Solar Incentives in Alberta: A 2026 Guide for Homeowners and Businesses

If you're considering solar in Alberta, the incentive picture in 2026 looks different than it did even two years ago. The federal grant and interest-free loan have ended, and Alberta hasn't had a provincial solar rebate since 2019. What's left is municipal financing, a handful of municipal rebates, and a federal tax credit for businesses.

This page covers what's available now, what isn't, and where to check current status before you plan around anything.

Quick summary

CEIP (Clean Energy Improvement Program) is the main financing path for homeowners, repaid through your property tax bill, where your municipality offers it and intake is open.
Municipal rebates exist in a few places, including Banff, Medicine Hat, St. Albert and Beaumont. Most are limited and change every year.
The federal Clean Technology Investment Tax Credit can cover 30% of eligible costs for businesses and incorporated farms. It isn't available to individual homeowners.
The Greener Homes Grant and Loan are closed. The federal program aimed at lower-income households had not launched in Alberta as of our last check.

Each is broken down below.

1. The Clean Energy Improvement Program (CEIP)

What it is: a municipal financing program that lets you install solar with no upfront cost. The amount you finance is repaid through your property tax bill, not a personal loan.
Terms: each municipality sets its own. For 2026, Edmonton and Calgary set a 6% fixed rate, with terms up to 20 years and up to $50,000 for a home. Beaumont's rate is 3.5%. Some municipalities add rebates on top (see below).
Who qualifies: owners of low-rise homes in participating municipalities. Approval is based on the property and its tax history, not your personal credit or income.
Status: intakes open, pause and close. As of September 29, 2026, Calgary's residential intake is closed until winter 2026/2027, and Edmonton, Beaumont, St. Albert and Strathcona County are at capacity or placing new applicants on a waitlist. Check the Alberta Municipalities CEIP page for your municipality.
You have to work with a CEIP Qualified Contractor. Greenamp is one. For how CEIP works step by step, see our CEIP financing guide.

2. Municipal solar rebates

Several Alberta municipalities offer rebates on top of CEIP financing or on their own. Most are limited, first-come first-served or awarded by lottery, and they change every year. Status below is as of September 29, 2026. Confirm on the municipality's page before you plan around it.

Banff: Solar Incentive Program

$750 per kW of solar installed, up to 20 kW, for residential and commercial properties.

Status: accepting applications. Town of Banff program page

Medicine Hat: HAT Smart Existing Homes

Solar electric is one of the eligible upgrades, up to $5,000 per home across all upgrades combined. Solar has to be recommended in your pre-renovation EnerGuide evaluation, and work must be finished by December 15, 2026.

Status: open for 2026. City of Medicine Hat program page

Beaumont: CEIP rebates

$400 for approved, completed CEIP projects, plus $700 more for projects that reach a 30% energy reduction. Applied to reduce the amount you finance.

Status: Beaumont's CEIP is at capacity. City of Beaumont program page

Canmore: Solar Incentive

20 rebates of $1,250 for residential systems of at least 3 kW. Commercial: $750 per kW, up to $20,000. Awarded by lottery if applications exceed funding.

Status: closed for 2026; the Town expects to offer it again in 2027. Town of Canmore program page

Strathcona County: CEIP incentive

A 5% incentive on completed CEIP projects during the program's first four years, applied to the amount owing.

Status: at capacity and closed to new pre-qualifications; the waitlist is processed as space opens. Strathcona County program page

St. Albert: CEIP incentive

$1,400 per CEIP project, applied to the Clean Energy Improvement Tax to reduce what you finance. Limited and first-come, first-served.

Status: new pre-qualifications go on a waitlist. City of St. Albert program page

Other municipalities

Some additional municipalities run rebate programs we don't list above because they're outside Greenamp's most common service areas or have smaller program scopes. If you're in a municipality not listed here, contact us and we'll confirm what's available locally.

3. Credits for power you send to the grid

This isn't a rebate, but it matters to the math. Under Alberta's Micro-Generation Regulation, a home solar system can send extra power to the grid and receive credits on your electricity bill. What those credits are worth depends on your retailer and your plan, so check before you install. We'll walk you through the options for your home.

4. Federal Clean Technology Investment Tax Credit (Commercial)

If you run a business or an incorporated farm, the federal Clean Technology Investment Tax Credit can make a real difference.

30% of the capital cost of eligible clean technology property, including solar, acquired and in use by the end of 2033. It drops to 15% in 2034.
The rate is 10 points lower if the credit's labour requirements aren't met.
It's for taxable Canadian corporations (including through partnerships). Individuals and sole proprietors can't claim it.
Solar equipment can also qualify for accelerated capital cost allowance.

Eligibility depends on your structure and your tax position, so confirm the details with your accountant.

5. What's no longer available

A lot of the confusion around Alberta solar comes from programs that have ended. Here's what's no longer available.

Canada Greener Homes Grant ($5,000)

A federal grant of up to $5,000 per home for eligible upgrades after an EnerGuide evaluation. Solar qualified at $1,000 per kW, within that limit. It closed to new applications in early 2024.

Canada Greener Homes Loan ($40,000 interest-free)

An interest-free federal loan of up to $40,000 for eligible home energy upgrades, including solar, repaid over 10 years. It closed to new applications on October 1, 2025.

For several years, this was the main way homeowners paid for solar. Read what happened to the Greener Homes Grant and Loan.

Earlier municipal solar rebates

Some municipalities, including Edmonton, ran their own solar rebates in past years. Those have ended. Edmonton residents can still use CEIP when intake is open.

Provincial solar rebates

Alberta hasn't had a province-wide residential solar rebate since 2019, and none has been announced.

6. Tax points worth knowing

Not incentives in the strict sense, but worth knowing:

No provincial sales tax. Alberta has no PST, so a residential solar installation carries 5% GST only.
Home value. Owned solar generally adds to a home's value, though how much varies. Buy it for the power savings first.

Putting it together: what most Alberta homeowners actually use in 2026

For a typical home in Alberta in 2026, the realistic picture looks like this:

CEIP to finance the project with no upfront payment, where your municipality offers it and intake is open, or a regular solar loan where it isn't
A municipal rebate on top, if your area has one
Credits on your bill for the power your system sends to the grid

For businesses and incorporated farms, add the Clean Technology Investment Tax Credit and accelerated capital cost allowance.

That's what's left. For many homes it's enough to make solar worthwhile, and for some it isn't. We'll tell you which one you are.

A note on what's coming

Incentive programs change. Municipal budgets are approved every year, federal programs come and go, and new ones sometimes appear without much warning. We review this page regularly.

If you've heard about a program that isn't listed here, ask us. Sometimes a new program has launched; sometimes the one you heard about ended quietly.

Get a proposal with your incentives applied

Every Alberta home and business is different: a different municipality, a different roof, different energy use. The best way to know which programs apply to you is a real proposal with the math worked out.

We'll design your system, check which programs you qualify for and whether they're open, run the financing against your municipality's current terms, and show you the monthly picture.

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