PST Exemption on Renewable Energy Equipment (Prince Edward Island, Canada)
Last modified on February 12, 2015.
EZFeed Policy
| Place | Prince Edward Island, Canada
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|---|---|
| Applies to States or Provinces | Prince Edward Island, Canada |
| Name | PST Exemption on Renewable Energy Equipment (Prince Edward Island, Canada)) |
| Policy Category | Financial Incentive |
| Policy Type | Sales Tax Incentive |
| Affected Technologies | Biomass/Biogas, Geothermal Electric, Solar Photovoltaics, Wind energy |
| Active Policy | No |
| Inactive Date | 2013-04-01 |
| Implementing Sector | State/Province
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| Equipment Requirements | Rating of 100 kilowatts or less |
| Start Date | 2005-04-08
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| Funding Source | Prince Edward Island Office of Energy Efficiency
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| Primary Website | http://www.gov.pe.ca/photos/original/pt_rtg164.pdf
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| Last Review | 2014-09-15 |
| Last Substantive Modification to Summary |
2013-09-09 |
| Information Source | http://www.gov.pe.ca/forms/pdf/532.pdf |
Summary
Overview A provincial sales tax (PST) exemption on small-scale renewable energy equipment with a rating of 100 kilowatts or less (100 kilowatts = 340,000 BTUs).
Qualifications Items which are exempt from provincial sales tax include: wind energy generating systems biogas energy generating systems ground-source or geothermal heat pump energy generating systems solar thermal energy collection systems solar photovoltaic energy collection systems drain water heat recovery energy collection devices
The PST exemption on small-scale renewable energy equipment is retroactive to April 8, 2005. If you have purchased an item since April 8, 2005 and paid PST, you may request a tax rebate by completing the form below. You must attach the original invoice or receipt. It will take about six weeks to receive the rebate.
Policy Contact
| Contact Name | Jennifer MacDonald-Donovan |
|---|---|
| Department | Finance, Energy and Municipal Affairs |
| Division | Taxation and Property Records |
| Address | Centre 2nd Floor, Shaw Building |
| Address 2 | 95-105 Rochford Street |
| Place | Charlottetown, PE |
| Zip/Postal Code | C1A 7N8 |
| Phone | (902) 569-7542 |
| Phone 2 | (902) 620-3679 |
| Fax | (902) 368-6575 |
| jwmacdonald@gov.pe.ca | |
| Website | http://www.gov.pe.ca/infopei/index.php3?number=1031669 |
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