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Enhanced Energy Savings Program open
Administered by NB Power, under the SaveEnergyNB brand.
New Brunswick's income-tested programme: free insulation, air sealing, ventilation and, where the house calls for it, a heat pump. One income line for the whole province — under $70,000 combined — and it does not matter how you heat or who sells you your power.
source · verified 23 September 2026
What it pays
No published cap — and that is the honest answer
Nothing is paid to the household and no value is published. NB Power sends approved contractors, pays them, and the upgrades are free.
What you receive
- Insulation for basements, attics and walls
- Ventilation improvements where air quality or moisture is a problem
- An energy-efficient heat pump for heating and cooling, where the home qualifies
- A pre-upgrade and a post-upgrade evaluation by an energy advisor
- Training on using and maintaining any new equipment
- On a mini-split heat pump: a 10-year parts and labour warranty, and three free deep cleans within those 10 years
Who is eligible
One line for every household size. Combined gross household income, read off line 15000 of the most recent Notice of Assessment for each adult 19 or over living in the home.
| People in household | Income ceiling |
|---|---|
| Any household size | $70,000 |
- homeowners only
- Yes
- tenure
- You must own the home and live in it.
- income
- Combined gross household income under $70,000.
- need
- The home must actually need efficiency upgrades — that is assessed, not assumed.
- fuel
- Any, and any energy supplier.
- cost
- Nothing.
- rationing
- First come, first served, and subject to available funding. Applying is not being accepted.
Where the application goes
Income documents come first here, before any visit is booked.
| If this is you | Apply here |
|---|---|
| Every eligible household | Register online at saveenergynb.ca with a copy of the most recent Notice of Assessment showing line 15000 for each adult in the home. |
The thing most pages get wrong
This is the programme that replaced oil-to-heat-pump money for lower-income New Brunswickers. If the whole-home heating system is an oil boiler or oil furnace, a cold-climate air source heat pump can be recommended as part of the free work — which is what the closed federal programme used to pay for. If the house is on electric baseboards with no heat pump, a mini-split can be recommended instead.
And the second thing
Acceptance is first-come, first-served and subject to funding. NB Power screens on income and on whether the home needs the work, and only successful applicants are contacted. A household under the income line is eligible to apply, not entitled to the upgrades.
If you do not qualify
A household over $70,000 applies to the Total Home Energy Savings Program instead, pays $99 for the evaluation, and is paid rebates after the work.
This programme by upgrade
Every programme that pays toward the same upgrade, side by side.