Canadians could receive up to $5,000 in federal grants to make energy- and water-efficient home improvements through ecoEnergy Retrofit. The program has been popular for good reason: Homeowners who took advantage of the grants before Budget 2011 saved an average of 20 per cent on their energy bills.
The post-retrofit home energy audit must be completed by March 31, 2012. Book your post-retrofit evaluation as early as possible; it could prove difficult to find an available auditor as the deadline approaches. Evaluations performed after March 31, 2012, will not be eligible for a federal grant.
The rebates under the ecoEnergy program include:
- air conditioners
- boilers
- doors
- drainwater heat recovery (DWHR) systems
- furnaces
- heat pumps
- heat recovery ventilators
- insulation
- thermostats
- toilets
- water heaters
- windows/skylights
