5 Grant Programs to Improve Your Home's Energy Efficiency

Do you want to renovate to reduce your heating costs? That's good, there are grants for that!

Insulate the attic, walls, cellar floor, install a heat pump, energy recuperator, improve waterproofing or replace doors and windows, replace the oil heating or water heater, install smart thermostats: the list of tasks goes on and on.

1- LogisVert

“Heating represents about 50% of household energy consumption,” explained Hydro-Québec spokesperson Cendrix Bouchard. Installing a heat pump and smart thermostat are the most effective measures to reduce this bill. A heat pump saves up to 40% in winter.

Mr. Bouchard noted with it LogisVert programYou can get a subsidy of up to $6,700 for a heat pump, depending on size, model, capacity and location, and up to $22,000 added to a central heating system. You can also get a $15,000 grant to install a heat accumulator in a forced-air central heating system.

Logisvert also provides a subsidy of $750 per 1000 BTU for geothermal heat pumps, representing between 50% and 60% of project costs.

Other LogisVert subsidies:

• Very high efficiency heat pump: $7,840;

• Roof insulation and windows, exterior doors and fan hatches (kitchen hood): $1,500;

• Installation of an induction cooker (consumes 15% to 20% less than a standard model): $250;

• Heat pump dryer: (30% to 60% savings compared to standard model): $250;

• Pump and solar thermal collectors for swimming pool: $300.

2- Hilo

Hydro-Québec also offers its own Hilo program For installation of smart thermostats. Reducing the heat to 15°C at night can, over a year, save between 15 and 20% of heat.

Customers can also earn cash rewards if they reduce consumption during peak periods. “They average up to $135 a year,” confirms Cendrix's Bouchard.

3- Heat the green

The Green Heat Program The Quebec government allows you to replace your oil or propane heating system with electricity or another form of renewable energy. The work involves removing the tank and dismantling the existing furnace or boiler.

Assistance varies between $600 and $1,275 depending on the type of heating and housing (mobile home, semi-detached, row house, single-family detached).

4- Renoclimate

Energy Transition Quebec also offers Renoclimate programIt combines personalized advice and discounts for insulation and waterproofing work:

• Roof insulation: $50 to $1500;

• Insulation of exterior walls: $450 to $375;

• Foundation insulation: $250 to $2500;

• Crawl space floor insulation: $100 to $500;

• Waterproofing: $400 to $800;

• Replacement, doors and windows: $150 per start;

• Installation-replacement of heat recovery units or drainage water heat recovery units: $120 to $500.

The program includes a home visit by evaluators before work, who perform a blower door test.

5- Municipal programs

Many cities, including Montreal, Quebec, Laval, Longueuil and Gatineau, offer their own subsidies. Contact elected officials or civil servants in your neighborhood or district.