The Provincial government removed their funding for the Home Energy Audit program on March 31st, 2012 however there are still many good reasons to have this audit performed on your home. The main benefits to the energy audit program are that it could:
• reduce your annual energy bill by up to 30 per cent
• improve your home’s resale value
• make your home more comfortable year round
• do your part to make Ontario’s environment cleaner
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The auditor will visit your home and do a top to bottom assessment of your
heating system, water heating system, insulation, windows & doors, and
toilets. He or she will do a blower test to detect any leaks you may have within
the home and then follow up their visit with their recommendations on how you
can make your home more energy efficient. They will provide you with a number (energuide)-
which is a ranking between 0-100 showing how energy efficient your home is. Once you have completed the work they suggest, the energy auditor will return and do another blower test to assess the change in your home since their first visit. You will get a new energuide number and can guage how much more energy efficient your home now is. Keep in mind that even though the government may not be handing out the large rebates like they once were, there are still many rebates available from other organizations. Visit http://www.ecorealtor.ca/rebates.htm for a list of some of the rebates currently available. |
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