Most multi-unit residential buildings (MURBs), regardless of their age, can be made more efficient through specific and targeted energy upgrades.

• What we offer
• Financial incentive
• Who qualifies?
• How does it work?
• Certified energy advisors
• Questions 

The Office of Energy Efficiency’s Energy Efficiency Upgrades Program for Multi-Unit Residential Buildings provides financial assistance to owners of residential buildings who want to make their buildings more energy efficient.

• Reduced residential energy audit service fees: The Office of energy Efficiency will subsidize up to 50% of the cost of an energy audit. Your reduced cost is based on the number of units in your MURB:

• Grant: Eligible building owners may apply for a grant to help offset the cost of energy efficiency upgrades made to their property. The grant will be calculated at 15% of the cost of recommended upgrades completed (including GST and PST), with a maximum grant as follows: Windows will not be included in the 15% grant Calculation but will be eligible for a grant of $40.00 per window to a maximum of $1,000.00 MURB.

• Home Heating System Bonus: An additional $300 is available to owner occupied 2 – 3 unit MURB’s for replacement of low efficiency home heating systems with high-efficiency ENERGY STAR® rated cold start boiler systems with an indirect hot water heater or an our door air temperature sensor.

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Owners of residential properties having 2 or more units and not more than 3 storey’s high (with a footprint of less than 600m2 or 6,456 ft2).* New Multi-Unit Residential do not qualify.

* Larger apartment buildings are eligible for assistance under the Commercial Sector and Institutional Program for energy Incentives

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• Apply for the audit assistance program with the PEI Office of Energy Efficiency.
• Book an energy assessment with a company licensed to provide the residential energy assessment service for MURBs.

• An energy advisor performs an initial energy efficiency assessment and provides a detailed written pre-upgrade report that includes:

o                      An analysis of the building’s energy loss;

o                      Customized recommendations for cost effective upgrades;

o                      The building’s current energy efficiency rating; and

o                      The potential rating based on recommended upgrades.

·        To receive the Energy Audit Assistance as indicated above, submit the original copy of the paid Invoice for the Audit to the Office Of Energy Efficiency and you will be reimbursed for the Provinces portion of the cost.

Complete some or all of the upgrades in the pre-upgrade report as recommended by your energy advisor within 18 months from the date on your report and schedule a post-upgrade assessment (no additional cost to you).

• The energy advisor will return to conduct the post-upgrade assessment and provide a new energy efficiency rating.

• Submit the completed application form along with the following documents:

o                      Copies of both the initial and final reports;

o                      The checklist provided by the energy advisor which confirms the energy upgrades;

o                      Receipts for upgrade work (materials and labour. We need to see the original receipts and will make a copy for our files allowing you to keep your original receipt).

• A grant cheque is mailed to the eligible applicants.

• Loan applications will be processed through the Office of Energy Efficiency (only available for owner-occupied 2-3 unit MURBs).

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• AmeriSpec of PEI: 1-866-922-6607
• Enerplan Consultants Ltd.: 1-866-363-7752
• Sustainable Housing: 1-877-722-2842
• Others to be confirmed.

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For more information about the program Contact Us At

The Office of Energy Efficiency

161 St. Peters Road, PO Box 2000

Charlottetown, PE C1A 7N8

Ph: (902) 620-3690; toll-free: 1-877-734-6336

Fax: (902) 3796