You may be eligible to receive up to $4500 in mail-in rebates on a new heat pump*
You may be eligible to receive up to $4500 in mail-in-rebates on an Air Source Heat Pump with an Enbridge Gas Rebate
How Can You Do Your Part for the Environment?
What does being green mean to you and your family? Are you concerned about your carbon footprint and wondering how you can help improve your home’s energy efficiency? With climate change and carbon reduction in the news daily, helping to reduce your carbon footprint can be top of mind. The good news is several programs are available to help eligible, qualifying homeowners with the costs of getting the latest energy-efficient equipment into their home.
How Do I Apply for Rebates?
They can be tricky to navigate, though. First, you have to figure out whether you are eligible, and then you have to find equipment that suits the requirements, your home and your budget.
Reliance™ is Here to Help with Heat Pump Rebates
Rest assured, we are here to help you at every step, from getting the heat pump that works for your home, budget and rebate requirements to assisting you in the rebate process.
With the Clean Home Heating Initiative rebate, you can be part of a very cool program offered by the Government of Ontario.
What is the Enbridge Clean Home Heating Initiative?
The Clean Home Heating Initiative is a program offered by the Government of Ontario and run by Enbridge Gas in certain cities in Ontario; Peterborough, St. Catharines, Sault Ste. Marie and London.
You could be eligible to receive up to a $3,000 mail-in-rebate for the purchase and installation of an air source heat pump or up to a $4,500 mail-in-rebate for the purchase and installation of a cold climate air source heat pump.
The program is designed to promote heat pumps combined with an energy-efficient gas furnace and a smart thermostat. These hybrid heating system will switch automatically back and forth between electricity and natural gas depending on energy costs and weather.
The program is currently slated to run until March 2023, but there are limited rebates available in each location, so it is important to act quickly. Fill out the form for a free, no-obligation in-home consultation.
Who is Eligible for the Clean Home Heating Initiative?
To be eligible for the Clean Home Heating Initiative rebate, you must:
- Be a current Enbridge Gas residential customer and on time-of-use electricity rates.
- Own a home in Peterborough, St. Catharines, Sault Ste. Marie or London within the preset postal code zones.
- Your home is heated with a condensing natural gas furnace.
- You have a central air conditioner or are looking to replace or add a new air conditioner. You can still participate if you do not currently have AC.
- Your home must have ducts.
- Your home has WIFI for the smart controls to access.
- You must rent or purchase and install an eligible Air Source or Cold Climate Air Source Heat Pump.
What Are the Steps Required to apply for the Clean Home Heating Initiative Rebate?
- Book a free in-home consultation with one of our Home Comfort Advisors to help you select a rebate-eligible heat pump and help you complete the Homeowner Agreement required by the rebate application.
- Our licensed technician will install your heat pump and smart controls, take before and after photos of your equipment and submit your rebate application to Enbridge Gas.
- You should receive your mail-in-rebate from Enbridge Gas in approximately 120 days.
FAQs
A heat pump is an air conditioner that can also run in reverse. In summer, it transfers heat from inside your home to the outdoors, reversing this on cool fall and spring days to move heat from the outdoors back into your home.
The technology is the same as your refrigerator. Your fridge is a heat pump – it transfers heat from inside the unit, out. That is why the back of your refrigerator emits heat.
A hybrid heating system has many benefits:
- Flexibility over which fuel source you want to use – electricity or gas
- In the event of a furnace breakdown, you can rest assured you can keep your home warm and help prevent your pipes from freezing with the heat pump
- Heat pumps are quiet, efficient and effective1
- Keep your home cool all summer and warm the rest of the year
- Help reduce the carbon your home emits in heating your home2
A cold climate heat pump is a bit more efficient than a standard air source heat pump at colder temperatures which means it has a greater capacity to heat efficiently at lower temperatures.3
Yes! Depending on the equipment, your heat pump can operate down to between -25c and -30c. The ability to heat efficiently will decline as it gets frigid out, and your hybrid heating system will switch to the gas furnace automatically.
No. The Greener Homes Canada Grant requires an energy audit, but this program does not.
You may be eligible to receive a $3000 mail-in-rebate on a new air source heat pump and a $4500 mail-in-rebate on the cost of a new cold climate air source heat pump. In terms of running costs, this all depends on the price of gas and electricity. A hybrid system lets you decide which energy source you want to use for most of the year, and the smart controls can switch between using the heat pump and your gas furnace according to fuel rates and weather.
The Greener Homes Canada Grant has a myriad of rebates available besides those for heat pumps. You may be eligible for all non-heat pump rebates if you participate in the Clean Home Heating Initiative.
Yes! Rental equipment is eligible under the Clean Home Heating Initiative program. Renting a heat pump is a great way to get top-of-the-line equipment with one affordable monthly payment.
Interested in learning more about home rebates in your area? Be sure to visit our main Rebates page.
Don’t live in one of the eligible cities? Be sure to check out the Canada Greener Homes Grant page! The Canada Greener Homes Grant is available across Canada and includes many retrofits like heat pumps.
Fill out the form to book a free no-obligation consultation and to receive a free quote!
