MP Gudie Hutchings breaks down the new energy affordability package

    Friday, 27 October 2023 12:00

    By Tonya Organ

    Minister Hutchings says homeowners can get enough funding to install a heat pump with up to $22,000 which is the lion’s share of the cost.

    ACOA and Rural Economic Development Minister Gudie Hutchings says the federal government’s new energy affordability package will get people the support they need and deserve. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced details of the package late yesterday. It includes doubling the pollution price rebate to 20 percent starting in April. There will be a three year pause on the federal fuel charge on heating oil deliveries, starting in two weeks time. Trudeau also announced measures which will be piloted in Atlantic Canada first to help homeowners switch from oil to a heating pump with an upfront payment of $250 for those who apply through a federal-provincial program. Minister Hutchings says homeowners can get enough funding to install a heat pump with up to $22,000 which is the lion’s share of the cost. She says climate action incentive payments are putting money back into peoples’ pockets every three months which is about $1500-$1600 a year for a family of four. Those who switch from oil to cold-climate heat pumps can save up to $2500 a year on home energy costs.

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