NB 1162
Aug. 12, 2008
SAINT JOHN (CNB) - The province has received a B- grade from the Canadian Energy Efficiency Alliance (CEEA) on its national report card on energy efficiency. The grade is an improvement from its 2005 grade of C+.
"I am pleased with the progress Efficiency NB has made since its creation in 2006, and I am proud of the work it has done," said Energy Minister Jack Keir. "In particular, it has shown excellent leadership in the last year with its existing homes retrofit program. The services provided improve every year, and I am sure this will be reflected in our next report card as well."
Efficiency New Brunswick's Existing Homes Energy Efficiency Upgrades Program has placed New Brunswick second only to Saskatchewan for the number of initial and post-retrofit audits conducted as a percentage of the existing housing stock. The Energy Efficient New Homes Program has successfully increased the market penetration of newly constructed EnerGuide 80 and R-2000 homes in the province to 15 per cent from 2.5 per cent.
As noted by the CEEA, Efficiency NB has one of the broadest mandates in the country, with responsibility for all energy sources and all sectors. In just two years it has had a significant response from both the commercial and industrial sectors in the province.
Twelve of the most energy intensive industrial operations in the province have signed on to its industrial program, and over 200 commercial buildings have taken the first step toward improving their energy efficiency. The recently announced single entry point to both the provincial and federal programs for New Brunswick commercial building owners is the first collaboration of its kind in Canada.
The high level of participation and the ease of access to energy efficiency programs in the province demonstrate Efficiency NB's ongoing success in developing client-focused programs that deliver measurable results.
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MEDIA CONTACT: Janelle Shillington, Efficiency New Brunswick, 1-506-643-7831.
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