• You can save money on your energy bill by reducing your daylight energy consumption.
• It mitigates the impact of future rate increases.
• It provides energy to your home in a sustainable manner.

COMPREHENSIVE HOME RENOVATION PROJECTS WITH DEEP ENERGY SAVINGS

If you’re planning an extensive home renovation that will significantly reduce your home’s energy usage, your project could qualify for rebates through our Home Energy Retrofits.

You can receive a rebate of $75 per gigajoule (GJ) saved up to the typical new home GJ rating and $150 per GJ saved beyond the typical new home GJ rating.

Your rebate is based on your home’s total annual energy reduction achieved through your renovation project. Check out our rebate explainer for more information and to learn how to calculate your rebate.

ENERGY-EFFICIENT HEATING & COOLING FOR YOUR HOME

An air source heat pump is an energy-efficient and eco-friendly system that delivers both heating and cooling in one unit. It provides year-round comfort while reducing energy use and lowering environmental impact.

In heating mode, an air source heat pump uses energy to move heat from the outdoor air into your home, making it warmer. In cooling mode, it works in reverse by moving heat from inside your home to the outdoor air.  

We offer rebates to make your upgrade easier and more affordable. 

DOES YOUR PROJECT QUALIFY?

• Your heat pump retrofit is supplementing an electric resistance or natural gas heating system. Homeowners who are converting from propane or fuel oil are also eligible. 
• Your heat pump is being installed in a residential property. New homes aren’t eligible. 
• Your contractor is registered with Efficiency Manitoba.  
• Your heat pump is being installed in your primary (not seasonal) residence. 
• Your heat pump retrofit doesn’t replace an existing heat pump system.

Read the terms and conditions for full eligibility requirements. You can also check out our program guide for more information.

HELPING YOU & YOUR TENANTS SAVE

We offer rebates to help property managers and owners of multi-unit residential buildings make energy efficiency updates to their buildings.

We have a variety of programs available to help you and your tenants appreciate multiple benefits:

AVAILABLE PROGRAMS

IN-SUITE ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAM

We help property managers and owners of multi-family buildings improve the energy efficiency of the suites in their buildings.

BUSINESS LIGHTING PROGRAM

We offer financial incentives for businesses who complete energy-efficient lighting upgrades in their buildings.

BUILDING ENVELOPE PROGRAM

We offer financial incentives for energy-efficient roof and wall insulation, doors, windows, and curtain wall system upgrades.

ENERGY EFFICIENCY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

Free energy efficiency upgrades for income qualifying households. Now you can lower your monthly energy bill and make your home more comfortable with free and subsidized energy efficiency upgrades.

HIGH PERFORMANCE BUILDINGS

Whether you’re planning new construction or a deep retrofit to an existing commercial building, make it energy efficient! We offer programs and incentives to help you incorporate energy efficiency into your project.

GENERATION E

This generation cares about saving energy

Today’s youth are more environmentally conscious than any generation before them. They know that collectively, their individual actions can make a big impact. 

This generation of students will transform the way we think about energy and sustainability. That’s why we offer an initiative for teachers and students — Generation E. We provide classroom-friendly resources, hands-on activities, and lesson plans that teachers can use to help their students understand their energy use and empower youth to create change among their family, friends, and community. 

We offer resources for multiple age groups on the Generation E website: 

• Kindergarten to Grade 5: activity books, colouring pages, and other resources to explain what energy is and why it’s important to use less of it 
• Grade 6: learning sheets, games, and group activities to help introduce students to the concept of energy efficiency and identify ways to save energy 
• Grade 9: assignments that encourage independent learning, like cost-benefit calculations and a home energy review, to help students better understand their energy use and how to create more energy-efficient spaces 

Over time, we’ll expand the Generation E initiative to offer more educational resources for more age groups.

GET YOUR CLASS INVOLVED

We’re here to help teachers bring up-to-date and engaging information about energy efficiency into their classrooms. If you’re a K-12 teacher and are interested in getting your classroom involved in the Generation E movement, visit the Generation E website or get in touch by emailing us. Our team will help you access the resources, lesson plans, and presentations you need to empower and educate your students. Our Outreach and Engagement Coordinator is also available to come to your classroom to give a free presentation in French or English. 

Frequently Asked Questions

IN-SUITE ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAM

Here are some answers to common questions about our In-Suite Energy Efficiency Program:

My building has already participated in Manitoba Hydro’s Water & Energy Saver Program (or Lighting Program for MURBs or Affordable Energy Program for MURBs). Can my building still participate in the In-Suite Energy Efficiency Program?

Yes, your building is eligible for our In-Suite Energy Efficiency Program. However, you’d only be eligible to receive energy-efficient devices that weren’t already installed in your building’s suites. For example, if energy-efficient showerheads are already installed and in working order, we wouldn’t replace them with new energy-efficient showerheads.

Can new buildings participate?

Newly constructed buildings aren’t eligible to participate. The In-Suite Energy Efficiency Program is designed as a full-service retrofit program, tailored to meet the needs of existing buildings. Buildings must be occupied for a minimum of 36 months in order to qualify.

I’m a tenant in an apartment building. How do I participate?

The In-Suite Energy Efficiency Program is delivered at the building level, so your property manager, building owner, or condo board would need to apply on behalf of the entire building for all suites. We recommend getting in touch with your building’s management to let them know about this opportunity.

I’m the owner of a duplex (or triplex). Can my duplex (or triplex) participate?

Buildings must have four or more suites in order to qualify for the In-Suite Energy Efficiency Program. For buildings with less than four suites, check out our residential offers.

Are bulk-metered and sub-metered buildings eligible to participate?

Yes, bulk-metered and sub-metered buildings are eligible.

Can you ship the products to me so I can install them in the suites myself?

Unfortunately, no. The In-Suite Energy Efficiency Program is a full-service program, meaning our service provider CLEAResult Canada will supply and install the products for you.

Basic Upgrade items are installed by CLEAResult Canada technicians. Premium Upgrade items (smart thermostats and advanced HRV controls) are installed by one of CLEAResult Canada’s subcontracted certified electricians. Having the Premium Upgrade products installed by an electrician ensures they’re programmed correctly to save you the most energy!

Can I have any model of smart thermostat or advanced HRV control installed through the Premium Upgrade?

The In-Suite Energy Efficiency Program currently only offers incentives for the supply and install of the Smart Thermostat Essential by ecobee and the Venmar Advanced Touchscreen Control by Broan NuTone. If you prefer to install a different make or model, it won’t be eligible for incentives through the program and must be arranged independently.

Can I use my own electrician to install the Premium Upgrades?

Unfortunately, no. Premium Upgrade installations are arranged by CLEAResult Canada and installed by one of their local subcontracted certified electricians.

ENERGY EFFICIENCY UPGRADES FOR MULTI-FAMILY BUILDINGS

Our In-Suite Energy Efficiency Program helps property managers and owners of multi-unit residential buildings like apartments, condominiums, and townhouses improve the energy efficiency of the suites in their buildings. By making energy efficiency upgrades, you can reduce energy use, helping your residents save money and increase tenant comfort.  

We offer two levels of upgrades, so you can pick the upgrade type that’s right for you. 

We work with CLEAResult® Canada* to deliver the In-Suite Energy Efficiency Program. 

DO YOU QUALIFY?

Bioenergy is a unique and renewable energy source that can reduce your energy bills and provide other environmental benefits.

We provide financial assistance for pre-project studies and financial incentives for the implementation of commercial scale bioenergy systems that demonstrate natural gas or electricity savings.*

We’ll consider the use of any organic matter, including wood chips and pellets, as the biomass fuel. Only commercial, agricultural, and industrial projects that demonstrate natural gas or electricity savings will be considered, either through offsetting space, water, or process heating energy consumption or generating electricity to be used on site. Bioenergy can also be a useful way to address your waste disposal requirements if that organic waste can be converted to energy.

*Minimum savings of 50,000 kWh or 20,000 m³ are required. For projects intending to offset space heating, the heated space must be more than 10,000 square feet.

DO YOU QUALIFY?

• Your windows and doors must be ENERGY STAR certified and have at least triple pane glass (entry doors with no glass must be ENERGY STAR certified).
  
  Note: we require an NRCan reference number for each window and door on your application. This number verifies the required ENERGY STAR criteria and is in the format of NR####-######-ES#. Ask your supplier to include the number(s) on your invoice.
• Your application and invoice is received within 90 days of product install and payment in full.
• Your products are being installed in your or your tenant’s primary residence (commercial and seasonal properties aren’t eligible).
• Windows and doors must replace existing windows and doors between an unheated space (e.g. outdoors) and a heated space.
• Rebates are based on the number of qualifying rough openings in which windows or doors were replaced. Each rough opening is counted as one window or door. For example, a bay window, which may be made up of several window sections, is counted as one qualifying rough opening.

PROJECTS THAT AREN’T ELIGIBLE

• Garages, three-season sunrooms, porches, or verandas
• Seasonal homes or cottages
• Apartments, vacation rentals, and outbuildings – apartment buildings may be eligible for window and door rebates through our Building Envelope Program
• Windows or doors installed in new openings (i.e. not replacing existing windows and/or doors)
• Glass inserts that aren’t full frame and don’t have an NRCan reference number.

For a complete list of eligibility criteria, read the terms and conditions.

COMMERCIAL DEEP ENERGY RETROFIT PROGRAM

INCENTIVES FOR MAJOR RENOVATION PROJECTS

UP TO $12,000 FOR ENERGY MODELLING

Optimize your energy efficiency renovation with energy modelling. Energy modelling can help identify and evaluate energy-efficient opportunities by simulating how each system and measure will interact. 

RECEIVE $2.25 TO $6.00 PER SQUARE FOOT FOR ACHIEVED ENERGY SAVINGS

Reduce your site’s energy use by 20% or more from the baseline energy use and receive an incentive of $2.25 to $6.00 per square foot. Your incentive amount is determined by measuring the final as-built energy model energy consumption against the pre-renovation baseline. The total incentive per square foot for the achieved energy saving reductions is calculated as follows: