Competitive Financial Returns

Solar is a long term, low risk investment. Here’s how a $20,000 solar investment compares with the market.

Low Risk Product	Rate of Return	Annual Pre-Tax Income
High-Interest Savings Account	3.15%	$630
3 Year Non-Cashable GIC	3.40%	$680
Low Cost Savings Bond	4.20%	$840
2 kW Solar PV System	6.40%	$1717

Yearly returns on Solar in this case are 8.5%, but the System depreciates, so the average return is corrected to 6.4%. Details.
Adapted from the Investor Education Fund website, established by the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) available here.
Solar figures include operating costs and system payback, based on real costs and production numbers from the GTA.

Additional Benefits

Solar Income is Not Taxed for Over A Decade*
Solar Systems Generate Power for 40 Years

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By the Numbers

A 2kW system will offset 1.4 tonnes of CO² emissions annually, equivalent to

229 liters of gasoline
1,943 km of driving
163 acres of forest carbon caputre

Environmental Benefits

Generate Clean, Renewable Power

Solar electricity production generates no harmful emissions

Generate Your Power Where It's Used

Avoid the need for more transmission lines, which lose 5% of the power they carry

Offset Peak Demand

Solar generates power during peak hours where demand is otherwise met by coal and natural gas generation

By the Numbers

The new green economy in Ontario is expected to create 50,000 new jobs in the next 10 years.
110 solar pioneers invested in solar with marginal economics and helped spur the Green Energy Act, which doubled their solar income