Free guidance for home energy upgrades in Rossland
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Upgrading your home’s energy efficiency is a big undertaking. Retrofit Assist offers free and knowledgeable support from start to finish of your home energy retrofit.
Is Retrofit Assist right for you?
- Are you a homeowner in Rossland?
- Do you live in a detached house, duplex, townhouse,
or mobile home on a permanent foundation? - Do you want to reduce your energy use and
improve the comfort of your home?
If you said yes, let’s start your application today!
The Process
Participating in Retrofit Assist will help you move forward on your home energy retrofit projects in clear steps. Here’s how the general process will look for you.
1. APPLY Register for the program online or on-site at a community event – simple and free.
2. IDENTIFY NEEDS Have a follow up conversation to highlight your needs and priorities, understand next steps and financing options available.
You’ll also learn how your home uses energy by setting up an EnerGuide evaluation.
3. MAKE A PLAN We’ll help you sort out a plan based on your priorities, home energy use, budget and timelines. We’ll also explain financing options.
4. CONTRACT OUT THE WORK We’ll connect you with skilled contractors to support your project and then help you get a post-retrofit evaluation.
We will also help you maximize the loans and rebates available.
5. ENJOY! Sit back and relax in your more comfortable and climate-friendly home.
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Advancing Rossland's Climate Goals
The City of Rossland started addressing climate change in 2008 with the Visions to Actions Strategic Sustainability Plan and in 2020, committed to the West Kootenay 100% Renewable Energy Plan. This will help create a pathway to 100% renewable energy for transportation, buildings, electricity and local infrastructure no later than 2050. One of the strategies in the plan is to improve existing buildings with a program to educate and incentivize homeowners to make building envelope, insulation and heating system improvements.
How is this different from the Rossland Energy Diet?
The Rossland Energy Diet in 2012 was a similar approach and had fantastic uptake, but there have been lots of advances over the last decade in knowledge, materials and technology (like LEDs and heat pumps) to support homes in becoming even more efficient and climate-friendly.
There are several additional rebates available for your home energy retrofits. For your EnerGuide Evaluations, up to $500 is available through the City of Rossland, in addition to rebates for insulation, windows and doors, air sealing, and ventilation. Please click here for detailed rebate information.
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