Details on Rebates and Incentives for Selected ENERGY STAR^® Qualified Products in Canada

Centra Windows Ltd. is offering rebates on home heating costs to a maximum of $1,250 for homeowners in selected interior regions of British Columbia and Greater Vancouver with the purchase and installation of ENERGY STAR qualified Centra windows. This rebate program is available from October 1 to December 31, 2006 and is sponsored in part by BC Hydro. Specific terms and conditions apply. For more information call 604-882-5010 or visit Centra's Web site.

Hydro-Québec is offering a 50$ mail-in rebate on the purchase of a new ENERGY STAR qualified refrigerator of at least 8.5 cu. ft. between April 1 to December 31, 2006. Refrigerators must be purchased and delivered in Québec.

The Ontario government's ''Every Kilowatt Counts" program will provide a $500 cash rebate when homeowners replace their outdated central air conditioner with an ENERGY STAR qualified unit (SEER 14). There is also a $50 rebate available for a tune-up and a $75 rebate on the supply and installation of a programmable thermostat. All work has to be done by a contractor registered with the Conservation Bureau of the Ontario Power Authority to be eligible for the rebate. More information is available on their web site.

Manitoba Hydro’s Power Smart Furnace/Boiler Replacement Program offers a $245 credit on customers‚ natural gas bill for the installation of a new ENERGY STAR qualified high-efficiency furnace or boiler. The Power Smart Home Insulation Program offers financial incentives on the purchase of insulation (up to 100 per cent of the material cost ) that must meet eligibility requirements and insulating work that must meet the minimum Power Smart levels. Further details can be found on the web site.

FortisBC offers all its customers an incentive for energy efficient air-source heat pumps through the PowerSense Cooperative ASHP Program. To qualify for an incentive, the heat pump must have a SEER of at least 13. For qualifying models, the financial incentive will consist of: 5 per kWh equivalent in energy savings. This program runs from December 1, 2005 to March 30, 2007. For further information, call 1-800-363-3330 or visit the web site.

Northland Utilities (Yellowknife) Limited and Ecology North are offering a $75 rebate to customers of Northland Utilities (Yellowknife) Limited who install either an ENERGY STAR qualified refrigerator and/or front-loading clothes washer. Customers must provide proof that their old appliances have been sent to the Yellowknife landfill for recycling. Landlords are allowed to apply for appliances installed in rental units. Funds are limited. Application forms are available at Ecology North, Northland Utilities (Yellowknife) Limited and Yellowknife appliance dealers. For more information, visit the web site or call (867) 873-6019.

Newmarket Hydro Ltd. is offering a $100 rebate on the purchase of an ENERGY STAR qualified front-loading clothes washer that was purchased after September 1, 2005. For more information visit Newmarket Hydro's Web site or call 905-953-8548 ex. 2338

Province of Saskatchewan offers a Provincial Sales Tax (PST) exemption for ENERGY STAR qualified appliances. The PST rebate for qualifying energy-efficient household appliances was converted to a point-of-sale tax exemption effective April 1, 2005. Appliances eligible for the PST rebate are ENERGY STAR qualified refrigerators, freezers, dishwashers and clothes washers. The tax exemption applies to the sale or long-term lease (rentals for a continuous period of at least one year) of a new qualifying appliance. Combined clothes washer/dryer units are eligible for an exemption of 60% of the PST payable when the unit is sold for a single price. Used appliances are not eligible. For more information visit the web site or call toll free 1-800-667-6102.

The Province of Saskatchewan offers a Provincial sales tax exemption on the purchase of ENERGY STAR qualified household furnaces and boilers. For the period beginning November 8, 2005 until March 31, 2007, ENERGY STAR qualified energy-efficient forced-air furnaces and boilers that are normally used for residential purposes, are exempt from PST if purchased or leased for a continuous period of one year or more. A qualifying furnace or boiler does not need to be installed in a residence in order to be eligible for the tax exemption. The exemption does not include heating distribution systems such as ductwork used to circulate air in a house or thermostats. Parts or repair services provided after that time are not eligible for the exemption. For more information visit the web site or call toll free 1-800-667-6102.

BC Hydro Power Smart's Windows Rebate Program offers monetary incentives for the installation of ENERGY STAR qualified windows starting September 15, 2005. Homeowners upgrading their windows, individuals building a new home and developers constructing new residential developments who install ENERGY STAR qualified windows are eligible for the Windows Rebate Program. For more information, visit the BC Hydro web site or telephone 604 431-9463 or 1 877 431-9463.

Enbridge Gas is offering all residential and small commercial customers a $100 on-bill credit for upgrading their existing heating system to an ENERGY STAR qualified high efficiency natural gas forced air furnace or boiler heating system from April 1, 2006. For more information, visit their web site.

Terasen Gas provides a $1,000 incentive to homebuilders who install high efficiency ENERGY STAR^® qualified natural gas furnaces or boilers instead of electric baseboard heating in new homes in the Terasen Gas Vancouver Island service territory (Vancouver Island, the Sunshine Coast and Powell River). The cost of the incentives is shared by Terasen Gas, Natural Resources Canada and BC Hydro Power Smart. Installation must be completed between June 1, 2005 and December 31, 2006. For more information, visit their web site.

Terasen Gas is offering residential customer incentives throughout the Terasen Gas Vancouver Island service area for changing existing heating systems to high efficiency natural gas furnaces and boilers as follows:

• $300 rebate for converting an existing heating system to a natural gas system
• $300 for converting to an ENERGY STAR^® qualified furnace or boiler
• $400 for converting an existing water heater to natural gas.

The offer is from September 1, 2005 to February 28, 2006. The cost of these incentives is shared by Terasen Gas, NRCan and BC Hydro. For more information, visit their web site.

The cost of the rebates is shared by Terasen Gas, NRCan and BC Hydro/FortisBC. For more information, visit their web site.

Terasen Gas provides a $500 incentive to Lower Mainland and Interior builders or developers every time they install an ENERGY STAR^® qualified natural gas heating system along with any natural gas water heater in one of their new individually metered residential homes. The offer ends December 31, 2006. More information.

SaskEnergy Rebate on ENERGY STAR qualified programmable thermostats. There is also a $45 rebate program on the purchase of ENERGY STAR programmable thermostats that is available through SaskEnergy. More information visit the website or call toll free 1-800-567-8899.

Hawkesbury Hydro is offering an energy efficiency rebate program for its commercial and residential customers. The program consists of a rebate of either 15 or 20 percent of the purchase price, depending on which ENERGY STAR qualified product is purchased. A list of eligible product categories with their rebates is found through the link above. More…

The Energy Efficiency Fund will offer owners of residences supplied by Gaz Métro for heating purposes a $5 per square feet rebate with the purchase of high energy efficiency ENERGY STAR windows and sliding doors, up to maximum of $500.

Gaz Métro offers a $75 financial incentive on the purchase of an ENERGY STAR programmable electronic thermostat. Financial incentives up to $450 are also available on the purchase of ENERGY STAR high efficiency hot air furnace and up to $600 for an ENERGY STAR superior energy efficiency boiler.

The Government of British Columbia offers exemption from provincial tax from February 16, 2005 to April 1, 2007 for qualifying residential furnaces, boilers and heat pumps. More

City of Victoria British Columbia's Incentive on the purchase of eligible high-efficient clothes washers. More

City of Toronto's Incentive on the purchase of eligible water efficient clothes washers. More