Single-family homes and multi-family dwellings at all income levels will be eligible for the program.
Free LED lights, new appliance rebates and business incentives are among the programs coming to Alberta in 2017 to help homes and businesses save energy and money, said Environment Minister Shannon Phillips at a news conference in southeast Calgary Monday afternoon.
The programs are based on the recommendations of a seven-person advisory panel chaired by energy conservation expert David Wheeler
Phillips said these energy efficiency programs are among "the lowest cost ways to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions" and will create roughly 50 jobs for every $1 million invested.
Phillips also said "there's lots of low-hanging fruit in Alberta," simply because Alberta is "the last jurisdiction in North America to deliver energy efficiency programs."
The panel also recommended a fourth program, which would lower the cost of installing solar panels on homes and businesses.
The Small Solar Photovoltaic (PV) program would build on programs already available for farms, municipalities, and Indigenous communities by extending the ability to participate in solar PV cells to the rest of the province.
Energy Efficiency Alberta, a new Crown agency launched last fall, will be in charge of designing and delivering the initiatives, as the NDP's Climate Leadership Plan is rolled out.
Free energy upgrades coming to Alberta homes, environment minister says - Calgary - CBC News
Free LED lights, new appliance rebates and business incentives are among the programs coming to Alberta in 2017 to help homes and businesses save energy and money, said Environment Minister Shannon Phillips at a news conference in southeast Calgary Monday afternoon.
The programs are based on the recommendations of a seven-person advisory panel chaired by energy conservation expert David Wheeler
Phillips said these energy efficiency programs are among "the lowest cost ways to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions" and will create roughly 50 jobs for every $1 million invested.
Phillips also said "there's lots of low-hanging fruit in Alberta," simply because Alberta is "the last jurisdiction in North America to deliver energy efficiency programs."
The panel also recommended a fourth program, which would lower the cost of installing solar panels on homes and businesses.
The Small Solar Photovoltaic (PV) program would build on programs already available for farms, municipalities, and Indigenous communities by extending the ability to participate in solar PV cells to the rest of the province.
Energy Efficiency Alberta, a new Crown agency launched last fall, will be in charge of designing and delivering the initiatives, as the NDP's Climate Leadership Plan is rolled out.
Free energy upgrades coming to Alberta homes, environment minister says - Calgary - CBC News