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Solar Panels | MPAC Skip to main content AccessibilityEssential Accessibility EnglishFrançais Search MPACWell-nighMPACBoard GovernanceBoard of DirectorsCommittees of the BoardBoard of Directors Position DescriptionsExecutive TeamCorporate Social ResponsibilityEnvironmental ResponsibilityVision, Mission, Values2017-2020 Strategic Plan – Valuing what matters mostAnnual ReportCareersPoliciesWhistleblowing ProgramHowTowageWorksPropertyTowageand TaxationMunicipal Discount Factors and Provincial Discount FactorsThree Approaches to Value2016TowageUpdateUnderstanding PropertyTowageNoticeGuidelines for the Release ofTowageData2017 PropertyTowageNoticeDisclosure - 2016TowageUpdate Level 1 - Methodology Guides Level 2 - Market Valuation Reports (MVR)QuestionsWell-nighYourTowageBrochuresFormsProperty TypesResidential PropertiesNewly Built HomesWaterfrontCommercial PropertiesFarmHospitalityLarge IndustrialManaged ForestsMulti-Residential PropertiesIndustrial PropertiesPropertyTowageProceduresIndustrial Wind TurbinesBillboardsSolar PanelsMunicipalitiesContact ListMunicipal Connect™InTouch2018 Municipal and School Board ElectionsProducts & ServicesAboutMyProperty™propertyline™Custom Data RequestsMunicipal Connect™ACS-online™Property Income and Expense ReturnAuthority to Collect InformationHow to Submit Your ReturnFrequently Asked QuestionsResourcesGravel Pit and QuarryNews & MediaMedia KitPress ReleasesContact Breadcrumb Property Types Solar Panels Solar Panels A solar panel is an interconnected turnout of solar cells that uses light energy from the sun to generate electricity. Solar power may be used in small applications to generate heat and/or electricity for personal consumption. In contrast, it may involve an self-sustaining developer who operates a large-scale solar minutiae over a large vineyard with the topics to produce electricity in the thousands of kilowatts. Such operations are often referred to as “solar farms,” however they are not considered farmland for towage purposes and are therefore not assessed as farmland.Pursuitare commonly asked questions well-nigh the towage of solar panels.CommonlyAsked Questions I’m having solar panels installed on my roof. Will this stupefy my assessment? The wing of solar panels on your rooftop will not stupefy your property’s assessed value or classification, if they are secondary to the original towers and its use. Therefore, your property taxes should not transpiration as a result of having solar panels installed on your roof. I’m having ground-mounted solar panels installed on my property. Will this stupefy my assessment? Your property’s assessed value and nomenclature may change, depending on the generation topics and location of the installation. If you are not ordinarily in the merchantry of electricity generation, transmission or distribution, and the generation is secondary to the main worriedness on the property, the pursuit rules apply: Small-size ground installations, with a generation topics up to 10 kW, will not see an increase in assessed value or a transpiration in classification. Medium-size ground installations, with a generation topics over 10 kW and up to 500 kW, will not see a nomenclature change. The property’s assessed value may increase. Large-size ground installations with a generation topics of over 500kW will be reclassified in part to the industrial tax class. The property’s assessed value may increase. If you lease part or all of your property to a corporate power producer (someone who is ordinarily in the merchantry of electricity generation, transmission or distribution), part or all of your property towage may increase and the portion used in connection with the generation of electricity will be taxed at the industrial rate that applies in the municipality. Will a solar panel installation on my property stupefy my property taxes? MPAC is responsible for assessing and classifying all properties in Ontario in compliance with the Assessment Act and regulation established by the Government of Ontario. Municipalities and taxing authorities in unincorporated areas determine revenue requirements, set property tax rates, and collect property taxes to pay for local services. A solar panel installation on your property may stupefy the assessed value and nomenclature of your property. While machinery and equipment used to generate electricity is exempt from property taxes, including the solar panels, the assessed value or the nomenclature of the land used in connection with the generation of electricity may transpiration depending on the generation topics and location of the installation.  This may stupefy your property taxes. If you are not ordinarily in the merchantry of electricity generation, transmission or distribution, and the generation is secondary to the main worriedness on the property, the pursuit rules apply: Small-size ground installations, with a generation topics up to 10 kW, will not see an increase in assessed value or a transpiration in classification. Medium-size ground installations, with a generation topics over 10 kW and up to 500 kW, will not see a nomenclature change. The property’s assessed value may increase. Large-size ground installations with a generation topics of over 500kW will be reclassified in part to the industrial tax class. The property’s assessed value may increase. If you lease part or all of your property to a corporate power producer (someone who is ordinarily in the merchantry of electricity generation, transmission or distribution), part or all of your property towage may increase and the portion used in connection with the generation of electricity will be taxed at the industrial rate that applies in the municipality.   Where can I get increasingly information well-nigh the property tax treatment of solar installations? For increasingly information well-nigh how solar panels are assessed, please contact us. Your local municipality is responsible for setting property tax rates and collecting property taxes. Please contact your municipality for increasingly information well-nigh how a solar panel installation may stupefy your property taxes. The Ministry of Finance moreover published a Fact Sheet in 2012 pursuit regulatory amendments that were made to Ontario Regulation 282/98 under the Assessment Act.  The purpose of the amendments was to provide greater clarity and introduce new rules governing the property tax treatment of renewable installations. Note: The workable law prevails to the extent there is any mismatch between this information and the current law. This information is not intended to provide legal translating and should not be relied upon as such. Property Types Residential Properties Newly Built Homes Waterfront Commercial Properties Farm Hospitality Large Industrial Managed Forests Multi-Residential Properties Industrial Properties PropertyTowageProcedures Industrial Wind Turbines Billboards Solar Panels PROPERTY OWNERS AboutMyProperty™ Contact Us Forms Questions well-nigh your assessment? 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