Energy Efficiency

• Calgary homeowners gain access to energy retrofit loan program

  Calgary homeowners looking to get help renovating their residences to make them more energy efficient now have another place to turn.

  Canada

  Jan 31
  
• Nova Scotia announces $140 million over four years in home heating assistance

  Nova Scotia is investing $140 million over the next four years for energy efficiency programs to help low- and middle-income homeowners end their use of heating oil.

  Canada

  Dec 13, 2022
  
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• N.S. bill would allow regulator to authorize more energy efficiency programs

  Efficiency Nova Scotia offers programs that help reduce energy demand through the use of such things as insulation, heat pumps and solar panels.

  Canada

  Oct 21, 2022
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• Ontario faces calls to dramatically increase energy efficiency rebate programs

  On Tuesday, Energy Minister Todd Smith announced a $345-million increase in the province's energy conservation programs to help homeowners reduce their demand during peak times.

  Environment

  Oct 5, 2022
• 4 Alberta communities get $25.6M in federal home energy retrofit funds

  Details on home energy retrofit loans from federal funds are still being worked out by the four municipalities who received a combined $25.6 million on Monday.

  Canada

  Oct 3, 2022
• Contractors devastated by N.B. program offering free heat pumps

  Contractors started losing clients since the province revealed the Enhanced Energy Savings Program. Greenfoot Energy Solutions is the only company allowed to do installations.

  Politics

  Oct 1, 2022
• New Brunswick to offer free heat pumps to low-income households

  The new energy efficiency program will replace the old low-income program and provide those eligible with a free mini-split heat pump.

  Environment

  Sep 28, 2022
• Does your home or office hold the key to solving the climate crisis? Experts say yes

  The homes, offices and shopping malls where we spend so much time produce huge amounts of pollution from fossil fuels burned to heat or cool them. But they don't have to be...

  Economy

  Sep 20, 2022
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• Feds, city hall announce $2.1M for energy improvements to Kinsmen Recreation Centre

  The funding, $2.1 million of which is coming from Ottawa, will see retrofits to the London facility to lessen energy consumption and make it more resilient to extreme weather.

  Canada

  Jul 28, 2022
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• New legislation would allow government to set energy efficiency targets for N.B. Power

  Setting energy efficiency targets for the utility was part of the Climate Change Action Plan, but has yet to be implemented in the six years since its release.

  Environment

  Apr 8, 2022