Home Energy Audit

No matter who your home energy provider is you want to make sure that the money you spend heating and cooling your home is used as efficiently as possible. One of the simplest and most cost effective ways to do that starts with a home energy audit. A home energy audit provides you with a list of improvements that will make your home more energy efficient.

Both provincial and federal governments offer rebate programs to help offset the cost of home improvements to increase your home's energy efficiency. Below is a list of those programs with links to provide you with more information and help get you started. As always we would be more than happy to help you in any way we can. Whether it is just advice or information on geothermal and solar heating systems, converting to natural gas, or a new high efficient oil furnace or boiler, please don't hesitate to contact us any time.

	ecoENERGY Retrofit for Homes provides home and property owners with grants of up to $5,000 to offset the cost of making energy-efficiency improvements. ecoENERGY Retrofit grants apply to a host of measures that reduce energy consumption and provide for a cleaner environment, from increasing insulation to upgrading a furnace.
	Find out where your home is losing energy by having a home energy evaluation. You could qualify for a grant of up to $6,500 [up to $5,000 maximum from the federal government, up to $1,500 maximum from the provincial government] depending on the energy efficiency improvements you make to your home. Conserve Nova Scotia will also send participants an energy savings kit full of products that can help save up to $100 per year in energy costs.
	Efficiency NB offers sound advice and practical solutions to help New Brunswickers use energy more efficiently, make better energy choices, manage energy expenses and lessen the impact of energy use on the environment.