Medicine Hat offers incentives to promote solar power established in 2008 to prepare
and distribution companies, offering
Medicine Hat residents for a resource-
the unique opportunity to transact
constrained world by assisting in
with residents who generate their own
energy conservation and renewable
electricity through a bi-directional
energy initiatives. Since its inception,
net metering system. If specific
HAT Smart has provided nearly $1 million in solar incentives to support the installation of 216 residential microgeneration sites and more than $600,000 to 15 commercial Solar energy works in any climate, and the fuel is plentiful in Medicine Hat with 330 days of sunshine each year. Installation of rooftop solar PV
installations. In addition to the solar PV incentive, HAT Smart has distributed a variety of other energy efficiency rebates to customers worth $5,258,875.53. The program has
requirements are met, homeowners are eligible to connect their solar photovoltaic system (microgenerator) to the City’s electric distribution system. When the solar PV generates more electricity than the residence consumes, the homeowner qualifies for a credit on their city electric utility bill.
systems is an appealing alternative
garnered many awards over the years
for local homeowners. The City of
including the Sustainable Community
Medicine Hat, through the HAT Smart
Award from the Federation of
program, provides a solar electric
Canadian Municipalities and the
rebate program for residential utility
Alberta Emerald Award.
dedicate resources to investigating,
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customers to purchase and install solar PV systems on their homes.
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For more than a century, the City
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of Medicine Hat has owned and
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