Some Islanders are nervously waiting to learn more about the future of the province’s solar rebate program, after it was put on pause recently. Businesses are sitting on equipment they expected to use this summer, and those hoping to put panels on their homes are worried they may not be approved if changes are made. CBC’s Tony Davis has the story.
A pause in the P.E.I. government’s solar rebate program has left customers who applied for the cash help and local electricians worried that some installations won’t be approved.
Heather Rodgers applied for a rebate through the province in January, and has paid over $3,000 so far on an energy audit and deposit for solar panels.
But at the end of February, Efficiency P.E.I. notified panel installers that it would no longer process new pre-approval letters for rebates.
That’s left customers like Rodgers wondering what to do next.
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