This paper examines the role of economic instruments for promoting renewable energy in the Canadian residential sector, with a focus on micro-wind and solar photovoltaics. The paper examines three policy instruments in particular, namely: installation grants (federal), feed-in tariffs...

This paper examines the potential for using economic instruments to stimulate the use of renewable energy in the Canadian residential sector, notably micro-wind and solar photovoltaics. We examine three instruments in particular: installation grants, feed-in tariffs and municipal development charges