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$400 Million in ecoENERGY Grants!
As discussed previously, the Federal Government has decided to reinstate the ecoENERGY initiative with a $400 million grant. This is great news for anyone looking to perform energy upgrades on their home! If the official budget is passed and implemented … Continue reading
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House as a System
Think of your house as a composition of various different components that work together to form a single interdependent system. People that live in the house, heating, cooling and ventilation components, along with the construction materials the house is made … Continue reading
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Tagged energy audit, energy efficiency, Great Northern Insulation, Insulation, Utility Bills
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Great News: Ontario Keeps ecoEnergy Program Alive
On April 19, the Ontario Provincial Government annouced that it will continue to fund new pre-retrofit audits. The province will rebate up to $150 for home energy audits, and will also provide up to $5000 in retrofit rebates. The Federal … Continue reading
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ecoEnergy Grant Program
The announcement last Thursday (April 1st, 2010) that the Federal government was no longer entertaining new audits that would qualify for the ecoEnergy grant program caught many people by surprise. This does require some clarification. Essentially if you have already … Continue reading
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Tagged ecoEnergy rebate, energy audit, Insulation, retrofit, Utility Bills
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HST
The Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) will hit all homeowners looking to have professional contractors do any work to their homes after June 30th, 2010. The reason is quite simple. provincial sales tax only applied to the value of goods supplied … Continue reading
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Tagged ecoEnergy, energy audit, HST, Insulation, Ontario, retrofit
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