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The Saskatchewan Energy Share Conservation
Programs
Tuesday November 8, 2005
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Overview

• Two distinct parts
• short-term assistance on energy costs
• long-term energy conservation programs

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Six energy conservation programs

• PST exemption on ENERGY STAR furnaces and boilers
• Rebate on ENERGY STAR qualified programmable
  thermostats
• Expansion of Share the Warmth home energy
  efficiency project
• Matching of federal grant for changes made after
  EnerGuide for Houses follow-up audit
• Expansion and cost-sharing of federal EnerGuide
  for low income households
• New Saskatchewan EnerGuide for moderate income
  homeowners

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Six energy conservation programs

• PST exemption on ENERGY STAR furnaces and boilers
• customers dont pay PST on eligible models
• all qualified furnaces and boilers eligible,
  regardless of intended use (we encourage people
  to purchase products with high efficiency motors)
• effective November 8/05 to March 31/07
• separate grant program to cover September 1/05 to
  November 7/05 100 grant to be administered by
  SaskEnergy
• up to 15,000 customers could benefit
• estimated saving of 75 - 135 per customer
• Department of Finance to administer
• estimated program cost of 1.5 million

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Six energy conservation programs

• Rebate on ENERGY STAR qualified programmable
  thermostats
• 45 credit on SaskEnergy bill
• one credit per account mail in proof of purchase
• residential and business customers are eligible
• effective September 1/05 to March 31/07
• savings of up to 90/year for average customer
• SaskEnergy to administer
• estimated program cost of 1 million

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Six energy conservation programs

• Share the Warmth home energy efficiency project
• upgrades such as weather stripping for doors,
  caulking for windows, compact fluorescent light
  bulbs
• 500 low income homes in 8-12 communities every
  year for 5 years
• work to be done mid-Sep to mid-Oct each year
• families could save up to 200/year
• SaskEnergy to administer
• estimated program cost of 500,000 over 5 years

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Six energy conservation programs

• Match federal grant for changes made after
  EnerGuide for Houses follow-up audit
• air sealing, insulation, high efficiency heating
  equipment, new doors and windows
• first audit recommends changes second audit
  confirms them
• effective September 1, 2005 to March 31, 2007
• Sask will match federal grant to maximum of
  2,000 per home
• 10,000 potential recipients have completed first
  audit

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Six energy conservation programs

• Match federal grant for changes made after
  EnerGuide for Houses follow-up audit (continued)
• average federal grant in Saskatchewan is 848
• customers could save up to 800/year
• SaskEnergy to administer
• estimated program cost of 12.3 million

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Six energy conservation programs

• EnerGuide for low income households
• a federal program announced this fall
• Saskatchewan will cost share and enhance programs
  for homeowners
• Saskatchewan will increase grant for homeowners
  by 500 and include homes built prior to 1991
• assistance to defray cost of retrofits (heating
  system upgrades, draft proofing, insulation,
  window replacement)
• homeowners and rental property owners (housing
  low income tenants) eligible

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Six energy conservation programs

• EnerGuide for low income households (continued)
• households with incomes up to 30,000 (42,500 in
  north)
• five-year program starting 2006
• 12,000 households could benefit
• assistance varies by type of dwelling and
  geographic location
• 3,500 for single, semi-detached, and row
  housing (4,200 in north)
• 4,000 in south and 4,700 in the north for
  homeowners
• 1,000 for multi-unit buildings and rooming
  houses (1,200 in north)

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Six energy conservation programs

• EnerGuide for low income households (continued)
• dwellings built prior to 1980 (before 1991 for
  homeowners)
• assistance can be combined with other repair
  programs
• Saskatchewan Housing Corporation to administer
• estimated program cost of 12 million

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Six energy conservation programs

• Saskatchewan EnerGuide for moderate income
  homeowners
• assistance to defray cost of retrofits (heating
  system upgrades, draft proofing, insulation,
  window replacement)
• homeowners would not qualify for EnerGuide for
  low income households or other repair programs,
  given their income
• homeowners with incomes up to 45,000 (57,500 in
  north)
• two-year program starting 2006
• 5,000 homeowners could benefit

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Six energy conservation programs

• Saskatchewan EnerGuide for moderate income
  homeowners (continued)
• assistance varies by type of dwelling, geographic
  location, household income, number and age of
  people in home
• southern homeowners eligible for up to
  1,000 (multi-unit) and up to 4,000 (single,
  semi-detached, row housing)
• northern homeowners eligible for up to
  1,200 (multi-unit) and up to 4,700 (single,
  semi-detached, row housing)
• dwellings built prior to 1991
• Saskatchewan Housing Corporation to administer
• estimated program cost of 10 million
• details of these programs are being negotiated
  with CMHC

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Summary of Costs
Summary of costs, administration and effective
dates
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Summary of Costs
Total costs of Saskatchewan Energy Share plan
2005/2006