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HOME ENERGY AUDIT
The Government of Ontario and Canada will help pay for the retrofit your home needs. Following is a list of the total amount each upgrade is eligible for. You have 18 months from the date of your audit to complete some or all of these upgrades. Each upgrade you complete in this time is eligible for a rebate. You may apply for the rebate only after the work is done and you have had your post-retrofit audit. Click here for details
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The Home Energy Audit Program
The Ontario Home Energy Audit Program is a new energy conservation program from the Government of Ontario. A Home Energy Audit shows you how your home uses energy and where it is being leaked. It identifies improvements you can make to your home’s heating, cooling, hot water heating and other energy uses that could result in hundreds of dollars in energy savings each year.
The Government of Ontario will pay 50% of your Home Energy Audit, up to $150.
The audit will explain your home's energy use — attic to basement. A typical audit involves the following steps:
- A walk-through assessment of your home’s insulation, heating and cooling systems and other energy uses
- A “blower door” depressurization test to identify leaks and drafts
- A personalized Energy Efficiency Evaluation Report
The Retrofit Rebate Program
Many of the energy-saving upgrades identified by your Home Energy Audit will qualify you for rebates under the Home Energy Retrofit Program. These rebates from the Governments of Ontario and Canada can reimburse you up to $10,000* when you complete improvements identified by your audit.
To help homeowners save energy, save money and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the Ontario Government has created the Home Energy Retrofit Program. The program awards homeowners with rebates of up to $5,000 for home energy improvements. This matches up to $5,000 available from the federal government — for a total of up to $10,000.
Getting Started
Visit http://www.homeenergyontario.ca/index.html where you will be able to find a local energy auditor. They will book an appointment to come and evaluate your home. You will then be provided with a detailed report on how you can improve the energy efficiency of your home, and which rebate programs you can qualify for.
Provided by: Frank Klees, MPP Newmarket – Aurora
14845 Yonge Street, Suite 201
Aurora, ON L4G 6H8
(905) 750-0019 |
Potential Home Energy Audit Scam Alert !
April 24 Newmarket-Aurora MPP Frank Klees will provide information concerning a possible consumer scam to which Aurora and Newmarket residents may fall prey.
Door to door solicitations are taking place offering home renovations and the promise of government rebates. Upfront fees of up to $1,000.00 are being requested and Klees urges residents to be cautious.
Seniors are being targeted.
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