Incentives, Grants & Rebates Programs For New Brunswick
The province of New Brunswick offers several incentives, each tailored to a different situation. Chances are there's a program for you in the following list.
ecoENERGY Retrofit Grants And Incentives Program
This is the basic federal program. It works jointly with the individual provincial programs. All Canadian homeowners opting for retrofitting their existing homes are eligible.
New Brunswick Existing Homes Energy Efficiency Upgrades Program
This Efficiency NB program provides expert advice and financial rebates to New Brunswick homeowners who want to improve the energy efficiency of their homes and carry out retrofit projects.
New Brunswick Energy Efficiency Retrofit Program For Low-Income Households
WARNING! The only way to get this grant is by following some mysterious rules that appear nowhere, and that nobody at Social Development ever tells you about!
Social Development is fully aware of this flaw in their program yet they are doing nothing about it. To add insult to injury, they are rude and arrogant if you point it out.
The main rule is this:
DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, PROCEED WITH ANY WORK WITHOUT HAVING RECEIVED WRITTEN PERMISSION TO DO SO.
I wish I could tell you how to get this permission but I have no idea. You're on your own – good luck!
(And if you ever do find out, let me know so I can publish it here.)
Residential Off-Electric Baseboard Conversion Pilot Project
Power generation is the single largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in New Brunswick, making electric baseboard the least efficient and least environmentally friendly heating option.
For a limited time, homeowners participating in Efficiency NB's Existing Homes Energy Efficiency Upgrades Program can convert their home's electric baseboard heat and electric water heating system to natural gas.
Efficiency NB and Enbridge Gas New Brunswick are partnering to offer several rebates.
