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- Met with the Energy Coach and completed a valid Funding Request form with their assistance.
- Received direct confirmation from the City that this has been accepted;
- Signed, submitted, and received a fully executed Property Owner Agreement.
Want to enjoy a more comfortable and climate-friendly home?
Better Homes Kingston Program is a one-stop portal for Kingston residents to help them make their homes more energy-efficient and climate-friendly. Here, you’ll find all you need to navigate your home energy retrofit, including:
- How, why, and where to start to retrofit your home for energy savings
- Information on the Better Homes Kingston Program, incentives, and rebates to help you get the work done!
- Services that will help you choose the right home improvements for your home.
Notice to Proceed
Already received your Notice to Proceed with your Home Energy Evaluation? Login to the Portal to connect with the Energy Coach and view your Project Roadmap!
Why is home energy efficiency important?
- It’s one way to help address the climate emergency. The City of Kingston declared a climate emergency in 2019. Kingston was the first Ontario municipality to do so. The City is committed to accelerating local efforts to mitigate and adapt to climate change.
- You can have an impact. Residential energy use accounted for an estimated 19 per cent of community greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) in Kingston in 2019.
- Working together. Through the Better Homes Kingston Program, the City aims to help retrofit 20 to 50 per cent of single-family homes built prior to 1991, by 2040.
- Retrofits are good for our environment, your health and the economy. An energy-efficient home is healthier to live in, more resilient, more climate-friendly, and reduces money spent on energy and energy used. An increased demand for home energy retrofits will also create local jobs and provide more work to existing contractors, demonstrating that a green future can benefit you, our environment, and the economy.
Local Improvement Charge Data
The Better Homes Kingston program provides loans to homeowners for home energy retrofits. The City imposes these loans on the property as a local improvement charge, applying a special lien on the property. This lien is binding on all future owners. Visit Open Data Kingston to view the special charge bylaws for completed projects.
For more information about these special charges bylaws, contact cityclerk@cityofkingston.ca. Please include the property address and bylaw number in your request.