-term incentive for solar panels

Oct 29, 2019

An incentive program that jolted Manitoba’s solar energy sector will return, but not until 2022 — which is too long, says one installer, to leave customers waiting to plug into a new provincial rebate program.

Manitoba Hydro was criticized in 2018 for ending the two-year pilot program without indicating what will replace it, if anything.

The utility left the future of the well-received program in the hands of a new Crown corporation called Efficiency Manitoba, which said in a recent report it would reinstate the incentive, but not before 2022.

A four-year gap without a rebate is discouraging, says Justin Phillips, CEO of Sycamore Energy, especially since the province wants to conserve energy.