Alberta’s support for households in energy poverty: The Home Upgrades Program

Alberta is currently the only Province without a program to support households who cannot afford to adequately heat or cool their homes. In 2023, Empower Me, alongside our partner Alberta Ecotrust Foundation, will relaunch the Home Upgrades Program in Calgary and Edmonton.

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The Home Upgrades Program helps renters and homeowners reduce their energy consumption (and by extension, their energy bills) by installing energy-saving measures, and providing energy education and mentorship free of charge.

The program provides different levels of support, products, and installations depending on the home, and each household's difficulty paying its energy bills. All participants receive a free energy savings kit (valued at $90) that includes essential items to improve their home’s energy efficiency.

Some participants receive more in-depth upgrades related to heating, lighting, or insulation if their energy consumption is high and makes it difficult for them to pay their bills.

If you are currently struggling to adequately heat or cool your home or pay your energy bills, please email us and we will contact you when the program launches. Our program is open to both renters and owners.

Please contact us at info@empowerme.ca

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What is energy poverty?

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Energy poverty is the experience of being unable to afford to comfortably heat or cool your home.

One in five Albertan families struggle to pay their utility bills - that’s over 312,000 households! As a result, these families are forced to make compromises on life necessities such as health, food, safety, and comfort.

Perhaps surprisingly, not only low-income Albertans are struggling. In fact, two-thirds of those experiencing energy poverty would not fall into current low-income brackets. They are home owners and renters, working-class Albertan families who are most vulnerable to increased energy prices and poor housing.

At Empower Me, we understand that not every household is the same. In partnership with Alberta Ecotrust Foundation, our Home Upgrades Program is the first of its kind in Alberta to help everyday Albertans struggling with their energy bills.

The Empower Me Home Upgrades program helps renters and homeowners reduce their energy consumption by installing energy-saving measures, as well as providing energy education and mentorship.

Families who cannot afford to take part in the available rebate or loan programs are quite literally left in the cold. Without support mechanisms to help them reduce their energy consumption they cannot break out of the energy poverty cycle.

Currently, Empower Me is the only option for these groups. And you can help us fulfill our mission.

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