Home Energy Assessment
A Home Energy Assessment helps identify ways to improve your home’s energy efficiency and comfort. Our experts evaluate insulation, heating systems, and air leaks to recommend upgrades that can lower your energy bills and qualify you for available rebates.
Eligibility Criteria
- General eligibility: Available for homes in Nova Scotia that are at least six months old and have not yet started renovations.
- Moderate Income Rebate: You may be eligible for up to $10,000 in additional rebates and a free assessment if your home is primarily heated with non-electric sources (wood stoves are not considered a primary heating source) and your household meets our income threshold.
- Oil to Heat Pump Affordability (OHPA) eligibility: You may be eligible for up to $15,000 (in rebates and a free assessment) to switch to a whole-home cold-climate heat pump system if your home is heated with oil and your household meets our income threshold.
- Updated advanced payment option: Effective immediately, we are no longer offering advanced payments for the OHPA grant. These changes are part of our ongoing commitment to improve our program operations and to better support the growing number of program participants, and minimize risk to customers, contractors, and Efficiency Nova Scotia as we continue to administer the OHPA program. Projects that are completed and have all necessary close-out paperwork submitted by the contractor will receive payment within 10 business days.
Instant Rebates
Save instantly when you upgrade to an energy-efficient heat pump system. With our Instant Rebates program, you receive immediate savings at the time of purchase or installation—no long wait times or complicated paperwork. Enjoy lower costs and greater comfort from day one.
- Rebate Amount: up to $25 | Available Year-round
- Did you know that reducing your heat by 2°C at night can cut heating costs by up to $150? Programmable thermostats make it easy to manage your temperature and save money.
- Rebate Amount: $400 | Available Year-Round
- Save energy and cut your water heating costs in half with systems that use ambient air to heat your water efficiently
- Rebate Amount: $200 | Available Year-Round
- Keep your pool clean and running smoothly with the most energy-efficient pumps available
- Rebate Amount: Up to $3 | Available Year-round
- Dim the lights and elevate the mood. Enhance your home improvement with a dimmer switch for your LED fixtures and pot lights.
- Rebate Amount: $5 | Available Year-round
- Hands full? Enjoy hands-free control in your closets and laundry rooms while saving money and energy.
- Rebate Amount: $75 | Available Year-Round
- Cut your energy costs and save 3,000 litres of hot water each year with these ENERGY STAR® Most Efficient models.
- Rebate Amount: $5 | Available Year-Round
- The most efficient way to dry your laundry—plus, nothing says East Coast like clothes fluttering in the ocean breeze.
- Rebate Amount: $5 | Available Year-Round
- If you don’t have trees for a clothesline, use a freestanding dryer and let nature take care of the rest.
Moderate Income Rebate
The Moderate Income Rebate helps make energy-efficient upgrades more affordable for qualifying households. If your family income falls within the moderate range, you can receive additional savings on heat pump installations and home energy improvements, reducing upfront costs and boosting long-term comfort.
Eligibility Criteria
- General eligibility: You own your home (demonstrated by proof of homeownership), it’s your current primary residence and its primarily heated with non-electric sources (wood stoves are not considered a primary heating source).
- Household income limits: (Calculated by subtracting line 435 from line 236 in your Tax Notice of Assessment)
1 person: $37,260
2 people: $77,050
3 people: $98,900
4 people: $120,750
5+ people: $126,500
