Solar panels in New Brunswick

Q: Is solar worth it in New Brunswick?

At 13.4 cents per kWh and 1,441 usable sun hours, a typical system pays back in about 17.9 years.

Q: How much do solar panels cost in New Brunswick?

A 9.2 kW system costs about CA$26,220 before incentives.

Roofs across New Brunswick get about 1,441 hours of usable sunlight a year, and electricity costs 13.4¢/kWh. That combination puts a typical system's payback at 17.9 years. Here's the detail, from real rooftop data across 2 New Brunswick cities.

1,441Sun hours / yr

13.4¢Per kWh

23Panels typical

17.9 yrPayback

Solar is a slow payback in New Brunswick. At 17.9 years, mostly because electricity here costs 13.4¢/kWh, this only makes sense as a long-horizon decision or with local incentives. Check the numbers hard.

Check your own roof in New Brunswick → These are regional figures; your roof's size, pitch and shading move them a lot.

How New Brunswick compares

New Brunswick gets more sunlight than 31% of the cities we measure, and its electricity costs more than 34% of states and provinces. Both matter, but not equally: the electricity rate usually matters more, because solar saves money by replacing power you would otherwise buy. A sunny state with cheap power often pays back slower than a cloudy state with expensive power. Why that happens →

Solar by city in New Brunswick

City	Sun hrs/yr	Panels	Net cost	Payback
Moncton	1,441	23	CA$26,220	17.9 yrs
Fredericton	1,413	23	CA$26,220	18 yrs

What a system costs in New Brunswick

System	Size	kWh/yr	Net cost	Saves/yr	Payback
8 panels	3.2 kW	3,920	CA$9,120	CA$525	17.4 yrs
12 panels	4.8 kW	5,879	CA$13,680	CA$788	17.4 yrs
16 panels	6.4 kW	7,839	CA$18,240	CA$1,050	17.4 yrs
20 panels	8 kW	9,799	CA$22,800	CA$1,313	17.4 yrs
26 panels	10.4 kW	12,738	CA$29,640	CA$1,512	19.6 yrs

Payback stops improving as systems grow, then gets worse. You can only save on electricity you were going to buy, so once a system covers your usage the extra panels mostly export at a lower rate.

New Brunswick solar incentives

The 30% US federal tax credit does not apply in Canada, and the figures on this page exclude it. Canadian support comes through federal programmes such as the Canada Greener Homes Loan plus provincial and utility schemes, which vary and change — check current New Brunswick programmes directly rather than trusting a figure on a website.

Check your net metering rules. What your utility credits you for exported power drives your return more than most rebates do, and it differs by utility.

New Brunswick solar questions

Is solar worth it in New Brunswick?

At 13.4¢/kWh and 1,441 usable sun hours, a typical system pays back in about 17.9 years and returns roughly CA$10,352 over 25 years. That is slower than average, so compare quotes carefully.

How many solar panels do I need in New Brunswick?

About 23 panels for a home using 10,800 kWh a year. Each 400W panel produces roughly 490 kWh annually at New Brunswick sunlight levels.

How much do solar panels cost in New Brunswick?

A 9.2 kW system runs about CA$26,220 before incentives. Quotes vary widely by installer and roof complexity — get three.

Worth reading before you buy

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Regional estimates generated 2026-08-22 from Google Solar API rooftop samples across 2 New Brunswick cities, and average New Brunswick electricity rates. Not a quote and not financial or tax advice.