Action: 32 | Saskatoon's Climate Dashboard

32Encourage existing residential building owners and mandate new buildings to install solar PV systems through programming and bylaw.

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Target Indicator: 10 MW of residential solar capacity installed by 2030, 50 MW by 2050.

Progress Update

By the end of 2023, HELP assisted 19 homeowners install solar PV systems. Educational programming such as the Realtor Training Program, Energy Renovation Education Events Team, and the Residential Solar Potential Map self-use tool promote solar PV installations. No current plan to mandate the installation of residential solar PV installations.

Past Progress on this Action

Report: 1/1/2021 – 12/31/2021

2021 Climate Action Progress Report

Progress Update

HELP launched Sept 2021 with up to four years of funding. External funding approved in 2022 provides rebates for solar panels.

Tasks

What's left to do?

12/31/2028
Additional regulator programming to meet GHG targets
Responsible party: SUST
12/31/2028
Additional investor programming to meet GHG targets
Responsible party: SUST
12/31/2028
Additional encourager programming to meet GHG targets
Responsible party: SUST

What are we doing?

12/31/2023
Solar access and orientation review
Responsible party: P&D/SUST
12/31/2023
Residential rebates for renewable energy generation
Responsible party: SUST
12/31/2023
Incentivizing community solar
Responsible party: SUST
12/31/2023
HELP program
Responsible party: SUST
12/31/2023
Solar administration review and update
Responsible party: SUST
12/31/2023
Include renewable energy in park development standards
Responsible party: PARK
12/31/2023
Smart grid initiatives
Responsible party: SL&P
12/31/2023
Educational programming for energy efficiency and renewable energy generation
Responsible party: SUST
12/31/2023
Renewable energy waste recycling
Responsible party: WWO/SUST
12/31/2023
Net metering and power producer updates
Responsible party: SL&P

32Encourage existing residential building owners and mandate new buildings to install solar PV systems through programming and bylaw.

Progress

Progress Update

Past Progress on this Action

Progress Update

Tasks

What's left to do?

Additional regulator programming to meet GHG targets

Additional investor programming to meet GHG targets

Additional encourager programming to meet GHG targets

What are we doing?

Solar access and orientation review

Residential rebates for renewable energy generation

Incentivizing community solar

HELP program

Solar administration review and update

Include renewable energy in park development standards

Smart grid initiatives

Educational programming for energy efficiency and renewable energy generation

Renewable energy waste recycling

Net metering and power producer updates

Indicators

10 MW of residential solar capacity installed by 2030, 50 MW by 2050

Timeline

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Action target audience

Lead Departments

How this action contributes to the outcome

Progress

Lead paragraph

Progress Update

Past Progress on this Action

Progress Update

Tasks

What's left to do?

Additional regulator programming to meet GHG targets

Additional investor programming to meet GHG targets

Additional encourager programming to meet GHG targets

What are we doing?

Solar access and orientation review

Residential rebates for renewable energy generation

Incentivizing community solar

HELP program

Solar administration review and update

Include renewable energy in park development standards

Smart grid initiatives

Educational programming for energy efficiency and renewable energy generation

Renewable energy waste recycling

Net metering and power producer updates

Indicators

10 MW of residential solar capacity installed by 2030, 50 MW by 2050

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Lead Departments

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