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Clean Energy Financing closed

Administered by the Clean Foundation, for participating Nova Scotia municipalities.

The low-interest home energy financing that a dozen Nova Scotia municipalities offered through the Clean Foundation, repaid on the property tax bill. It is no longer taking applications, though some municipal pages still advertise it.

source · verified 27 September 2026

What it pays

What it offered, while it was open
MunicipalityTerms its page gives
District of LunenburgUp to $20,000, 2%, 15 years (its page still says this)
District of ChesterThe lesser of $40,000 or 15% of the assessed value, 3%, up to 15 years
Inverness County1.5% for up to 15 years (the launch notice)
District of YarmouthInstalments over ten years
Town of Bridgewater1%, any income, no credit check

It was also offered in Amherst, Cumberland County, East Hants, Victoria County, Barrington, Digby and New Glasgow. Chester's page lists the fees that came with it: an $800 participation fee added to the loan, a $300 fee to leave early, and $199 for an assessment booked with anyone other than the Clean Foundation.

Where the application goes

Only for people who already applied.

Where the application goes
If this is youApply here
Questions about an existing application[email protected]

The thing most pages get wrong

Municipal pages still sell it. The programme's own site and Chester's page say it is "no longer accepting new applications", and Bridgewater marks it "Program Closed". The District of Lunenburg's page still says "Now you can", offers up to $20,000 at 2% "on a first-come-first-served basis annually", and promises SolarHomes and Canada Greener Homes rebates, both of which are closed. Yarmouth's page carries no closure notice, and a contractor's guide published in September 2026 still quotes Bridgewater's $40,000 over 15 years.

What a Nova Scotia homeowner can use instead

In Halifax, the HalifACT Home Energy Upgrade finances heat pumps and insulation for oil-heated homes built before 2000, and Solar City finances solar. Everywhere in the province, the Home Energy Assessment and the Moderate Income Rebate pay rebates after the work.