Ontario · 16 local services · checked September 28, 2026

Home energy audits and home testing in Peterborough

Peterborough gets about 4,268 heating degree-days a year, 38% of its houses were built before 1961, and 26 NRCan-licensed service organizations list its postal codes. Pick a service for the local details.

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A Victorian red-brick semi-detached house with a front porch in autumn

How Peterborough is built

Peterborough's houses by when they were built Ten house shapes, one for each tenth of Peterborough's 26,940 houses. Before 1961: 38%, 1961–1990: 36%, 1991–2000: 9%, 2001 or later: 17%. Older houses glow hotter.
  • Before 1961 38%
  • 1961–1990 36%
  • 1991–2000 9%
  • 2001 or later 17%
Each house stands for one in ten of Peterborough's 26,940 houses (single-detached, semi-detached, row and duplex), drawn by when it was built. The glow shows the usual pattern: older houses tend to be leakier and less insulated. Snowfall scales with heating degree-days. Sources: Statistics Canada 2021 Census (table 98-10-0233-01), NRCan HOT2000 climate data.

Peterborough at a glance

Climate

Peterborough gets about 4,268 heating degree-days a year and has a winter design temperature of −23.3°C, according to NRCan's HOT2000 climate data for Peterborough.

Housing

Of Peterborough's 26,940 houses (single-detached, semi-detached, row houses and duplexes), 38% were built before 1961 and 74% before 1991, according to the 2021 Census. The typical house dates from 1961–1970.

Heating

In the Peterborough area, 72% of households heat mainly with a forced-air furnace; natural gas is the main heating energy for 68% of households (Statistics Canada, 2023).

Radon

Health Canada's 2012 survey found 9.8% of 112 homes tested in the Peterborough County-City Health Unit health region above the guideline. The larger 2024 Cross-Canada survey reports 12.4% (1 in 8) at or above the guideline for Ontario.

Communities around Peterborough

Nearby communities without a page of their own: Millbrook (about 22 km away). Peterborough is the closest city we cover.

The organizations and professionals listed for Peterborough may or may not travel to every community, so ask when you call.

Local service guides for Peterborough

Energy audits and tests

An energy advisor’s kit on a front-hall bench: infrared camera, pressure gauge with tubing, tape measure, headlamp and a floor sketch

Home energy audit

26 licensed organizations
A red blower-door panel with a large fan fitted into the front doorway of a brick bungalow, a pressure gauge on a stool inside

Blower door test

4,268 degree-days
Hands holding an infrared camera aimed at a ceiling corner beside a frosty window; the screen shows a cold streak

Thermal imaging inspection

4,268 degree-days
A kitchen table with a house floor plan, a laser measure, a tape measure and a laptop showing the plan

Heat loss calculation

Design temp −23.3°C
A duct-testing fan on a basement floor connected by flexible duct to a furnace, a pressure gauge hanging from a joist

Duct leakage testing

72% forced-air
A gloved hand inserting a combustion analyzer probe into a furnace flue pipe in a basement

Combustion safety test

68% heat with gas
A heat recovery ventilator on a basement wall with four insulated ducts running up between the joists

Ventilation and humidity assessment

17% built since 2001
Loose-fill insulation between attic joists, a yellow ruler showing its depth and frost on the roofing nails above

Attic insulation inspection

74% built before 1991
Utility bills and a phone showing a monthly energy-use chart on a kitchen table

Energy bill analysis

Hydro One

Home health tests

A small digital radon monitor on a bookshelf in a finished basement family room

Radon testing

12.4% at or above guideline (2024)
A carbon monoxide alarm on an upstairs hallway wall outside the bedrooms at night

Carbon monoxide testing

Required by law
A moisture meter pressed into water-stained basement drywall, an air-sampling pump on a tripod nearby

Mould and indoor air quality testing

74% built before 1991
A gloved hand holding a sealed sample bag above vermiculite insulation between attic joists

Asbestos and vermiculite testing

74% built before 1991
A gloved hand swabbing layers of cracked old paint on a wooden window sill

Lead paint testing

38% built before 1961
Filling a water-sample bottle at a farmhouse kitchen tap with the aerator removed, snowy fields and a barn outside

Well water testing

Wells rare

For businesses and buildings

An auditor walking between rooftop heating and cooling units on a snowy commercial roof

Commercial energy audit

5 incentive programs

Who does energy evaluations in Peterborough

26 NRCan-licensed service organizations list Peterborough postal codes. See the list with phone numbers and coverage →

Ontario directory: verified advisor profiles for Peterborough & the Kawarthas, with prices where published.

City programs in Peterborough

Better Homes Peterborough loan

City of Peterborough program (delivered with EnviroCentre) with two financing streams: a local improvement charge loan of $10,000 to $50,000 at 4.50% fixed over 15 years, or a Kawartha Credit Union loan up to $50,000 at 4.95% variable over 5 years; $450 application fee either way. For detached, semi, townhouse and low-rise (3 storeys or fewer) buildings. A pre-retrofit EnerGuide assessment is required, and projects must include air sealing plus a whole-home cold-climate heat pump, solar, or upgrades cutting energy use or emissions by at least 25%. Page updated May 2026.

Better Homes Peterborough EnerGuide assessment rebate

$600 rebate toward an EnerGuide Home Energy Assessment, plus free energy coaching with a Registered Energy Advisor and a free electrical panel load assessment. The rebate is for participants who complete a retrofit project through the program and are not receiving a similar rebate elsewhere.

Better Homes Peterborough performance incentives

Up to $3,600 in incentives for homes that achieve sizable energy and GHG reductions after the retrofit, plus a $250 air-sealing rebate, for program participants who complete a retrofit and are not getting a similar rebate. Stacking with other energy renovation programs is allowed.

Rebates and financing for Peterborough homes

Provincial · needs an evaluation Home Renovation Savings — Home Energy Assessment path Up to $10,000 per home ($5,000 if heated with Enbridge gas), including $600 back on your two assessments, for insulation, windows, air sealing and more — if the follow-up assessment is done by December 31, 2026 Open · deadline Provincial Home Renovation Savings — direct rebates (no assessment) Heat pumps up to $7,500 ($12,000 ground-source), solar with battery up to $10,000, plus attic, thermostat and appliance rebates — no assessment needed Open Federal National Heat Pump Rebate Announced October 8, 2026 and opening early 2027: up to $10,000 below the median income, $2,000 for other eligible homeowners Announced · opens 2027 Federal CMHC Eco Improvement premium refund A 25% energy-efficiency rebate on your CMHC mortgage insurance premium after $20,000 of energy renovations Open

Cities near Peterborough

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Sources

Checked September 28, 2026.

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