ONTARIO MINISTRY OF ENERGY -- HOME ENERGY RETROFIT PROGRAM

The Home Energy Retrofit Program is a new energy conservation program that was launched on June 20, 2007. It is a five-year $88-million program that provides homeowners with a financial grant to help subsidize the cost of completing energy-saving retrofits in the home. Homeowners can be reimbursed for up to $5,000 for the cost of energy-saving renovations identified under the program.

It complements the federal government program called ecoENERGY Retrofit Homes. To be eligible a homeowner must complete a pre-retrofit and post- retrofit audit of their home.

Typical improvements are:
  1. Weatherize a house, that is, install weather stripping, seal leaks with caulking.
  2. Replace the furnace, boiler or air conditioner with a new high efficiency model.
  3. Add insulation to attics and basements.
  4. Replace windows with more energy efficient windows.
  5. Invest in a domestic solar hot water system.
For more information call the Ministry of Energy information hotline at 1-888-668-4636.
Source: Ontario Ministry of Energy, http://www.energy.gov.on.ca