Prince Edward Island · 16 local services · checked September 28, 2026

Home energy audits and home testing in Charlottetown

Charlottetown gets about 4,404 heating degree-days a year, 20% of its houses were built before 1961, and 5 NRCan-licensed service organizations list its postal codes. Pick a service for the local details.

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Colourful wooden row houses on a steep street above a foggy Atlantic harbour

How Charlottetown is built

Charlottetown's houses by when they were built Ten house shapes, one for each tenth of Charlottetown's 10,405 houses. Before 1961: 20%, 1961–1990: 46%, 1991–2000: 12%, 2001 or later: 22%. Older houses glow hotter.
  • Before 1961 20%
  • 1961–1990 46%
  • 1991–2000 12%
  • 2001 or later 22%
Each house stands for one in ten of Charlottetown's 10,405 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.

Charlottetown at a glance

Climate

Charlottetown gets about 4,404 heating degree-days a year and has a winter design temperature of −19.3°C, according to NRCan's HOT2000 climate data for Charlottetown.

Housing

Of Charlottetown's 10,405 houses (single-detached, semi-detached, row houses and duplexes), 20% were built before 1961 and 66% before 1991, according to the 2021 Census. The typical house dates from 1971–1980.

Heating

In Prince Edward Island, 36% of households heat mainly with a heat pump, 16% with a boiler and radiators, 14% with a forced-air furnace and 10% with electric baseboards; oil is the main heating energy for 28% of households, electricity for 18% and wood for 8% (Statistics Canada, 2023).

Radon

Health Canada's 2012 survey found 3.5% of 113 homes tested in the Prince Edward Island health region above the guideline. The larger 2024 Cross-Canada survey reports About 1 in 5 at or above the guideline (unweighted value for PEI.

Local service guides for Charlottetown

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

5 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

4,404 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

4,404 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 −19.3°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

14% forced-air
A gloved hand inserting a combustion analyzer probe into a furnace flue pipe in a basement

Combustion safety test

No piped gas
A heat recovery ventilator on a basement wall with four insulated ducts running up between the joists

Ventilation and humidity assessment

22% 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

66% built before 1991
Utility bills and a phone showing a monthly energy-use chart on a kitchen table

Energy bill analysis

Maritime Electric

Home health tests

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

Radon testing

1 in 5 at or above guideline (2024)
A carbon monoxide alarm on an upstairs hallway wall outside the bedrooms at night

Carbon monoxide testing

No rule found
A moisture meter pressed into water-stained basement drywall, an air-sampling pump on a tripod nearby

Mold and air quality testing

66% built before 1991
A gloved hand holding a sealed sample bag above vermiculite insulation between attic joists

Asbestos and vermiculite testing

66% built before 1991
A gloved hand swabbing layers of cracked old paint on a wooden window sill

Lead paint testing

20% 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

1 incentive program

Who does energy evaluations in Charlottetown

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

Rebates and financing for Charlottetown homes

Provincial · needs an evaluation efficiencyPEI home programs A $99 + HST home energy assessment through five contracted partners, unlocking the Island's insulation rebates and program set Open Federal CMHC Eco Improvement premium refund 25% back on your CMHC mortgage insurance premium after $20,000 of energy renovations Open Federal Canada Greener Homes Affordability Program Free retrofits for low-to-median-income households in BC, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, PEI and Quebec — not available in Ontario Open · deadline

Cities near Charlottetown

Moncton134 kmHalifax184 kmSaint John247 kmFredericton274 kmLévis624 kmQuébec City629 km All 70 cities →

Sources

Checked September 28, 2026.

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