Surprise!! the Government closed the energy audit program early again. We all owe a big thanks to Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver as the popular energy audit program closed due to him on Sunday January 29th 2012. In total the Harper Government invested less than half of the 400 million they promised in the election [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Efficiency’
Ontario’s Energy Audit Compared To Other Provinces
January 11th, 2012
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Ontario home owners can get $5000 in rebates back from the Government whereas other Provinces can get much more. Living in Saskatchewan? you can receive up to $10,000 in rebates and grants. Living in British Columbia? You are able to get $12,000 in rebates and grants. Living in Ontario? $5000 is the most you can [...]
Energy Audits In Ontario
November 25th, 2011
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Yep we are still doing audits throughout Ontario. If you are looking to improve the efficiency of your home or maybe your furnace is on the fritz, an audit gets you access to Government Grants to replace your old equipment with new more efficient systems with a free discount! Send us a message and we [...]
Energy Audit Ontario Prices
November 1st, 2011
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Here in Ontario Auditors and the service organizations that they work for are free to set their own price for an energy audit. For the most part everyone is pretty close in price, expect a fluctuation of about 25$ plus or minus. For the most part it is in your best interest to get the [...]
Can An Energy Audit Be Useful?
October 31st, 2011
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Dawn Walton recently wrote and article for the Globe and Mail outlining her experience with the Ontario energy retrofit program. Even though this site does promote and help homeowners get and locate Energy Auditors in their areas she does bring up some valid points. Here are a few things I take issue with: The program [...]
Understanding the Energy Audit Program in Ontario
May 24th, 2011
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Lets be very clear here….. There are no rebates currently available for upgrades on equipment in your home if you’re living in Ontario. A few websites are being a little tricky and making it look as though you can still receive a cash rebate from the Government for performing an upgrade. This is not accurate, [...]
There Is Still Time To Participate In The Home Audit Program
February 20th, 2011
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THERE PROGRAM IS COMING TO AN END BUT…. THERE IS STILL TIME TO PARTICIPATE: Just ensure that you have done all your eligible retrofits and have your post-retrofit (2nd) audit done by the March 31, 2011 end-date. Your Auditor will submit the necessary paperwork in order for you to qualify for OHESP rebates. Sure the [...]
NDP urges Government to Reinstate Eco Energy Program
October 4th, 2010
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Recently NDP leader Jack Layton urged the federal government to reinstate the Home EcoENERGY program for Canadians. The program gave grants of up to $10000 to help promote energy efficiency within residential homes in Canada. With the new HST tax home heating will be significantly increased and it seems only reasonable that the Government offers [...]
