SaskEnergy is offering a Residential Equipment Replacement Rebate for eligible homeowners with rebates of up to $2,000 to replace older furnaces and boilers with high-efficiency natural gas equipment.

The rebates are being offered to encourage Saskatchewan homeowners to invest in high-efficiency natural gas equipment with the goal of reducing end-use greenhouse gas emissions by 19,000 tonnes of CO2e this year.

That is equivalent to taking 4,100 vehicles off the road according to the provincial government. The rebate is available exclusively through SaskEnergy Network Members. The rebate can be combined with the existing Saskatchewan Home Renovation Tax Credit if new equipment is installed before December 31st.

Rebates of up to $2,000 per home are available for eligible boiler replacements, and up to $1,000 for eligible tankless water heaters replacing existing equipment. Furnace replacement rebates are $650 for eligible 97 per cent efficiency models and $325 for eligible 96 per cent to 96.9 per cent efficiency models.

Rebates are also available for eligible high-efficiency tank water heaters ($250) and combi-boilers ($800) that replace existing equipment, and for the installation of a heat recovery ventilator ($100) in an existing home.