Nova Scotians with low incomes can now apply to get a free heat pump for their homes.
Tory Rushton, Nova Scotia's minister of natural resources and renewables, announced funding Tuesday for low-income earners to get free heat pumps for their homes.The provincial government announced details Tuesday about its four-year, $140-million energy efficiency program.
The price of home heating oil and rising inflation have combined to pack a mighty punch to the pocketbook for Nova Scotians, especially those living with fixed incomes.An indoor component of a heat pump is installed at a home in Halifax. "Prices for home heating oil have increased and inflation is impacting the cost of just about everything," said Stephen MacDonald, president and CEO of Efficiency One, the non-profit operator of Efficiency Nova Scotia. "Higher energy costs disproportionately impact households with lower incomes and depending on fuel prices, 40 per cent of households in Nova Scotia experience energy poverty.
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