July 18, 2008
SAINT JOHN (CNB) - Building owners and managers may now make a single application to the federal and New Brunswick governments for financial incentives to increase their energy efficiency.
The announcement was made today by Veterans Affairs Minister Greg Thompson, who attended on behalf of Natural Resources Minister Gary Lunn, and Energy Minister Jack Keir.
"I'm pleased to see that building owners and managers across the province will be able to access financial incentives more easily," said Thompson. "Our government has made it even easier for Canadians to keep more money in their pockets by investing in energy-efficiency improvements that also help the environment."
Applications to Efficiency NB's Energy Smart - Commercial Buildings Retrofit Incentive Program will now be automatically considered for the commercial and institutional component of the Government of Canada's ecoENERGY Retrofit program
"This is great news for many organizations in the province, which now can benefit from more funding with less paperwork," said Keir. "Today's announcement is a clear reflection of Efficiency New Brunswick's ongoing success in developing client-focused, energy-efficiency programs that deliver measurable results."
Efficiency NB offers a comprehensive choice of energy-efficiency programs. The agency designs and delivers innovative programs to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. It has an annual budget of $26 million to help homeowners and commercial and industrial clients with building and retrofitting for maximum energy efficiencies.
Interest in the Efficiency NB Energy Smart program is growing, and owners of more than 200 commercial buildings have taken the first step toward completing a pre-project energy audit. With this new initiative, it will be easier for building owners and managers to maximize their energy-efficiency potential. New Brunswick is the first province to collaborate to offer commercial building owners and managers a single entry point to both the provincial and federal programs.
By applying for incentives from both programs, organizations can receive up to $25 per gigajoule of estimated energy savings for a maximum combined incentive of $100,000.
In addition to the Government of Canada's $375-million ecoENERGY Efficiency Initiative, which includes ecoENERGY Retrofit, the federal government has committed $1.5 billion to renewable energy sources and $230 million to accelerate the development of the next generation of technologies that will allow Canadians to produce and consume energy more cleanly.
For more information on Efficiency NB, visit www.efficiencynb.ca, or call Efficiency NB at 1-866-643-8833. More information on the Government of Canada's ecoENERGY initiatives is available at www.ecoaction.gc.ca.
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MEDIA CONTACTS: Tracey Somers, Efficiency NB, 506-643-2860; Bernadette Murphy, acting director of communications, office of the minister, Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, 613-996-2007.
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