Home Energy Planner
What does your home actually need?
Six quick questions. No email required. You'll get the likely story behind your walls, a prioritized upgrade plan with estimated savings, the rebates that are live right now, and registered advisors for your area.
Your plan
Your home's energy profile
Estimates end where the audit begins
Everything above is based on how homes like yours typically perform — not a model of your actual house. An EnerGuide evaluation (blower door test, thermal imaging, room-by-room heat-loss model) turns these ranges into numbers for your address, and it's the required first step for the biggest rebates. In Ontario, the $600 Home Renovation Savings rebate covers most of its cost if you book one of the seven HRSP-approved organizations and install at least two recommended upgrades.
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Email dave@clickshift.caEstimates are ranges based on typical performance of similar Ontario homes and the assumptions listed below (October 2, 2026). They are not a guarantee of savings. Program details change — confirm on official pages before spending. Nothing you enter here is stored or transmitted; the planner runs entirely in your browser.
The assumptions behind the estimates
The planner works mostly from the monthly bills you enter, so these figures matter for converting dollars to energy and for the benchmark, not as a model of your house. They are deliberately rough, and an EnerGuide evaluation replaces all of them. Rates as of August 23, 2026.
| Natural gas | $0.36 per m³, all-in | All-in estimate per m³ (Enbridge commodity + delivery; consumer carbon charge ended April 2025). Verify against a current bill. |
|---|---|---|
| Electricity | $0.155 per kWh, blended | Blended all-in estimate per kWh including delivery/regulatory. TOU/ULO plans vary. |
| Gas-heated home | 2,100 m³ gas + 8,000 kWh a year | 80% of the gas goes to space heating. Rough annual usage for a ~1,500–2,000 sq ft detached home, before era and size multipliers. |
| Electrically heated home | 19,000 kWh a year | 60% of the electricity goes to space heating |
| Age of the house | Use is scaled by build era: before 1946 ×1.35, 1946–1965 ×1.2, 1966–1980 ×1.1, 1981–1995 ×1, 1996–2010 ×0.9, 2011 or later ×0.75. | |
| Size of the house | And by size: small ×0.75, medium ×1, large ×1.3, very large ×1.6 (medium is about 1,500–2,000 sq ft). | |
| Upgrade | Applies to | Heating saved | Typical cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air sealing Blower-door-guided sealing lands at the high end in leaky homes. | homes built before 1946, 1946–1965, 1966–1980 | 5–15% | $300–$2,500 |
| Air sealing (targeted) Tighter eras have less to seal — but rim joists and attic penetrations still pay. | homes built 1981–1995, 1996–2010, 2011 or later | 3–8% | $300–$1,500 |
| Attic top-up to R-60 Assumes current attic is R-20 or less. HRSP insulation rebates apply on the assessment path. | homes built before 1946, 1946–1965, 1966–1980 | 8–15% | $1,800–$4,000 |
| Attic top-up to R-60 Smaller gain from R-32 up — still often worth it at these install prices. | homes built 1981–1995, 1996–2010 | 3–8% | $1,500–$3,500 |
| Wall insulation (drill-and-fill) For empty frame cavities. Solid masonry needs a different (costlier) strategy — get audit guidance first. | homes built before 1946, 1946–1965 | 10–20% | $4,000–$12,000 |
| Basement & rim joist insulation Up to $7,700 of HRSP insulation rebates can apply across attic/wall/basement combined (gas-heated homes are capped at $5,000 per home in total). | homes built before 1946, 1946–1965, 1966–1980 | 10–20% | $3,000–$10,000 |
| Window & door upgrades Comfort and noise improve more than bills — sequence after cheaper envelope work. HRSP pays $100/opening. | homes built before 1946, 1946–1965, 1966–1980 | 5–10% | $8,000–$30,000 |
| Cold-climate heat pump (replacing electric baseboard) The biggest single bill cut in Ontario. HRSP pays up to $7,500 for a cold-climate air-source heat pump in an electrically heated home ($12,000 for ground-source). | electric heat | 40–60% | $12,000–$20,000 before rebates |
| Heat pump / hybrid (replacing gas furnace + AC) At current Ontario gas prices the dollar case is modest — the wins are included cooling, comfort, and emissions. A hybrid (heat pump + gas backup) hedges rates. Model it with your auditor. | gas heat | 0–15% | $14,000–$22,000 before rebates |
| Cold-climate heat pump (replacing oil or propane) Oil-heated homes usually see the fastest paybacks of any fuel switch. | oil or propane heat | 30–50% | $14,000–$22,000 before rebates |
| Heat pump water heater Savings shown as dollars, not a heating percentage — biggest for electric tanks. | any home | not counted | $2,500–$4,500 before the $500 HRSP rebate |
| Smart thermostat & setbacks Cheapest item on the list — do it regardless. | any home | 3–8% | $120–$400 before the $125 HRSP rebate |
| HRV (heat recovery ventilator) Buy it for air quality and condensation control; energy recovery is the bonus. | homes built 1981–1995, 1996–2010, 2011 or later | 0–5% | $3,000–$5,500 |
| Rooftop solar + battery Assumes a typical 6–8 kW array at Ontario production (~1,100 kWh per kW installed per year). Roof orientation and shading move this a lot. | any home | not counted | $18,000–$35,000 before the up-to-$10,000 HRSP rebate |
Individual measure savings overlap — they don't simply add. Audit-guided whole-home retrofits in older Ontario homes typically land in the 15–35% range overall.