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schedule December 12, 2022

December 12th, 2022 New milestone achieved! ✅ Today our team officially signed our 800th participation agreement with Atlantic Canadian homeowners looking to make the switch to more efficient and eco-friendly home heating and energy systems. What does this mean? Since we began work in June of 2021, we have offered homeowners from four Canadian municipalities…
schedule November 23, 2022

November 21, 2022             Stellarton, Nova Scotia           Natural Resources Canada The Government of Canada is continuing to invest in making life more affordable for families across the country by helping homeowners switch from expensive home heating oil to energy-efficient cold-climate heat pumps. Today, the Honourable…
schedule November 2, 2022

CBC Compass | Heat Pumps in PEI Interview with Switch president, Julian Boyle
schedule October 26, 2022

CBC Compass | P.E.I. homeowners ditching furnace oil for heat pumps as prices soar
schedule September 13, 2022

Saltwire | Exciting time in the energy world: Solar panels increasing in popularity in P.E.I. thanks to recent rebate programs
schedule March 24, 2022

Home Energy Tools Will Soon be Available at PEI Libraries
schedule October 8, 2021

Program offers interest-free loans to those looking to make homes more environmentally-friendly Source CBC News  The City of Charlottetown says a new energy-efficiency program has been a huge success so far. Nearly 300 P.E.I. homeowners have taken advantage of the Switch Efficiency Program since it launched in July — 155 of them in Stratford and 139 in Charlottetown.…
schedule August 31, 2021

WOLFVILLE, N.S. — A new program that is part of Wolfville’s response to the climate emergency will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions — and help keep green in the pockets of homeowners. Wolfville Mayor Wendy Donovan said Switch is a fairly simple program for people looking to improve the energy efficiency of their home and…
schedule July 14, 2021

Support is forthcoming for residents of Charlottetown and Stratford who want to make their homes more energy efficient.
schedule July 13, 2021

On Monday, July 12, Charlottetown City Council voted to launch a new residential energy efficiency and renewable programming, ‘Switch Charlottetown’, aimed at addressing the climate change emergency. The Switch programs, which will also be adopted later this month by the Towns of Stratford PE and Wolfville NS as ‘Switch Stratford’ and ‘Switch Wolfville’ respectively, represent…
schedule July 5, 2021

Increasing energy efficiency in Canadian homes can go a long way in helping homeowners reduce their GHG emissions, lower operating costs, and increase home comfort. Municipalities can make this easier and more affordable for residents by offering local financing programs for home energy upgrades. Wondering how to get started in your community? Watch this video…
schedule June 7, 2021

PACE financing programs could help tackle Canada’s climate building problem– but only if they grow at unprecedented speed BY DIANNE SAXE Municipalities across Canada are grappling with how to honour their climate emergency declarations and net-zero commitments. To reach net-zero by 2050, municipalities would have to ensure deep energy efficiency and/or renewable energy renovations in an…
schedule May 21, 2021

$14 million investment to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions Ottawa and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities announced money Wednesday to help Charlottetown, Stratford, P.E.I., and Wolfville, N.S., with programs to lower greenhouse gas emissions. The $14 million investment will go toward residential projects for energy efficiency, renewable energy and energy storage across the three municipalities. The…
schedule May 19, 2021

PACE Atlantic CIC is pleased to announce the successful funding of Canada’s first multi-provincial program for homeowner efficiency and renewable energy projects under a Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing model.  The Government of Canada, through the Federation of Canadian Municipalities today confirmed $14.1 million in grants and loans to support new programs in the…
schedule May 19, 2021

 The Government of Canada and FCM announce funding through GMF for PACE Maritimes, a financing program that will help homeowners make energy efficiency retrofits in Charlottetown and Stratford, Prince Edward Island and in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. Full FCM Press Release: https://fcm.ca/en/news-media/news-release/gmf/canada-fcm-invest-energy-efficient-prince-edward-island-nova-scotia
schedule May 9, 2021

Charlottetown — In communities across the country, Canadians are experiencing the impacts of climate change. By investing in initiatives that lower emissions and increase the resiliency of communities, we are creating good, middle-class jobs and building Canada’s low-emissions energy future. The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, on behalf…