There’s help for energy saving renovations if you know where to find it!

So you’ve decided to make your home more energy efficient. Fortunately, retrofits are becoming more affordable thanks to a variety of grant and incentive programs.

ONTARIO HOME ENERGY AUDIT AND RETROFIT REBATES:
These two programs provide homeowners with up to $150 towards the cost of a home energy audit and rebates of up to $10,000 for retrofits that address the energy issues identified in the audit.
www.homeenergyontario.ca
1-888-688-4636

$100 rebate for each toilet you replace with a low flush or dual flush toilet
$500 for replacing your domestic hot water system with an instantaneous gas water heater
Up to $60 for replacing your exterior door with an ENERGY STAR model
$60 for installing a minimum of five electronic thermostats for your electric baseboard heaters
$600 for replacing your wood-burning appliance with a model that meets the wood burning appliance standards or a wood pellet stove
$800 for installing an ENERGY STAR qualified air source heat pump
$40 rebate for a window air conditioner
$1200 for replacing your heating equipment with an ENERGY STAR qualified oil or gas boiler
$1200 for replacing your oil furnace with an ENERGY STAR rated furnace
$200 for sealing your basement heaters with an insulation value RSI 3.5 (a measure of thermal resistance)
$800 for insulating 100% of your crawl space total wall surface
$300 for improving the air tightness of your home and reaching the target amount that is in your energy efficiency evaluation report. Go 20% over and add a bonus rebate of $150
$600 for certifying a Home Ventilating Institute heat recovery ventilator
$2800 for replacing the heat pump unit for an existing earth energy system
$7000 for installing an energy efficient CAN/CSAC 448 compliant earth-energy system

COOL SAVINGS REBATE PROGRAM

$25 rebate when a program-registered contractor installs a programmable thermostat
$125 rebate for replacing an existing furnace with the purchase of a mid or high efficiency furnace
$250 rebate for the replacement of an existing central air conditioner, heat pump or ductless split system
$400 rebate when you have an existing CAC replaced with the purchase and installation of a stand-alone CEE “tier 2” level CAC system or heat pump (Must already have CAC system or furnace)
www.everykilowattcounts.com/residential/coolsavings
1-877-797-9473.

ADDITIONAL REBATES AND MONEY SAVING INCENTIVES CAN BE FOUND AT:
www.ontario.ca/additup 1-800-565-4923
www.gogreenontario.ca 1-800-565-4923
www.ecoaction.gc.ca 1-800-622-6232
www.trd.fin.gov.on.ca 1-800-263-7965
www.cleanairfoundation.org

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