Every Home Energy Rebate for Peterborough Homeowners

Honest math for Peterborough

A typical household stacking a heat pump with solar or battery nets $4,000–$17,000 in direct HRSP rebates — identical to Toronto and Ottawa, since this is a provincial program. On top of that, Peterborough homeowners have access to a city-run loan of up to $50,000 to cover the rest of the project cost.

We could not confirm a hard expiry date for the HRSP programs on the official site as of this writing — check homerenovationsavings.ca directly before relying on any deadline you see elsewhere.

Attic insulation pays more if you bundle it here

Attic and cathedral-ceiling insulation are available on the no-assessment path above (up to $1,250 / $750), but the same work pays more if bundled into this assessment-required tier instead: up to $1,500 for attic and $780 for cathedral ceiling/flat roof.

Up to $50,000 at 4.5%, repaid through your property tax bill

Peterborough runs its own home retrofit loan program, Better Homes Peterborough (formerly the Home Energy Efficiency Program), delivered through EnviroCentre. It relaunched February 19, 2026 and runs through March 2029. The main option is a secured loan of up to $50,000 at 4.5% interest, repaid over 15 years through your property tax bill — a Local Improvement Charge (LIC) structure, sometimes called PACE financing. If you'd rather not attach a charge to your property tax bill, there's also an unsecured personal loan option through Kawartha Credit Union.

Eligible properties are detached and semi-detached houses, townhouses, and small multi-unit buildings up to three storeys. The loan can cover heat pumps, insulation, windows and doors, solar and battery systems, water heaters, EV chargers, and electrical upgrades. The program's page also mentions that additional financial support to lower the overall loan cost is available for eligible applicants — ask EnviroCentre directly for the current details, since we couldn't confirm specific dollar figures for that piece.

Call 1-888-284-9417 or visit betterhomesptbo.ca to apply or ask questions. This loan program is separate from — and stacks with — the provincial HRSP rebates above.

If you rent

The structural rebates above — heat pump, insulation, windows, solar, battery — attach to the property, so they go to whoever owns it, not to you. The Better Homes Peterborough loan is also aimed at homeowners, since it's repaid through the property tax bill or a personal loan tied to the home. If you want one of these upgrades, the ask has to go to your landlord; point them to this page, the official homerenovationsavings.ca program details, and betterhomesptbo.ca. Some smaller rebates, like the smart thermostat rebate, may not require proof of ownership at purchase — but confirm eligibility for your specific situation with the program directly before assuming.

If you own a condo unit

Better Homes Peterborough's eligibility explicitly includes small multi-unit buildings up to three storeys, so a condo project in that size range may qualify — but in-unit upgrades still usually need your condo board's written approval first, especially for anything touching shared systems or exterior walls. Get that approval documented before applying; both the HRSP program and Better Homes Peterborough require proof the work was authorized.

If it's a whole-building retrofit

A heat pump, insulation, or solar project for a whole building is a group decision that goes through your condo board or property manager, not individual owners, and the per-unit rebate math is likely different from the single-family figures on this page. This page doesn't have confirmed multi-unit numbers for Peterborough — your board should contact EnviroCentre at 1-888-284-9417 or the HRSP program directly at homerenovationsavings.ca to confirm what applies to your building.