The Government Makes Good on its First Rebate

Today we got a cheque in the mail from the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure for $150 to help repay us for the home energy audit report we got in late August, after getting the audit done in mid-August.

The report cost us $350, not including tax. I thought we would get half of that back from the government, but we got back $150.

I also thought we wouldn’t see this rebate money until our second home audit was recovered, as I blogged on July 14th.

Was surprised so I went back to check my research…

Turns out I was wrong on the second count – the government doesn’t require you to have the second, post-energy retrofitting audit, in order to help pay for the first audit.

And I also misread the instructions of how much the Ontario government would us for the first home audit – they pay up to $150, not half the cost.

OK, so maybe accounting was not a career ever suited for me, and fortunately I became a writer, with no need to ever deal with money. (Praise be to my bookkeeper!)

Anyway, we are happy to cash the $150 government cheque, and maybe NOW we’ll actually make a call to a renovator, insulator or some such expert to get in and start the energy retrofits?!

Now only 16 months remaining to get it all done!