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Clean Energy Improvement Program (CEIP) — Commercial Stream (Province-wide Framework)

Administered by Alberta Municipalities (administers province-wide CEIP). Non-residential properties AND farm land. Applicant must be legal owner with 5+ consecutive years ownership/tax history, in a participating municipality.

ActiveParticipating municipalities listed with live status; several individual programs closed/paused/waitlisting.
Max amount
Finance up to 100% of costs. Provincial limits: $50,000 residential / $1,000,000 commercial / $300,000 farmland (or property's annual municipal tax, whichever lesser). Terms up to 20 years.
Who qualifies
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Non-residential properties AND farm land. Applicant must be legal owner with 5+ consecutive years ownership/tax history, in a participating municipality.

Notes

PACE/CEIP for commercial solar is essentially an Alberta-only product in Canada today. This is the master framework — check the status table link for current per-municipality status.

Apply on official program site →View primary source(Alberta Municipalities CEIP – Status Table)

SolarQuotes.ca aggregates public program information — we do not administer this incentive. Verify details on the official program site before applying. Last database review: 2026-08-01.

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Provincial · Farm
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Max: n.a. — funding fully allocated.
Provincial · Both
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Max: No dedicated provincial commercial solar rebate identified as of Aug 2026 (only solar-specific program, AMSP, is closed & municipal-only).
Municipal · Commercial
Commercial CEIP — City of Calgary
Max: Up to 100% of costs, max $1,000,000. Est. interest 5.66–5.75% fixed, up to 20 years. City has up to $10M in CEIP financing available.
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Commercial CEIP — City of Edmonton
Max: $1,000,000 non-residential; $300,000 farmland; $50,000 residential. Min project $3,000; min 3 upgrades on first application. Fixed 6.0% interest, term lesser of 20yrs or upgrade's useful life.

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