Northwest Territories Residential Financial Incentives for Insulation
Arctic Energy Alliance Insulation Rebates
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Home Insulation
Insulation keeps your home warm in the winter and cool in the summer. It can deliver comfort and lower energy bills during the hottest and coldest times of the year—and reduce your greenhouse gas emissions.
| Insulation type | Rebate |
| Exterior wall insulation | Up to $4,000 |
| Ceiling insulation | Up to $750 |
| Exposed floor insulation | $250 |
| Basement insulation | Up to $1,250 |
| Basement header insulation | $250 |
| Crawlspace insulation | Up to $1,000 |
New Homes
A home that’s designed to be energy-efficient can save you money right from the start.
| Item | Rebate |
| New home that uses at least 50% less heating energy than an EnerGuide typical new house | $2,500 |
Heating energy use is measured in gigajoules per year, and calculations will be done by the AEA using the EnerGuide Rating System software from Natural Resources Canada.
Arctic Energy Alliance Home Energy Evaluations
Existing Homes
The AEA can provide free advice and EnerGuide home evaluations to help you make your home more energy efficient. The subsidized cost of a home evaluation is as follows:
- Single family house: $150 + GST
- House with one secondary suite: $250 + GST
- House with two secondary suites: $350 + GST
The standard turnaround time for the evaluation of an existing home is two weeks from the date of the on-site evaluation.
New Homes
The AEA provides free advice to help new home builders as they prepare their construction plans. This service helps builders by identifying ways to improve a home’s energy efficiency. Investments you make in energy efficiency during construction will pay off in lower energy bills for the life of a house. Be sure to contact us early in your house-design and construction-planning process.
Please contact us if you are looking for advice about your new construction.
We also provide home evaluation services for a fee to help you make even greater improvements to your home’s energy efficiency. (See the application form for the current fee structure.)
For Yellowknife residents: The City of Yellowknife requires all new homes started after June 25, 2018, to receive an energy evaluation using the current version of the EnerGuide Rating System, illustrating the total energy consumption of the house, measured in gigajoules (GJ).
The City will require:
- A plan file evaluation (“P file” – as designed) as part of supporting documentation for building permit applications (foundations only or the whole building);
- A final evaluation (“N file” – as built) as part of the supporting documentation for occupancy;
- An EnerGuide label to be affixed in the home at the time of final building inspection along with any other supporting documentation, as required pursuant to the building by-law.
For residents outside of Yellowknife: The AEA provides all of the same new home construction services outlined above. Please contact us early in your construction planning process for free advice and to help us plan our travel for the mid-construction blower door test and/or the final on-site evaluation. When you have full construction plans finalized, please complete the application form.
The standard turnaround times for evaluations of new homes are:
- Plan file evaluation report (“P file” – as designed): within two weeks of the date we receive a completed application.
- Mid-construction blower door test*: within three days of being notified by the builder that the house will be ready.
- Final evaluation (“N file” – as built)*: within two weeks of the date of the on-site evaluation
* New homes outside of Yellowknife require advance scheduling.