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Retrofit Your Home and Qualify for a Grant!
Thinking of ways to make your home more energy
efficient? Here's what you can do to reduce your energy consumption
and receive grants through ecoENERGY Retrofit.
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) is offering a new residential
energy efficiency assessment service to owners of single family
homes including detached, semi-detached and low-rise multi-unit
residential buildings (MURBs) that are no more than three storeys
high. Under the ecoENERGY Retrofit program, property owners can
quality for federal grants by improving the energy efficiency of
their homes, and reducing their home's impact on the
environment.
NRCan-licensed energy advisors conduct a detailed on-site
assessment of your home's energy use from the attic down to the
basement. They then provide you with a personalized report,
including a checklist of recommended retrofits to improve the
energy efficiency of your home or MURB and, in some cases, to
reduce water consumption. The report also shows the grant amounts
for each eligible upgrade that you can receive by carrying out
these energy saving improvements.
On the following pages, you will find a list of improvements
covered under ecoENERGY Retrofit – Homes and the corresponding
grant amounts. The maximum grant you can receive for a home or
MURB is $5,000. Property owners of multiple residential
buildings are eligible for up to $500,000 over the life of the
program ending March 31, 2011.
Eligible Improvements / Retrofits
| |
Grant Amounts |
| Single Family Home |
MURB
(per building) |
| for 1st system |
for 2nd system |
Heating System
Replace your heating equipment
with:
|
|
| • an ENERGY STAR®
qualified gas furnace that has a 90.0% annual fuel utilization
efficiency (AFUE) or better |
$300 |
$150 |
Same as
single family home |
| • an ENERGY STAR®
qualified gas furnace that has a 92.0% AFUE or better, and a
DC variable-speed motor |
$500 |
$250 |
| • an ENERGY STAR®
qualified oil or gas boiler that has an 85.0% AFUE or
better |
$600 |
$300 |
| • an ENERGY STAR®
qualified oil furnace that has an 83.0% AFUE or better |
$300 |
$150 |
| • an ENERGY STAR®
qualified oil furnace that has an 85.0% AFUE or better, and a
DC variable-speed motor |
$500 |
$250 |
| • a CAN/CSA-C448 compliant ground- or
water-source heat pump |
$3,500 |
N/A |
| Install an
ENERGY STAR® qualified air-source heat pump. (*per
equipment installed) |
$400 |
N/A |
* $400 |
| Install a minimum of 5 electronic
thermostats for electric baseboard heaters. Electric baseboards
must be the primary system. (**for each set of
5 installed) |
$30 |
N/A |
** $30 |
| Replace your wood-burning appliance
with a model that meets either CSA-B415.1-M92 (Performance Testing
of Solid-Fuel-Burning Heating Appliances) or the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) wood-burning appliance standards
(40 CFR Part 60).
(*per equipment replaced) |
$300 |
$150 |
* $300 |
| Ventilation System |
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| Install a heat recovery ventilator
that is certified by the Home Ventilating Institute. |
$300 |
N/A |
* $300 |
| Cooling System [Replacement Only] |
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| Replace your central air conditioner
with an ENERGY STAR® qualified unit. |
$200 |
N/A |
$200 |
| Replace your window air conditioner(s)
with an ENERGY STAR® qualified unit(s). (*per unit
replaced) |
* $20 |
N/A |
* $20 |
| Domestic Hot Water System |
|
| Install a solar domestic hot water
system that meets CAN/CSA Standards. |
$500 |
N/A |
$500 |
| Replace your domestic hot water heater
with an instantaneous gas water heater that has an energy factor
(EF) of 0.80 or better. (*per equipment installed) |
$200 |
N/A |
* $200 |
| Replace your domestic hot water heater
with a condensing water heater that has an EF of 0.80 or better.
(*per equipment installed) |
$300 |
N/A |
* $300 |
| Install a drain-water heat recovery
(DWHR) system. Grants are based on the length of the pipe
installed. |
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| • three quarter (3/4) metre to one (1)
metre (* per unit installed) |
* $50 |
N/A |
* $50 |
| • over one (1) metre (* per unit
installed) |
* $100 |
N/A |
* $100 |
| The grant level for DWHR
technology relative to the savings and other technologies is
currently under review and could be adjusted in the near future. If
adjusted upward, grants would be retroactively adjusted. |
For a multi-unit residential building, the grant is multiplied
by the MURB MULTIPLIERS shown in a following section.
Attic Insulation
| |
Single Family Home
Starting Point |
| Grants listed reflect 100 percent
of roof area being of one type. When the roof has more than one
type (e.g. attic and cathedral), all applicable grants are
pro-rated based on area type that is entirely insulated. Increase
the insulation value 100 percent of: |
up to R-12 |
+R-12 to R-25 |
+R-25 to R-35 |
| your attic to achieve a total minimum
insulation value of RSI 7 (R-40) |
$400 |
$200 |
N/A |
| your attic to achieve a total minimum
insulation value of RSI 8.8 (R-50) |
$600 |
$300 |
$100 |
| your flat roof and/or cathedral
ceiling to achieve a total minimum insulation value of
RSI 5 (R-28) |
$600 |
$200 |
N/A |
your uninsulated flat roof and/or
cathedral ceiling by a minimum of RSI 1.8 (R-10)
[Starting Point: Uninsulated] |
$400 |
|
Exterior Wall Insulation
| |
Minimum Additional Insulation |
| |
R-3.8 to R-9 |
+R-9 |
| A minimum of
20 percent of total wall surface must be insulated to qualify.
The grant is based on the percentage of surface area
insulated. |
20% |
$180 |
$300 |
| 40% |
$360 |
$600 |
| 60% |
$540 |
$900 |
| 80% |
$720 |
$1,200 |
| 100% |
$900 |
$1,500 |
Basement Insulation
| |
Minimum Additional Insulation |
| |
R-10 to R-23 |
+R-23 |
| A minimum of
20 percent of the basement's total wall surface must be
insulated to qualify. The grant is based on the percentage of
surface area insulated. |
20% |
$100 |
$200 |
| 40% |
$200 |
$400 |
| 60% |
$300 |
$600 |
| 80% |
$400 |
$800 |
| 100% |
$500 |
$1,000 |
| Basement Header Insulation |
Single Family Home |
MURB |
| Seal all of your basement header area
and increase its insulation value by a minimum of
RSI 3.5 (R-20). |
$100 |
see MURB
multiplier |
Crawl Space Insulation
| |
Minimum Additional Insulation |
| R-10 to R-23 |
+R-23 |
| A minimum of 100 percent of total
wall surface must be insulated to qualify, or |
$400 |
$800 |
| Insulate 100 percent of the floor
above the crawl space to increase it's insulation value by a
minimum of RSI 4.2 (R-24) to qualify. |
N/A |
$200 |
Air Sealing
| |
Single Family Home |
MURB |
Perform air sealing to improve the air
tightness of the home/building to reach the target as indicated in
your Energy Efficiency Evaluation Report.
Bonus: You can obtain an additional $150 incentive if
you reach 20 percent better than target. |
$150 |
see MURB
multiplier |
Doors/Windows/Skylights (heated space only)
| |
Single Family Home
per unit replaced |
MURB
per unit replaced |
| Replace windows and skylights with
models that are ENERGY STAR® qualified for your
climate zone. |
$30 |
$30 |
| Replace your exterior door(s) with an
ENERGY STAR® qualified model(s) for your climate
zone. |
$30 |
$30 |
Water Conservation
| |
Single Family Home
per unit replaced |
MURB
per unit replaced |
| Replace your toilet with a low-flush
or dual-flush toilet rated at 6 litres per flush or less that meets
the Los Angeles Supplementary Purchase Specification (SPS) and with
a flush performance of 350 grams or more. |
$50 |
$50 |
MURB Multipliers (for insulation and air
sealing)
| Number of Dwellings |
2-3 |
4-6 |
7-9 |
10+ |
| Multiplier |
1.0 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
Important Notes:
- All upgrades or renovations must meet local codes and by-laws.
Pay special attention to the placement of vapour barriers when
adding insulation to the building envelope. Before undertaking
upgrades or renovations, find out about the appropriate products
and installation techniques to ensure that your home's building
envelope and indoor air quality will not be compromised.
- Incentives for attic insulation will vary according to the
existing level of insulation. For example, if you increase the
insulation from a low RSI value, such as RSI 1.8 (R-10), to a
new value of RSI 7 (R-40), you will receive a larger incentive
than if you started from RSI 4.2 (R-24) and increased it to
RSI 7 (R-40).
- In the case of multi-unit residential buildings, the total
incentive will be calculated for the entire building and not for
each dwelling upgraded within.
- Natural Resources Canada reserves the right to update the
information contained in this document, including the grant
amounts, as required.
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