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A parent orders a plug-in solar kit on a phone. A big flat box lands at an apartment door and two children light up. They unbox a solar panel taller than they are. The parent hangs the panels on the balcony railing and plugs the cable into a wall outlet. A child points up as the sun comes out, and a dial labelled from the grid drops low. Through the seasons, maple leaves blow past, snow slides off the panels, a robin lands on the railing and Canada geese fly over. The film ends with the words: Plug in. Point up. Power on. Let’s make it happen. pluginsolarpower.ca

Plug-in solar for Canada

Solar you can plug in

Small solar panels can make electricity for your home through a regular wall outlet. We’re working to make certified plug-in solar an option across Canada.

Find your provincial or territorial campaign below, or explore the federal campaign.

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Alberta — Active campaign · 151 signaturesBritish Columbia — Seeking a lead · 183 signaturesManitoba — Seeking a lead · 31 signaturesNew Brunswick — Seeking a lead · 23 signaturesNewfoundland and Labrador — Seeking a lead · 9 signaturesNorthwest Territories — Seeking a lead · 7 signaturesNova Scotia — Seeking a lead · 51 signaturesNunavut — Seeking a leadOntario — Active campaign · 447 signaturesPrince Edward Island — Seeking a lead · 6 signaturesQuebec — Seeking a lead · 34 signaturesSaskatchewan — Seeking a lead · 16 signaturesYukon — Seeking a lead · 13 signaturesABBCMBNLNTNUONQCSKYTPrince Edward IslandPENew BrunswickNBNova ScotiaNS

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The problem

Make a little of your own power

Plug-in solar could give more households a way to make electricity at home. Use the savings calculator to explore what a kit could produce where you live.

The fix

A kit for your home

Small panels and a microinverter make up a plug-in solar kit. Our campaign asks for certified kits that let you use the electricity at home, with nothing sold back to the grid.

The catch

It is locked across Canada

Three things stand in the way. The rules and fees for plugging into the grid, what renters and condo owners are allowed to mount on a balcony, and the missing Canadian safety standard. Our campaigns work to unlock all three.

The world is ahead

This is already normal somewhere else

  • 2026New Jersey signs its plug-in solar law
  • 2026Plug-in solar rules take effect in Great Britain
  • 2026California legislature passes SB 868
  • 2026Plug-in solar is now law in seven US states
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Plug-in solar for Canada

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1,088
Canadians have taken action

Goal: 5,000 by January 1, 2027. Federal asks land in front of two ministers. Every signature is delivered with the email it generated.
21% of the way there

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