Yes.

NB Power rates have risen significantly in recent years (two 9.8% increases in 2024-2025, plus a 4.29% EUB-approved increase effective April 14, 2026, bringing the rate to 15.39¢/kWh).

Solar panels let you produce your own power for 25-30 years, reducing your exposure to rising rates.

The THESP rebate registration closed May 27, 2026; if you already registered, installs must be complete by January 31, 2027.

NB Power net metering (1:1 at 15.39¢/kWh) makes the economics strong.

Payback is 9-13 years, followed by 15-20 years of near-free power.

A typical 6-8 kW system costs $21,000-$26,000 before incentives.

The Total Home Energy Savings Program rebate is $200/kW (flat rate) with a maximum of $3,000; registration for new applicants closed May 27, 2026, so existing registered applicants should confirm their status.

The payback period is 9-13 years.

Choose an installer experienced with both NB Power and Saint John Energy net metering programs (they have different rules).

Xolar serves 4 New Brunswick cities, has a 4.6-star Google rating from 780+ Google reviews, and handles all THESP rebate paperwork and utility connections.

Yes.

NB Power’s net metering credits every kilowatt-hour your solar system sends to the grid against the power you later draw back, at the same retail rate.

Credits carry from month to month, and any unused balance resets to zero once a year on March 31.

Systems up to 100 kW qualify.

Under NB Power’s current rules, banked kilowatt-hour credits carry over month to month but are set to zero every March 31 rather than paid out in cash.

A properly sized system is designed to use those credits within the year, so most of your production offsets your own bill instead of expiring.

NB Power filed proposed changes with the New Brunswick Energy and Utilities Board in April 2026, with a proposed effective date of April 1, 2027.

The main change would add a demand charge that applies specifically to residential net-metering (solar) customers.

The changes are still pending regulatory approval and are not yet in effect.

There is a real advantage to connecting sooner.

Under NB Power’s proposal, customers already approved before the new rules take effect would stay on the current net-metering terms for up to 10 years.

Homeowners who wait until after the changes take effect would fall under the new structure, including the proposed demand charge.

Both federal homeowner programs have closed: the Canada Greener Homes Grant ended in 2024 and the Greener Homes Loan closed to new applications in October 2025, so there is no federal cash incentive for residential solar today.

Provincial program details change over time, so we confirm every incentive you currently qualify for as part of your quote.

The larger ongoing benefit in New Brunswick is net metering paired with a rising retail electricity rate.

NB Power’s residential rate is about 15.39 cents per kilowatt-hour as of April 2026, following a 4.29 percent increase.

Rates have climbed steadily, which is part of what makes solar attractive here: every kilowatt-hour you generate offsets power at that retail rate, and net metering gives your surplus the same value.

Yes, and Xolar handles it.

A grid-tied system needs a Net Metering Interconnection Application and written approval from NB Power before it can be connected, an electrical permit, and a final electrical inspection by the New Brunswick Department of Public Safety.

We manage the interconnection application, permitting and inspection coordination as part of every installation.

Yes.

Panels generate power whenever there is daylight, not only in summer, and they run slightly more efficiently in cold, clear conditions.

Net metering is what balances the seasons: your system banks credits through the long days of spring and summer and draws them back down through the shorter days of winter, so you are effectively using your own solar year-round.