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Need help?
Begin your home's energy efficiency journey. Book an appointment with a Delivery Agent Partner to get started.
We'll waive the $199 fee for households that meet our income threshold.
You may qualify for rebates of up to $5,000 to cover recommended energy efficiency upgrades and eligible products.
Check your home eligibility
Check eligibility for Moderate Income and Oil to Heat Pump Affordability rebates
Book an assessment with a Delivery Agent Partner
After the assessment, your Delivery Agent Partner will share a list of recommendations
Find a qualified contractor to complete the upgrades within 12 months of your assessment
After your upgrades are complete, book a final assessment with your Delivery Agent Partner
You'll get your provincial rebates within 90 days of your final assessment
General eligibility: Available for homes in Nova Scotia that are at least six months old and have not yet started renovations.
Moderate Income Rebate: You may be eligible for up to $10,000 in additional rebates and a free assessment if your household meets our income threshold.
Oil to Heat Pump Affordability (OHPA) eligibility: You may be eligible for up to $15,000 (in rebates and a free assessment) to switch to a whole-home cold-climate heat pump system if you heat your home with non-electric fuels and your household meets our income threshold.
Updated advanced payment option: Effective immediately we are no longer offering advanced payments for the OHPA grant. These changes are part of our ongoing commitment to improve our program operations and to better support the growing number of program participants, and minimize risk to customers, contractors, and Efficiency Nova Scotia as we continue to administer the OHPA program. Projects that are completed and have all necessary close out paperwork submitted by the contractor, will receive payment within 10 business days.
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Get in touch with the service provider/organization you selected and booked to do your Home Energy Assessment.
Yes. A homeowner can re-enroll six months from the most recent final assessment date, but the $199 won't be waived. Homeowners are welcome to participate in the program multiple times. There's no limit on the number of enrollments.
If you're getting close to the 12-month anniversary of your initial audit and need more time to complete upgrades, you can contact your Service Organization (the partner that provided your initial Home Energy Assessment) to request an extension.
No. It's totally up to you which upgrades you decide to do, if any. There are no penalties for not moving forward with upgrades.
When you've finished your upgrades, the next step is to book a final assessment with the same partner that completed your initial assessment. You want to ensure you do this within 12 months of your initial audit. Please ensure you've completed ALL the upgrades you want to be considered for rebates, as only one final assessment will be performed. The final assessment will determine what eligible upgrades you have completed, and any applicable rebates will be sent out approximately 90 days from your final assessment date.
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