Better Homes Kingston Program is a one-stop portal for Kingston residents to help them make their homes more energy-efficient and climate-friendly
Kingston homeowners are now eligible for a zero-interest loan for home energy efficiency improvements. Better Homes Kingston is a local improvement charge (LIC) financing program to encourage homeowners to undertake deep-energy retrofits. Homeowners who participate in the program will qualify for up to $40,000 loans at 0 per cent interest, with the option for an initial 30 per cent upfront to pre-pay contractors for your services. This project is carried out with assistance from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ Green Municipal Fund, an endowment created by the Government of Canada.
- 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.
Complete an application form at the City of Kingston.
Work with an Energy Coach (Energy Advisor) one-on-one.
Renovate & upgrade!
Repay the no-interest property loan at any time without penalty or over a period of up to 20 years.
Receive support up to access additional incentives to offset your costs.!
- 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.
