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About The Program
- Nova Scotians who purchase energy for their homes are eligible for a rebate of eight per cent equivalent to the provincial portion of the harmonized sales tax (HST).
- Residential Electricity Users.
- Who is eligible for the rebate?
- How much is the rebate?
- What does the rebate apply to?
- When did the rebate program start?
- About how much of a rebate can I expect to see over the course of the year?
- How long do I have to apply for my rebate?
Nova Scotians who purchase energy for their homes are eligible for a rebate of eight per cent equivalent to the provincial portion of the harmonized sales tax (HST).
Your Energy Rebate is a program designed to help Nova Scotians with the rising cost of home energy. For most, the rebate is automatically credited on the bill by the power company and fuel distributors (home-delivered oil, propane, firewood and natural gas). For other energy sources, such as kerosene, coal and wood pellets, Nova Scotians are able to apply for the rebate.
Residential Electricity Users.
Effective October 1, 2009, the electricity portion of the rebate will be expanded to all residential usage. All electricity consumed for residential purposes on or after October 1, 2009, will be eligible for the 8% rebate. If you are being billed at the domestic service rate, the rebate will be automatically deducted from your bill. The base charge will also be eligible for the rebate.
Until September 30, 2009, only electricity that exceeded a threshold of 27.4 kilowatt hours per day times the number of days before October 1, 2009 on the bill is eligible for the rebate. The base charge was not eligible for the rebate.
Who is eligible for the rebate?
If you buy home energy for heating purposes, you are eligible to receive the rebate. The rebate does not depend on your income level.
How much is the rebate?
It is 8 per cent on the total eligible cost of heating energy and is equivalent to the provincial portion of the HST.
What does the rebate apply to?
The rebate applies to all sources of home heating energy including home heating fuel, natural gas, propane, firewood, wood pellets, coal, kerosene and electricity for home heating use.
Only purchases where HST has been paid to an HST registered vendor qualify for the rebate.
When did the rebate program start?
The program started on December 1, 2006. In the case of electricity and natural gas, the rebate began showing on bills dated on or after January 1, 2007.
About how much of a rebate can I expect to see over the course of the year?
It depends on how much energy you use. For example, if your home heating energy purchases in a year totaled $2500, you'd save about $200.