MyEnergyPal » retrofit http://myenergypal.com Save energy - Save money Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:43:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Federal ecoENERGY Retrofit Program to End March 31st, 2011 http://myenergypal.com/ecoenergy-retrofit-program-news/ http://myenergypal.com/ecoenergy-retrofit-program-news/#comments Fri, 02 Apr 2010 00:44:30 +0000 Rosalind Gardner http://www.myenergypal.com/?p=648
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    • ]]>     Yesterday, the Canadian government announced that it plans to kill the ecoENERGY retrofit program as of March 31st, 2011. Worse, they immediately stopped accepting new bookings for home evaluations.

    Here’s the press release:

    Important Notice

    March 31, 2010

    Effective today, the ecoENERGY Retrofit – Homes program is no longer accepting bookings for pre-retrofit evaluations. The program will continue to be administered until March 31, 2011. If you have already booked an appointment for a pre-retrofit evaluation, have completed an evaluation or applied for re-entry to the program, you remain eligible to apply for a grant.

    Deadline for Post-Retrofit Evaluation

    It is suggested that you complete your energy upgrades well in advance to allow enough time for your post-retrofit evaluation, as all post-retrofit evaluations must be completed by March 31, 2011. Contact the energy advisor that is listed on your pre-retrofit evaluation report or contact a licensed service organization and provide them with your file number. For more information, refer to the questions and answers.

    While the pre-retrofit assessment phase is now complete, homeowners will continue to undertake energy efficiency improvement work on their homes, which will increase the energy savings and greenhouse gas reductions already achieved by the program.

    The Government of Canada will continue to process applications for the complementary programs already developed by most provinces and territories.

    The Government of Canada continues to encourage homeowners to have home energy evaluations so that they can identify best opportunities for energy efficiency improvements, improve their home’s energy performance and receive an EnerGuide rating label.

    The Government of Canada will also continue to support other programs to help Canadians become more energy-efficient.

    To read the full release, please visit the Natural Resources Canada site.

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    • ]]>     Here is the grant table for the Canadian ecoENERGY refit program along with a list of eligible improvements and the grant amount.

    Note: To confirm that these amounts are still correct, please check the official site through the link at the bottom of this post.

    HEATING SYSTEM Grant Amounts
    Single-Family Home MURB
    1st system 2nd system
    Replace your heating system with:
    • an ENERGY STAR® qualified gas furnace that has a 92.0% annual fuel utilization efficiency (AFUE) or higher $375 $190 Same as single-family home
    • an ENERGY STAR qualified gas furnace that has a 92.0 percent AFUE or higher and a brushless DC motor $625 $315
    • an ENERGY STAR qualified gas furnace that has a 94.0 percent AFUE or higher and a brushless DC motor $650 $350
    • an ENERGY STAR qualified gas furnace that has a 94.0 percent AFUE or higher and a brushless DC motor (when installing a condensing furnace for the first time) $790 $400
    • an ENERGY STAR qualified condensing gas boiler that has a 90.0 percent AFUE or higher $750 $375
    • an ENERGY STAR qualified oil boiler that has an 85.0 percent AFUE or higher $750 $375
    • an ENERGY STAR qualified oil furnace that has an 85.0 percent AFUE or higher $375 $190
    • an ENERGY STAR qualified oil furnace that has an 85.0 percent AFUE or higher and a brushless DC motor $625 $315
    In the case of mobile homes (only)
    • where a zero-clearance furnace is being replaced, an ENERGY STAR qualified zero-clearance gas furnace that has a 90.0 percent AFUE or higher    		 $375 N/A
    Install an earth-energy system (ground or water source) that is compliant with CAN/CSA-C448 and certified by the Canadian GeoExchange Coalition (www.geo-exchange.ca) – applies to a new system or a complete replacement. $4,375 N/A
    Replace a heat pump unit of an existing earth-energy system (ground or water source). The system must be compliant with CAN/CSA-C448 and certified by the Canadian GeoExchange Coalition (www.geo-exchange.ca). (*per equipment replaced) $1,750 N/A *1,750
    Replace your existing space and domestic water heating equipment with an integrated mechanical system (IMS) that has an overall thermal performance factor of 0.90 or higher. The system must be compliant with the CSA P.10-07 standard and meet or exceed the standard’s premium performance requirements. (*per equipment replaced) $1,625 N/A *1,625
    Replace your wood-burning appliance with a model that meets either CSA-B415.1-M92 or the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (40 CFR Part 60) wood-burning appliance standard; an indoor wood pellet-burning appliance (includes stoves, furnaces and boilers that burn corn, grain or cherry pits); or a masonry heater. (*per equipment replaced) $375 $190 *$375
    Replace your solid fuel-fired outdoor boiler with a model that meets CAN/CSA-B415.1 or the U.S. EPA Outdoor Wood-fired Hydronic Heater (OWHH Method 28) Program, Phase 1 or 2. The capacity of the new boiler must be equal to or smaller than the capacity of the boiler being replaced. $375 N/A $375 (per building)
    Install a minimum of 5 electronic thermostats for electric baseboard heaters. Electric baseboard heating must be the primary space heating system. (*for each set of 5 electronic thermostats) $40/5 N/A *$40
    Install an ENERGY STAR qualified air-source heat pump for both heating and cooling that has a seasonal energy efficiency ratio (SEER) of 14.5 or higher and a minimum heating capacity of 12 000 Btu/hour. See “Important Information about Air-Source Heat Pumps and Central Air Conditioners.” (*per equipment installed) $500 N/A *$500

    N/A = Not applicable

    See the grant table at Natural Resources Canada.

    Better still, contact Ed, your friendly energy advisor in the South Okanagan valley.

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