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Power Smart Savings, Rebates & Loans

Power Smart Home Programs

• Appli­ance Program (rebates end March 31, 2009)
  For a limited time, customers who purchase ENERGY STAR chest freezers and/or clothes washers are eligible to receive rebates on their energy bill.
• Earth Power Program (Geothermal Heat Pumps) (loan is ongoing)
  Geothermal heat pumps are an alternative to conventional heating and cooling systems. Look here for information on a fixed interest rate loan.
• Furnace and Boiler Replacement Program (special rebate runs Aug. 5–Oct. 13, 2008)
  Upgrade to a high efficiency natural gas furnace or boiler to become eligible for a $500 rebate on your Manitoba Hydro natural gas bill.
• Home Comfort & Energy Savings Program – Power Smart Residential Loan (loan is ongoing)
  Seek out multiple ways to achieve home energy savings through loans, evaluations and answers to your home energy comfort questions.
• Home Insulation Program (rebates are ongoing)
  Upgrade the insulation in your home to Power Smart levels.
• Light­ing Program (no current rebates)
  Check out the advantages of energy efficient lighting, product incentives, and promotions.
• Lower Income Energy Efficiency Program (rebates and loan are ongoing)
  An easy and affordable program that helps qualifying lower income households become more energy efficient.
• Manitoba R-2000 Program (open new window) (ongoing program)
  Discover how homeowners and R-2000 builders are able to customize energy features of a new house, and certified R-2000 homes are EnerGuide rated and eligible for incentives.
• New Home Program (ongoing program)
  Build energy efficient technologies into your new home to be Power Smart from the start.
• Power Smart Home Energy Evalu­ation Services (ongoing program)
  Improve comfort, reduce energy use and save money by evaluating your home’s energy use. Book a Power Smart ecoENERGY In-Home Energy Evaluation or use one of our two other assessment tools.
• Program­mable Thermo­stat Program (no current rebates)
  Programmable setback thermostats can be one of the least expensive ways to lower your energy bills.
• W.I.S.E. – Seniors Help­ing Seniors Program (May 1, 2008 to October 10, 2008).
  Manitoba Hydro and the Manitoba Society of Seniors are working together to help Winnipeg seniors 55+ save energy and money.

Taken from the MB Hydro Website