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Banff energy rebates open
Administered by the Town of Banff.
The Town of Banff pays for energy saved rather than equipment bought: $125 for each gigajoule a year a retrofit saves, up to a typical new home's rating, and $250 a gigajoule beyond it. It also pays $450 a kilowatt for solar, up to $9,000, and post-purchase rebates such as $750 for a heat pump and $100 to $200 a window.
source · verified 27 September 2026
What it pays
| Step | Energy saved | Rebate |
|---|---|---|
| From 162 GJ a year to a typical new home's 105 GJ | 57 GJ at $125 | $7,125 |
| From 105 GJ on to 85 GJ | 20 GJ at $250 | $5,000 |
| Total | 77 GJ | $12,125 |
| Upgrade | Condition | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| Solar panels | $450 per kilowatt, up to 20 kW, at least 2 kW; one application per property | $9,000 |
| Air-source heat pump | Post-purchase, air- or ground-source, listed by Natural Resources Canada | $750 |
| Heat pump water heater | Post-purchase | $500 |
| Solar water heater | Post-purchase, ENERGY STAR | $650 |
| Windows & doors | Post-purchase: ENERGY STAR Most Efficient or U-value under 1.0, per window | $200 |
| Windows & doors | Post-purchase: ENERGY STAR or U-value under 1.4, per window; also $100 per ENERGY STAR door | $100 |
| Home energy assessment | The lesser of $500 or a third of the cost, by an NRCan-registered EnerGuide advisor | $500 |
Post-purchase rebates also cover refrigerators ($300), dishwashers, clothes washers and ventless dryers ($150 each) and toilets. Receipts must be from this calendar year or the last.
Who is eligible
The Deep Retrofit Program
- A detached house, duplex, row house, townhome or small multi-unit building in Banff, older than 20 years
- Occupied twelve months of the year; rental and staff accommodation properties are eligible
- The retrofit must close at least half the gap between your home and a typical new home, with at least half the improvement coming from the building envelope
- The Town's approval before any work starts
Post-purchase and solar rebates
- Banff residents with proof of residency
- Solar: a completed microgeneration agreement with Fortis, and a commitment to share the installation's story and data
The thing most pages get wrong
Banff's financing page caps a rebate its own guide does not. The Clean Energy Improvement Program page says participants "may qualify for up to $20,000 in additional funding" through the Deep Retrofit Program; the programme page and its calculation guide set a rate per gigajoule and state no maximum. For a CEIP borrower, the rebate is applied to reduce the loan, not paid to you.
Banff's loan, for the rest
Banff's Clean Energy Improvement Program lends up to $50,000 at a fixed 3% over up to 20 years, for projects of at least $7,500, with a $500 tax incentive on completion. The $500 furnace rebate was discontinued in March 2025.
This programme by upgrade
Every programme that pays toward the same upgrade, side by side.
Sources
- https://banff.ca/1354/Deep-Retrofit-Program — primary source, read 27 September 2026
- https://banff.ca/DocumentCenter/View/17703/Deep-Retrofit-Program---Rebate-Calculation-Guide?bidId=
- https://banff.ca/1364/Clean-Energy-Improvement-Program
- https://banff.ca/807/Solar-Incentive-Program
- https://banff.ca/1353/Post-Purchase-Rebate-Program