Popular Post Ryan Strome Posted December 5, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 5, 2019 They do their best to protect the environment and still get taxed for it. Lol Every aspect of Kris Currie's home in New Dominion, P.E.I., was designed to minimize energy usage — from the thickness of the walls, to the position of the windows, to the choice of appliances, like a heat pump-powered clothes dryer. Even the paint colour on the interior walls was chosen to reflect natural sunlight, so no lights have to be on during daytime. The result is what's known as a "net-zero home," meant to generate all the power it needs over a year from the 35 solar panels on the roof. What Currie didn't know when he built the home is that "net-zero" doesn't apply when it comes to the HST. Currie pays nothing to Maritime Electric for his electricity, but is still billed for the HST on every kilowatt hour used, just like any other customer. "It's nonsense really. It should be exempt," Currie said. "We're using it for heat, for one. Oil's exempt. Now that we're producing electricity we're getting charged for it." https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-electricity-hst-solar-net-metering-1.4139700 1 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 That's absolutely disgusting and should be stopped immediately. Hopefully he'll be able to take the scumbags in the government to court and win, and then sue their asses. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingofsurrey Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 I thought that most net zero homes sold excess electricity back to the grid during peak times... and then bought back electricity during times of poor generation........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokes Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 This is ridiculous, now they taxing genius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishopshodan Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 wut? This seems wrong. Why is heating oil exempt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerrDrFunk Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 I'm mighty curious about that question myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 anything hooked up to a meter must be subject to HST. Does he get paid for what he puts on the grid? He'd get the HST back for that power at least. You'd think with a smart meter this could get worked out as to what he generated and what he took/gives to the grid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishopshodan Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 1 minute ago, Jimmy McGill said: anything hooked up to a meter must be subject to HST. Does he get paid for what he puts on the grid? He'd get the HST back for that power at least. You'd think with a smart meter this could get worked out as to what he generated and what he took/gives to the grid. why? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baer. Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 This story is 2 years old. They covered this guy again in 2018 and also again this year. PEI introduced a 10% HST rebate. Not much but it's a start. Unfortunately this guy is way ahead of everybody else and bureaucracy hasn't caught up to him yet. I'm sure he can handle paying an extra $100 a year if he can afford $42k in renovations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 11 minutes ago, bishopshodan said: wut? This seems wrong. Why is heating oil exempt? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortorella's Rant Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Cuz it's all a big tax scam. It has nothing to do with saving the environment and taking the biggest crisis of humanity head on. That's why the government shrunk the EV rebate LOL. "The climate is the greatest crisis we will ever face..but we're chincing out thousands on your rebates. &^@# you." 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Just now, Baer. said: This story is 2 years old. They covered this guy again in 2018 and also again this year. PEI introduced a 10% HST rebate. Not much but it's a start. Unfortunately this guy is way ahead of everybody else and bureaucracy hasn't caught up to him yet. I'm sure he can handle paying an extra $100 a year if he can afford $42k in renovations. Pretty much what I was thinking as well. It's not like Canada is littered with 'net zero' homes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 8 minutes ago, bishopshodan said: why? must be how the regulations work in PEI. They were probably in place long before anyone thought of homes that were net zero or energy producing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inane Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 9 minutes ago, Baer. said: This story is 2 years old. They covered this guy again in 2018 and also again this year. PEI introduced a 10% HST rebate. Not much but it's a start. Unfortunately this guy is way ahead of everybody else and bureaucracy hasn't caught up to him yet. I'm sure he can handle paying an extra $100 a year if he can afford $42k in renovations. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master 112 Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 22 minutes ago, smokes said: This is ridiculous, now they taxing genius. i hate my genius tax it's not worth it 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JM_ Posted December 5, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 5, 2019 Just now, 112 said: i hate my genius tax it's not worth it its the burden of being awesome. Plus you should be able to figure a way out of it. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishopshodan Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 4 minutes ago, Jimmy McGill said: must be how the regulations work in PEI. They were probably in place long before anyone thought of homes that were net zero or energy producing. Must be. These things should be amended immediately and reimbursement retro dated. Meanwhile oil is exempt. Gross. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 1 minute ago, bishopshodan said: Must be. These things should be amended immediately and reimbursement retro dated. Meanwhile oil is exempt. Gross. home heating oil tanks are way more common out east than it is here in BC. Must have been an election goodie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishopshodan Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 9 minutes ago, 112 said: i hate my genius tax it's not worth it Hate?.... you should be smarter than that emotion. Take it from another genius... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishopshodan Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 3 minutes ago, Jimmy McGill said: home heating oil tanks are way more common out east than it is here in BC. Must have been an election goodie. The home I just bought is on oil, I'm now on the coast of BC. Don't know how I feel about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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