A deep retrofit is a home energy retrofit that reduces your household energy consumption by 50 per cent or more.  

Of course, to reach goal of carbon neutrality by 2040 we need to go further than that. The greater the reduction in household energy use the be

Why Deep Retrofit

To reach our emissions reduction targets, and keep our city and homes healthy and safe over the coming decades, we need to deep retrofit as many of our local homes as possible by 2040.  This is because deep retrofits massively reduce energy consumption and allow us to switch our remaining energy needs to clean energy.   

The deeper the retrofit you plan, the greater incentives you may qualify for from Better Homes Kingston, as well as other eligible rebates and incentive-based programs such as the Canada Greener Homes Grant.

Deep retrofits may have significant costs, but the good news is, they improve our homes, making them healthier, more resilient, and less expensive to heat and cool over the long term.  The same changes to your home that allow reducing energy consumption can also allow you to stay comfortable inside during a power failure, to produce your own energy, or to improve your indoor air quality.  Wins all around. 

Did you know?

20 per cent of Canadians live in energy poverty? This means they spend more than 6per cent of their after-tax income on energy expenses, sometimes going without food or other essentials, just to keep warm.”

Deep energy retrofits can pull these numbers back into balance and keep more money in the pockets of local residents who need it most. 

Deep retrofits are popular with economists and all our governments for one other big reason: deep retrofits create good, green, local jobs. We can meet our local targets, improve our homes, and jump-start our post-covid local economies, all by retrofitting our homes. 

Deep retrofit 101

A deep retrofit is a home energy retrofit that reduces your household energy consumption by 50 per cent or more. Deep retrofits improve our homes, making them healthier, more resilient, and less expensive to heat and cool over the long term. 

Deep vs. Shallow 

The big benefit of a deep retrofit over a shallow retrofit (10-30 per cent savings) is long-term gains.  When you start saving big today, the cumulative gains (in energy and emissions reductions) over the years are much larger, and that makes a difference for meeting our targets, saving money, and supporting a resilient clean energy system. 

Supports for Deep Retrofits 

Retrofits are a good bet, and deep ones are even better.  Our governments agree, and they are jumping on board to encourage residents to retrofit their homes with incentives, rebates and financing support.  That means your deep retrofit will be easier and cheaper.  Explore the rebates and financing available to you, by contacting our Energy Coach.