End of retrofit program irks Alberta companies - Edmonton. The federal government's eco. Energy program provided up to $5,0. ET Wednesday that it would not accept new bookings for energy audits as of midnight that night. An audit is a prerequisite for anyone wanting to receive the federal cash, which can be used toward a new furnace, better insulation or a more efficient water heater, for example. Calgary- based Verdatech Energy Management and Consulting has been doing such audits all over Alberta. Owner Stephen Farrell said Thursday that he will now have to lay off about 2.
Canadian Government Home Improvement Grants Retrofit Your Home the ecoENERGY way Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) is offering a new residential energy efficiency. The ecoENERGY for Aboriginal and Northern Communities Program 2011-2016 provides funding to Aboriginal and northern communities for renewable. Some Alberta companies that do home energy-efficiency upgrades are upset that the federal Conservatives abruptly ended a program that subsidized the retrofits. Grants for Energy Saving Upgrades. If you live in Alberta.
Farrell said he had two hours' notice of the new deadline, and his staff continued to take calls and book appointments up to the last minute so people would still qualify for the program. We did that, and now, we're having to take away those jobs. I know some people who have been waiting to get the audits done. Hopefully, they had them booked.
EcoEnergy home retrofits' early end left funds. Upcoming Alberta byelections pose. The former ecoENERGY Retrofit – Homes program provided grants up to $5,000 to help homeowners make their homes more energy-efficient and reduce the burden of high. Alberta Joins the Ranks of Eco-Rebate-Friendly Provinces. The Conservative government has cancelled its $400-million ecoENERGY Retrofit program ahead of schedule, a move eco-building experts and environmentalists argue sends.