New pilot project: rebates for newly constructed buildings (for businesses)

We’ve launched a new pilot project to help businesses save energy and money in newly constructed buildings. If your building meets strict energy-efficiency criteria, we can give you a rebate of up to $50,000 to help offset the cost of those energy efficiency measures. We can also provide free advice to help you reach your … Read more

Arctic Energy Alliance wins back-to-back ENERGY STAR® Canada Awards

The Arctic Energy Alliance (AEA) is thrilled to be the recipient of a 2021 ENERGY STAR Canada Special Recognition award. This is the AEA’s second ENERGY STAR Canada Award, coming on the heels of last year’s Program Administrator of the Year award. Among the accomplishments that earned the AEA the award, in 2020 the organization … Read more

Changes to rebate application timelines

From June 2020 until April 2021, the AEA temporarily allowed people to take up to six months to submit applications for rebates on energy-efficient products instead of the usual three months. For products purchased on or after April 22, that timeline will go back to three months. If you are applying for a rebate on … Read more

2021 Earth Week Activities

Earth Week is April 19-25. We’re partnering with Ecology North to offer two great activities for people in the Yellowknife area. Take part in our renewable energy scavenger hunt. Find as many renewable energy systems as you can in the Yellowknife area and you could win prizes! Join us at the Capitol Theatre at 7 … Read more

How the AEA made home improvements work for Joey in Fort Smith

“We were cold a whole lot – for a lot of money.” Joey Roy and his family knew their Fort Smith home needed renovating, so they asked the Arctic Energy Alliance for help. It turned out Joey’s house was the perfect candidate for the Deep Home Energy Retrofit program. The program offers rebates to help … Read more

2019/20 Annual Report

Check out our latest annual report to see what the AEA has been up to over the past year. Here are some of the highlights: We provided 1,613 total rebates and other incentives, worth nearly $2 million. The clients we worked with will annually save: 1,400 tonnes of greenhouse gases—equivalent to converting power generation for … Read more

Are ECM Water Pumps Worth It?

The AEA has offered rebates for several years on pumps that use electronically commutated motors—or ECMs for short. Like many newer energy-saving technologies, these pumps have taken a while to catch on, but more and more northerners are discovering their benefits. ECM-based pumps use small computers, permanent magnets (instead of electromagnets) and low-voltage DC power … Read more

Arctic Energy Alliance Wins First ENERGY STAR® Canada Award

The Arctic Energy Alliance (AEA) is thrilled to be the recipient of the 2020 ENERGY STAR Canada Program Administrator of the Year award. The AEA has long been an ENERGY STAR participant—promoting and offering rebates on ENERGY STAR certified products—but this is its first time winning a related award. Among the accomplishments that earned the … Read more

Electric Vehicle Rebates Now Available

Residents and organizations in nine NWT communities can now get additional rebates on electric vehicles, on top of recently announced federal government incentives. Effective June 15, the Arctic Energy Alliance is launching a program to help reduce the cost of electric vehicles (also known as EVs) and charging stations. Rebates of $5,000 are available for … Read more

Rebate Program Updates for 2020/21

The AEA has made some changes to our rebate programs for the 2020/21 fiscal year. Most of these changes make it easier for people to apply for rebates. The highlights are below. For full details see the individual program guidelines and application forms. Some of these changes may only apply for this year so take … Read more