Rebates and incentives, Quebec
Hydro-Quebec's first-ever residential solar grant, plus 1:1 net metering in kWh credits. Quebec's very cheap electricity changes the math, so see your actual numbers.
How it works
Step 1
Panels must be installed on or after June 30, 2025. Apply after installation completes, within nine months, through the LogisVert Efficient Homes Program. Check the rebate deadline tracker to keep your application window on track.
Step 2
Net metering banks your summer surplus as kilowatt-hours to draw down in winter, not as a bill credit in dollars or a cash payment. Use the performance-based incentive calculator to model how this compares to a cash-crediting structure.
Step 3
With Rate D this inexpensive, oversizing for export doesn't pay off the way it might elsewhere. A system matched closely to your consumption, especially if you have an EV or heat pump adding load, makes more sense than maximizing panel count.
Per Hydro-Quebec's LogisVert residential program page, the utility launched its first meaningful grant for residential solar self-generation, paying $1,000 per kW of installed capacity, capped at 40% of your total eligible project cost. Hydro-Quebec's own estimate puts a typical residential grant somewhere between $5,000 and $6,000, and the utility frames this as cutting a previous 25-to-30-year payback period down toward roughly 10 to 12 years. To qualify, your panels must have been installed on or after June 30, 2025, and residential customers apply through the LogisVert Efficient Homes Program after installation is complete, with the request due within nine months. This program is explicitly described as the first real, broadly available residential solar incentive in Quebec's history, which is a meaningful shift for a province that has historically had one of the weakest solar business cases in Canada due to its low electricity rates.
This is worth being precise about, since at least one source describes cash payouts for surplus generation in a way that doesn't match Hydro-Quebec's actual net metering program structure. Net metering credits exported electricity on a 1-for-1 basis in kilowatt-hours: send 1 kWh to the grid, and you get a credit for 1 kWh you can draw down later, typically built up during high-production summer months and used during lower-production, higher-heating-demand winter months. Under the current rate structure, unused Option I credits reset every 24 months and are valued at the average cost of electricity supply for that purpose, reported around 4.73 cents per kWh, a fraction of what you'd pay at the retail rate. This makes the 24-month window meaningful to your planning: credits are designed to be used within roughly two years, not banked indefinitely as a long-term store of value. Per Hydro-Quebec's net metering page, the first reset falls on March 31 of the even-numbered year after you enroll, so your first banking period can be shorter than 24 months, although you can arrange a later first reset date within your first 24 months.
Quebec's Rate D residential electricity is among the least expensive in North America, commonly cited around 7.07 cents per kWh for the first 40 kWh of daily usage and roughly 11.14 cents per kWh above that threshold, plus a daily system access charge reported around 46 cents. This genuinely changes the calculation compared to provinces or US states with higher rates, since every kilowatt-hour you offset is worth less to begin with. Hydro-Quebec's own guidance, echoed by several independent sources, suggests solar makes the most sense in Quebec for homes with strong roof exposure and above-average electricity use, particularly homes with an EV, a heat pump, or a firm long-term plan to stay in place long enough to recoup the investment, rather than as an automatic choice for every homeowner the way it might be marketed in a higher-rate market. Those prices come from Hydro-Quebec's 2026 electricity rates document, effective April 1, 2026, and the utility adjusts rates each April.
Hydro-Quebec has increased the maximum self-generation capacity for the main net metering rate option twentyfold, from 50 kW up to 1 MW, though the utility notes that final approval still depends on your specific site, your household's demand, and the grid's hosting capacity in your area. For the large majority of residential homeowners sizing a system well under this new ceiling, this change matters less directly than it does for anyone considering an unusually large installation, but it does remove what used to be a meaningful constraint for larger residential or small-business projects. Use the rebate application cost-benefit calculator to weigh whether a larger installation is worth pursuing. Because the grant is requested after installation is complete, a larger system also means a bigger upfront cost to carry, and the combined loan and rebate timing tool can show how that gap affects your monthly payment if you finance it. Compare your overall picture against another province with the Ontario incentive estimator or the British Columbia incentive estimator.
Questions
Per Hydro-Quebec's own announcement, the grant pays $1,000 per kW of installed solar capacity, capped at 40% of your total eligible project cost, which the utility estimates averages $5,000 to $6,000 for a typical residential system. Panels must have been installed on or after June 30, 2025 to qualify. Residential customers apply through the LogisVert Efficient Homes Program after installation is complete, and the request must be submitted within nine months. This is described as the first meaningful province-wide residential solar grant in Quebec's history, aimed at cutting the payback period from a previous 25 to 30 years down toward roughly 10 to 12 years.
No, and this is worth being clear about since at least one source describes cash payouts inconsistent with the program's official structure. Hydro-Quebec's net metering credits exported electricity as kilowatt-hours on a 1-for-1 basis, not as a cash payment. You build up a credit balance during high-production months, typically summer, and draw it down during lower-production, higher-heating-demand months like winter. Under the current rate structure, unused Option I credits reset every 24 months and are valued at the average cost of electricity supply for that purpose, reported around 4.73 cents per kWh, well below what you pay for retail electricity, so credits are meant to be used within the two-year window rather than banked indefinitely.
It depends more on your specific situation than in most provinces. Quebec's Rate D residential electricity is among the least expensive in North America, commonly cited around 7 cents per kWh for the first tier of daily usage and just over 11 cents per kWh above that threshold, plus a daily system access charge. This genuinely changes the math compared to provinces with higher rates, and Hydro-Quebec's own guidance points toward solar making the most sense for homes with strong roof exposure, higher-than-average electricity use, an EV, a heat pump, or a long-term plan to stay in the home, rather than as a default choice for every homeowner.
Substantially larger than it used to be. Hydro-Quebec has increased the maximum self-generation capacity for the main net metering option twentyfold, from 50 kW to 1 MW, though final approval still depends on your site, your household's demand, and the grid's hosting capacity in your area. For a typical residential installation, this size increase mainly matters if you're considering a much larger system than average, since most homes will size well under the new ceiling regardless.