Home Renovation Savings, Homes Heated with Electricity, Oil, Propane or Wood
by IESO / Enbridge, Home Renovation Savings Program
Also known as: HRS non-gas stream · Save on Energy Home Renovation Savings
If your home is heated with electricity, oil, propane or wood, common across rural Northern Ontario, Home Renovation Savings pays its top rebate tier: up to $7,500 for a cold-climate air-source heat pump, up to $12,000 for ground-source, and up to $10,000 for solar panels plus battery storage. No home energy assessment is required for these standalone rebates. Delivered by Save on Energy (IESO) with Enbridge; launched January 28, 2025.
Key facts
- Amount
- Up to $12,000
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- Instrument
- Rebate
- Status
- Open, continuous intake no fixed deadline; approvals on the funder's cycle
- Who qualifies
- Homeowner
- Province-wide (all Northern Ontario districts included)
- Home primarily heated with electricity, oil, propane or wood, this is THE hook: these homes get the enhanced heat-pump tier (up to $7,500/$12,000) vs $2,000/$3,000 for gas-heated homes
- Home connected to the Ontario electricity grid
- Existing home; rebate amount determined by size of heat pump installed
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Application process
- Confirm your primary heating fuel (electricity, oil, propane or wood) and grid connection
- Get quotes from a participating contractor for the heat pump / solar / battery install (no energy assessment needed for standalone rebates)
- Install the upgrade
- Apply for the rebate through homerenovationsavings.ca
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Stacking
- Home Renovation Savings, Natural Gas Heated Homes (Enbridge Stream), Mutually exclusive heat-pump tiers by primary heating fuel: a natural-gas-heated home takes the Enbridge tier ($2,000/$3,000), not this enhanced tier. One home cannot claim both tiers.
Common questions
My home heats with a wood stove, do I actually qualify?
Yes. Wood is explicitly listed alongside electricity, oil and propane as a qualifying primary heating fuel for the enhanced heat-pump tier, provided the home is connected to the Ontario electricity grid.
Do I need a home energy assessment first?
No, heat pump, solar and battery rebates in this stream are standalone: 'A home energy assessment is not required.' The assessment path (with $600 back) is only needed for bundled envelope upgrades like insulation and windows.
Is this the replacement for the Canada Greener Homes Grant?
Functionally yes for Ontario homeowners: the federal Greener Homes Grant closed to new applicants in 2024, and Home Renovation Savings (launched Jan 28, 2025 under Ontario's 2025-2027 energy-efficiency plan) is now the main retrofit rebate route in the province.
Why is my rebate less than $7,500?
The rebate amount is determined by the size (capacity) of the heat pump installed, the published figures are maximums, not flat payments.
Apply
Apply on the funder’s site and confirm current terms there: