Provincial and municipal government staff at the solar garden in Berwick, which previously received government funding. (Credit: communications Nova Scotia)
Nova Scotia is investing $5.2 million in 2024 through 2025 to help with the capital costs of building community solar gardens.
The Community Solar Program is intended to help community groups and organizations set up solar gardens on their properties and sell subscriptions to the electricity they produce from the solar gardens. Subscribers will get a solar energy credit of $0.02 per kilowatt hour on their power bill for energy generated by their subscription
“Not everyone has the ability to install their own solar panels,” said Tory Rushton, Minister of Natural Resources and Renewables. “This program creates the opportunity to buy solar energy from a community provider instead. This is just one of the many changes we’re making to give Nova Scotians clean, reliable power at affordable rates, while helping us reach our climate change goals.”
Project owners interested in becoming a community solar garden owner may apply to the Community Solar Program to set up a solar garden on their property and sell subscript
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