Originally announced as part of provincial Budget 2017, the Home Energy Savings Program (HESP) is a provincial initiative designed to assist low-income households in making energy efficiency upgrades to their home. Delivered by the Newfoundland and Labrador Housing Corporation (NLHC), this program provides non-repayable grants of up to $5,000 for cost-effective energy efficiency upgrades in electrically heated homes, including insulation and air sealing.

Through the Low Carbon Economy Leadership Fund, the Province is expanding program eligibility to include households reliant on fuel-oil for spacing heating. This will reduce GHG emissions and energy bills. This expansion is supported by an investment of $8.57 million over four years (2018-2022), with $6.43 million from the Province and $2.14 million from the Federal Government. This funding is in addition to the $5.0 million provided for HESP by the Province as part of Budget 2017.

For HESP, eligible households are defined as those who own an existing home and have an annual household income of less than $32,500. Prior to receiving the grant, the applicant’s home must undergo a home energy assessment by an NLHC technician to identify the most cost-effective energy efficiency upgrades that will deliver the greatest energy savings for the homeowner.

Applications and further program details are available at: https://www.nlhc.nl.ca/housing-programs/home-energy-savings-program-hesp/

For more information on the HESP, contact NLHC at (709) 724-3000.