ecoENERGY Retrofit – Homes Program (Ground Source Heat Pump - GSHP)

Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) stopped accepting new registrations into the federal grant program on January 28, 2012.

• January 28, 2012 – Registrations closed for new and past participants after reaching its goal of 250,000 registrations; new deadline for post-retrofit evaluations established
• March 31, 2012– Deadline to purchase and install eligible products and equipment, and to obtain a pre-retrofit evaluation from a licensed service organization
• June 30, 2012 - Deadline to obtain a post-retrofit evaluation and sign an application form for eligible retrofits completed by March 31, 2012

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The federal government announced in its June 6, 2011 Budget the second phase of the ecoENERGY Retrofit – Homes Program. The new program rules as they apply to GSHP are as follow: 

• The program is effective as of June 6, 2011. The program is schedule to run until March 31, 2012.
• Home owners are required to have an energy audit performed by an ecoENERGY advisor prior to beginning retrofit work.
• Systems partially or fully installed prior to the program effective date of June 6, 2011 are not eligible.
• Only systems purchased after June 6, 2011, and installed after the date of a pre-retrofit evaluation are eligible for a grant.
•  Visit www.oee.nrcan.gc.ca/retrofit/homes  for more information regarding program eligibility 

Install a ground or water source earth-energy system that conforms to the CAN/CSA-C448 Standard from the Canadian Standards Association.

• A company qualified (with an accredited installer and an accredited designer) by the Canadian GeoExchange Coalition (CGC) must install the new system or a complete replacement of an existing system (new heat pump unit and new loop).
• The CGC must also certify the system after installation.  

Replace only the heat pump unit of an existing earth-energy system (ground or water source heat pump).

• A company qualified (with an accredited installer and an accredited designer) by the CGC must install the heat pump according to CAN/CSA-C448.
• The CGC must also certify the system after installation.  

Incentives

• Installation of a complete system: $4375
• Replacement of the heat pump: $1750 

The CGC system certification process is the same as the one in use since 2007. However, an updated certification form is available on the CGC website.

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