New Brunswick Total Home Energy Savings Program
ActiveEvaluation-first: register, get the Home Energy Evaluation, then collect incentives on the recommended upgrades — insulation, heating, doors, windows
What it pays
- Insulation · heating · doors · windowsEligible upgrade categories
- "Up to thousands of dollars" across measuresIncentive scale
- 9 months from evaluationCompletion window
- Up to 25% off CMHC mortgage-insurance premiumBonus effect
The audit question
Audit required
The Home Energy Evaluation is the program's front door — incentives pay only on upgrades the evaluation recommends, completed within 9 months.
Who qualifies
New Brunswick homeowners who register with SaveEnergyNB and complete the Home Energy Evaluation. Income-qualified households have the Enhanced Energy Savings stream (free upgrades) — check it first.
How to apply, step by step
Register with SaveEnergyNB online or at 1-800-663-6272.
Complete the Home Energy Evaluation — it defines which upgrades qualify for incentives in your home.
Complete any or all recommended upgrades within 9 months, keeping invoices.
Claim the incentives per the evaluation's recommendation list.
Buying with CMHC insurance? Ask about the efficiency-linked premium refund — the evaluation documents it.
The gotchas
- The 9-month completion clock starts at the evaluation — don't book it until you're actually ready to do work.
- Only recommended upgrades pay: freelancing a different upgrade mid-project can fall outside the incentive list.
- The oil-to-heat-pump advance-funding window is closed (June 30, 2026) — a contractor promising it is out of date.
Worth knowing
The oil-to-heat-pump advance-funding stream closed June 30, 2026 (completions by March 31, 2027) — and the federal OHPA closed nationally in July. The core evaluation-first program continues. NB's heat pump adoption is among Canada's fastest, which makes the F280 sizing discipline extra relevant here.
Common questions
Is New Brunswick's Total Home Energy Savings Program still running?
Yes — active and open for registration, verified against SaveEnergyNB September 21, 2026. The oil-to-heat-pump advance-funding stream closed June 30, 2026, but the core evaluation-and-incentives program continues.
How much are the incentives worth?
NB Power frames it as up to thousands of dollars across the recommended upgrades — the exact figure depends on what your evaluation recommends and what you complete within the 9-month window. The evaluation report is your personalized price list.
Is there a free stream for lower-income households?
Yes — the Enhanced Energy Savings side installs free upgrades for income-qualified households. Check eligibility there before the standard stream; free installs beat incentives.
Official program page ↗ Always confirm details there before spending — programs change faster than any tracker.
Sources
Start with the required assessment
NB Total Home Energy Savings runs through a registered energy advisor. We'll match you with a licensed service organization for your area.
Email us what you’re planning, your postal code and the type of building (a house, a duplex or triplex, or a larger multi-unit building) — we’ll reply with registered service organizations for your area and which rebates apply.
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