Glossary · Energy, bills & ratings
EnerGuide rating and label
Also called: EnerGuide · EnerGuide rating · EnerGuide label · EnerGuide home label · EnerGuide score · EnerGuide Rating System
Canada's official home energy rating: a home's estimated yearly energy use in gigajoules (GJ/year), where lower is better.
What it means
A registered energy advisor inspects the home, runs a blower door test and builds a HOT2000 model to estimate the net energy it uses in a year. The label shows that rating, energy use by fuel and end use, greenhouse gas emissions, and a comparison with a reference house — the same home built to typical new-home requirements. You also get a Homeowner Information Sheet and a Renovation Upgrade Report.
Why it matters in an audit
Programs that use evaluations check upgrades against pre- and post-retrofit EnerGuide ratings, and the label is a credible way to show a home's efficiency when buying or selling.
Typical numbers
Reference values with their sources. Your energy advisor’s report gives the figure for your own house.
| What | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Scale (NRCan) | Gigajoules per year; lower is better | natural-resources.canada.ca ↗ |
| Old 0–100 scale (NRCan) | Retired December 31, 2018; old ratings can't be converted to GJ/year | natural-resources.canada.ca ↗ |