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The City of Peterborough is accelerating climate action by targeting energy inefficiency in residential buildings by establishing the Home Energy Efficiency Program (HEEP). Low-rise residential buildings in Peterborough that are owner-occupied or rental properties are eligible to join the HEEP. To provide financial flexibility, the HEEP will use an innovative financing mechanism by offering two different loan streams to participants:
traditional Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE)/ Local Improvement Charge (LIC) model via property taxes OR
unsecured loan provided directly from a partnering financial institution.
Energy conservation measures that the HEEP will finance include:
air sealing and insulation
new windows and doors
air source heat pumps and hybrid air source heat pumps
solar panels and household energy storage
The HEEP will also finance non-energy-related work like adaptation measures around the property, home electric vehicle chargers, and cosmetic renovations that can total a maximum of 30% of the loan value.
An Emergency Heating Equipment Replacement stream will accelerate participants' accessing rapid funding to replace broken space and water heating equipment with a low-emission option.
The HEEP will be operated by a third-party organization with an Energy Coach available to answer questions and guide participants through the customer journey.
The HEEP is anticipated to launch community-wide in Fall 2024.
To receive program updates, please sign up by selecting Stay Informed at the top right side of this page.
The City of Peterborough is accelerating climate action by targeting energy inefficiency in residential buildings by establishing the Home Energy Efficiency Program (HEEP). Low-rise residential buildings in Peterborough that are owner-occupied or rental properties are eligible to join the HEEP. To provide financial flexibility, the HEEP will use an innovative financing mechanism by offering two different loan streams to participants:
traditional Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE)/ Local Improvement Charge (LIC) model via property taxes OR
unsecured loan provided directly from a partnering financial institution.
Energy conservation measures that the HEEP will finance include:
air sealing and insulation
new windows and doors
air source heat pumps and hybrid air source heat pumps
solar panels and household energy storage
The HEEP will also finance non-energy-related work like adaptation measures around the property, home electric vehicle chargers, and cosmetic renovations that can total a maximum of 30% of the loan value.
An Emergency Heating Equipment Replacement stream will accelerate participants' accessing rapid funding to replace broken space and water heating equipment with a low-emission option.
The HEEP will be operated by a third-party organization with an Energy Coach available to answer questions and guide participants through the customer journey.
The HEEP is anticipated to launch community-wide in Fall 2024.
To receive program updates, please sign up by selecting Stay Informed at the top right side of this page.
The City of Peterborough is designing a municipally supported residential financing program to make homes more efficient and reduce GHG emissions. The program will provide:
Support to homeowners throughout their home energy retrofit projects, and
Loans to cover the cost of the retrofits.
This survey will help inform this work by:
Gathering information on the capacity for service providers (contractors and others) to deliver home energy retrofits in Peterborough,
Exploring what could help service providers deliver the expected number of retrofits, and
Understanding how the program could best provide value to both service providers and homeowners.
The survey will take approximately 15 minutes to complete.
Home Energy Efficiency Program (FALL 2024 INTAKE) has finished this stage
Public consultation workshop for community members was held on March 3rd to introduce the Home Energy Efficiency Program. The purpose of the meeting was to gather experiences about residential retrofits and answer questions from the community. The workshop recording and supporting documents can be found in the right-hand column of this page.
Public Surveys
Home Energy Efficiency Program (FALL 2024 INTAKE) has finished this stage
Home Energy Efficiency Program public surveying of proposed features.
Workshop No. 2
Home Energy Efficiency Program (FALL 2024 INTAKE) has finished this stage
The City of Peterborough hosted the final public consultation workshop for community members to gather feedback from residents on the planned homeowner's journey through the HEEP, reactions to the engagement findings, and input on the marketing and communications approach.
Final Report
Home Energy Efficiency Program (FALL 2024 INTAKE) has finished this stage
The HEEP program design and implementation plan was completed and released in Fall 2022.
Selection of Third-Party Program Administrator
Home Energy Efficiency Program (FALL 2024 INTAKE) is currently at this stage
The City of Peterborough is hiring a third-party organization to establish and operate the HEEP.
Selection of Financial Institution
this is an upcoming stage for Home Energy Efficiency Program (FALL 2024 INTAKE)
The City of Peterborough will partner with a financial institution to provide unsecured loans for program participants.
Program Launch
this is an upcoming stage for Home Energy Efficiency Program (FALL 2024 INTAKE)
The HEEP is publicly launched and is accepting renovation applications. The launch is anticipated to be in Fall 2024.
