Net metering is a simple, fair idea: when your solar panels produce more electricity than your home is using, the surplus flows to the grid — and you get credit for it. For thousands of Canadian households, it's what makes the investment in rooftop solar add up.
That fairness is under pressure. Rules are changing across the country, and in some provinces new solar customers no longer receive full credit for the power they export. Homeowners planning a long-term investment deserve stable, predictable rules.
Why it matters
- It rewards households that invest in clean energy. Rooftop solar adds clean generation without new land, new transmission lines or public money.
- It helps the grid. Solar produces most during sunny afternoons, easing pressure on the system when it's often under strain.
- It keeps the transition open to everyone — not just households that can afford batteries to store every kilowatt-hour themselves.
What we're asking for
We call on provincial energy ministers and utility regulators to:
- Protect fair credit for electricity that homeowners export to the grid.
- Grandfather existing systems, so households that invested under one set of rules aren't penalized by new ones.
- Give homeowners at least two years' notice of any change to net-metering rules.
- Consult the public — not just utilities — before changing how solar homeowners are credited.
Clean energy shouldn't be a moving target. Add your name to keep solar fair.