New city home energy grant November 2, 2009 · Leave a Comment
City giving cash for home insulation updates
Province and federal governments giving additional funds
As much as $11,000 per home available
By Kris Scheuer
(Written Nov. 2 for Town Crier.)
The colder weather is here and so residents are cranking up the heat to stay warm, but that doesn’t come cheap.
If you want to reduce your costs, one way is by retrofitting your home so it is more energy efficient.
In Mid-October, the city announced it will spend $9 million on Home Energy Assistance Toronto grants for property owners wanting to update the insulation in their home or low-rise residential building.
The funds translate into $1,000 per home and residents can access this grant between now and March 2012.
“It’s part of us meeting our climate change plan,” said Mike Mulqueen, senior engineer with the Toronto Environment Office. “The city’s goal is to get to 80 percent reduction in 1990 level emissions by 2050.” Keep reading →
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