Low-interest finance can ease pocket-book pressure from high energy costs

In a new opinion editorial Blue Green Canada member and Clean Energy Canada Senior Policy Advisor, Jana Elbrecht, and Efficiency Canada’s Brendan Haley, highlight a “glaring gap” in government programming and funding to help low-and middle-income households switch to energy-saving heat pumps.

The new Canada Greener Homes Affordability Program provides much-needed assistance to low-income households, but its $800-million budget allocation won’t go very far toward the one million homes target.

Read the full op-ed here (subscription may be required):
https://www.hilltimes.com/2026/09/09/low-interest-finance-can-ease-pocket-book-pressure-from-high-energy-costs/517319/

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