Incentives

Incentives for installing a small wind turbine are an important consideration as they can help lower the cost of your system. Incentives can be found at the federal, provincial, local, or utility level. Most Provinces now offer net metering, which allows small wind turbine owners to offset their electricity consumption, or earn credit from their local utility if they produce excess power through their turbine. Below are the incentive programs in Canada applicable to small wind systems.

Incentive Program	Incentive type	Applicable to
Saskatchewan Net Metering Program	Rebate of 35% of eligible costs, with a maximum of $35,000.	Turbines 100 kW or less installed in Saskatchewan that comply with the local utility’s net metering policies
Farm Credit Canada Energy Loan for Farmers	no loan processing fees on the first $500,000	Farmers wishing to install renewable energy technology including wind, biogas, geo-thermal, or solar power
Ontario Feed-in-Tariff	Feed-in-tariff of 13.5-14.5 cents/kWh	Large wind turbines which comply with Ontario’s domestic content rules and small wind turbines

The Canadian federal government also supports the research, development, marketing, and deployment of small wind turbines in Canada through R&D initiatives such as:

The Wind Energy Institute of Canada (WEICan) on Prince Edward Island (PEI)