Saving energy now makes a lot more financial sense for homeowners because of government enhanced incentive programs.
Chances are your home’s leaking energy and costing you a lot of money. The Ontario Home Energy Savings Program will help pay for a Home Energy Audit that will find your home’s energy leaks and identify renovations you can make to lower your energy bills. Replace that energy-guzzling old furnace, improve your insulation, change drafty windows and doors and complete other retrofits suggested in your audit report.
The Government of Ontario is accepting new entrants to the Ontario Home Energy Savings program. This program grants Ontario homeowners rebates of up to $5,000 for home 
energy improvements. To qualify you need a home energy audit before you upgrade. Ontario will continue to fund new pre-retrofit audits. This means we will continue to pay 50% of your home's energy audit, up to $150. Audits will qualify you for up to $5,000 in provincial retrofit grants. To qualify you need a home energy evaluation before you upgrade.
A Home Energy Audit is an assessment of your home’s energy use, conducted by a certified energy advisor. Lower your energy bills and save half on your audit, up to $150
Finding a home energy advisor is easy. For a list of licensed home evaluation organizations in your area, click the link below and enter your postal code. Get quotes from available organizations and schedule your Home Energy Audit with an energy advisor that’s right for you. In most cases you can schedule an appointment within a week or two. The Government of Ontario will pay half of your pre-retrofit audit, up to $150.
During your Home Energy Audit, an energy advisor will find your home’s energy leaks and show what you can do to plug them. Your energy advisor will provide you with your personalized Energy Efficiency Evaluation Report and a plan that can reduce your energy bills. Your report includes your home’s EnerGuide rating. This shows how energy efficient your home is and how efficient it could be with energy-saving improvements.
Need a new furnace or water heater? Caulking around your windows and doors? Make some or all the upgrades suggested in your Energy Efficiency Report to improve your home’s energy efficiency. Your report will show you the most important changes to maximize your energy savings.
After your first audit, you have 18 months to complete some or all of the improvements suggested by your energy advisor to qualify for government rebates. After completing the work, book your post-retrofit audit. Your energy advisor will perform your audit and provide you with your home’s new EnerGuide rating that shows how much you have improved your home’s energy efficiency. A good EnerGuide rating can also increase the value of your home.
After your post-retrofit audit, the Government of Ontario will rebate up to $5,000 for your energy efficient upgrades. The more energy-saving upgrades you make, the more money you’ll get back.
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