Solar City Program Update

Kevin Boutilier P. Eng.

Clean Energy Specialist

Energy and Environment

Nova Scotia Solar Summit

December 4th, 2019

• Solar energy options

– Solar hot water

– Solar hot air

– Solar electric (photovoltaic)

• Eligible property owners include

– Residential

– Not for profits

– Places of Worship

– Co-ops

– Charities

• Open to the market

Program Basics

Solar City Program

• Fixed at 4.75%

• 10-year term

• Property must be in good financial

standing with the municipality

• Flexible payment terms

• Financing placed on property, not

property owner

• Billed separate from property

taxes

Financing Basics

Solar City Program

• 442 executed agreements

• Value of approved systems

o $10.8 million

• Energy avoided annually

o 4.5 GWh

• GHG reduction annually

o 3,200 tonnes of eCO2

Key Performance Indicators

Solar City Program

Systems Installed by District

Solar City Program

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10

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30

40

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District

Solar City Installations Total Installations

Financing by Technology

Solar City Program

Solar Electric (97%)

Solar Hot Water (3%)

Solar Electric Pricing Trend

Solar City Program

$3.08

$2.74

$2.49 $2.50

$2.00

$2.20

$2.40

$2.60

$2.80

$3.00

$3.20

2016 2017 2018 2019

Solar Electric Capacity vs. Price

Solar City Program

$1.75

$1.95

$2.15

$2.35

$2.55

$2.75

$2.95

$3.15

$3.35

0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000 14000

$/W

att

System Capacity (Watts)

Solar Electric Price by Inverter Technology

Solar City Program

$2.00

$2.20

$2.40

$2.60

$2.80

$3.00

$3.20

$3.40

2016 2017 2018 2019

Micro String DC Optimizer

Non Residential Properties

Solar City Program

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The Task Ahead

HalifACT 2050

• Reduce energy consumption

• Improve efficiencies

• Fuel Switching

• Local renewables

Source: Canadian Green Building Council

• Electrifying transport

• Net-Zero new construction

• Retrofit existing buildings

• Rooftop solar & storage

Key Actions

HalifACT 2050

Thank You

Kevin Boutilier P. Eng.

Clean Energy Specialist

boutilke@halifax.ca

Solar City Program

solarcity@halifax.ca

902.490.6821

www.halifax.ca/solarcity