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Your Energy Rebate - Landlords
If you are a landlord and rent residential property, then you may qualify for
Your Energy Rebate. Your Energy Rebate is a provincial program designed to help Nova Scotians with
home energy costs. Your Energy Rebate does not cover business energy
costs.
Program changes announced in the April 29, 2008 Budget
Commercial Electricity Customers
If you are charged commercial service rates for your electricity, you will continue to be able to claim a rebate on your full power bill issued until the end of August, 2008. The new thresholds will apply to commercial service rates billed on or after September 1, 2008. The threshold of 27.4 KWh per day will apply to each residential unit and the common area to the residential units as a separate unit. The example below illustrates how this is to be applied when applying for your rebate for power bills issued on or after September 1, 2008.
The demand charge will no longer be eligible for billings issued on or after September 1, 2008.
Sample Commercial Electricity Rebate Calculation
Billing Date: September 5, 2008
(Floor space - 80% Residential)
(400 residential units)
Service July 31 to August 31, 2008
| Rate Calculation |
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| Total energy charges |
$40,000.00 |
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| Less demand charge |
7,000.00 |
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| Charge for kWh used |
$33,000.00 |
$33,000.00 |
| Total kWh used |
450,000 kWh |
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| kWh rate (eligible energy charge ÷ total kWh used)
$33,000.00 ÷ 450,000 kWh |
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$0.0733/kWh |
| Residential Portion Calculation |
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| Total kWh used |
450,000 kWh |
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| % Eligible residential |
80% |
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| Residential kWh used (450,000 x 80%) |
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360,000 kWh |
| Threshold calculation |
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| # residential units plus 1 common area |
401 units |
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| Days in billing period |
31 days |
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| kWh threshold (401 units x 31 days x 27.4 kWh/day) |
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340,609 kWh |
| Eligible Energy Calculation |
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| Residential kWh used |
360,000 kWh |
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| kWh threshold |
340,609 kWh |
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| kWh eligible for rebate (residential kWh minus threshold kWh)
360,000 kWh - 340,609 kWh |
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19,391 kWh |
| Rebate Calculation |
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| kWh eligible for rebate |
19,391 kWh |
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| kWh rate |
$0.0733/kWh |
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| Amount eligible for rebate (rate x kWh eligible for rebate)
$0.0733/kWh x 19,391 kWh |
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$1,421.36 |
| Rebate percentage |
8% |
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| Amount of rebate ($1,421.36 x 8%) |
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$113.71 |
Residential Electricity Customer
The electricity portion of the Your Energy Rebate Program is being refocused on
electricity used for heating. As a result, effective September 1, 2008 only
electricity used on or after September 1, 2008 that exceeds a threshold of 27.4
kilowatt hours per day times the number of days on the bill on or after September
1, 2008 will be eligible for the rebate. If your are billed at domestic service rates, you will receive your rebate from the electrical supplier at the time of billing.
The base charge will no longer be eligible as of May 15, 2008.
The current rebate on domestic service rates for residential customers will be
temporarily suspended as of May 15, 2008. Any rebate credits earned prior to
May 15, 2008 will be credited by your electrical utility. For more details about the rebate on domestic service rates for electricity, go to
the "What's New" page.
How do I know if I qualify?
1. You are eligible to apply as a landlord for Your Energy Rebate, if:
ˇYour property is defined as a "residential property" under Section 26 of the Assessment Act;
ˇYour property is 100% residential and is classified as "residential taxable"
based on the current property assessment for the property listed under the
Act;
ˇYou pay the home energy costs for tenants and/or residential common
areas such as stairwells, hallways, laundry room, storage and parking;
and
ˇYou are a landlord as defined in Section 2 of the Residential Tenancies
Act.
With your property classified as "residential taxable," you may receive Your
Energy Rebate for home heating oil deliveries on or after December 1, 2006. For
natural gas, bills dated on or after January 1, 2007, the rebate may be
automatically deducted from your bill. For electricity, the effective date of Your
Energy Rebate is also January 1, 2007. However, if you are not charged the
domestic service rate by your electrical utility, the rebate will not be deducted
from your bill and an application will be required with receipts. Other forms of
home energy, such as cylinder propane, or wood pellets, require an application
form to be completed, with accompanying receipts.
For firewood, effective on or after June 21, 2007 Your Energy Rebate will be
automatically deducted from your bill by registered Bulk Vendors who deliver
firewood to your home. Firewood purchased from vendors who are not registered to provide an at source rebate, will require an application to be completed, with
accompanying receipts.
2. If your property is partly residential and is classified as "residential
taxable/commercial taxable" based on the current assessment for the property
listed under the Assessment Act; and
ˇYou are a landlord as defined in Section 2 of the Residential Tenancies
Act;
ˇYour property is defined as a "partly residential" under Section 26 of the Assessment Act; and
ˇ You pay the home energy costs for tenants and/or residential common
areas such as stairwells, hallways, laundry room, storage and parking.
Starting December 1, 2006, the Government reduced the cost that you pay for your home energy costs on the residential portion of the property. Thiswas done doing this by rebating 8 per cent of the HST on eligible home energy costs, such as heating oil, firewood, wood pellets, kerosene or propane - that's equivalent to the provincial portion of this tax. Your rebate will not be automatically deducted from your home heating oil, firewood or natural gas bills. These, and other forms of home energy, such as propane or wood pellets, require an application form for to be completed, with accompanying receipts.
For electricity, the effective date of Your Energy Rebate is January 1, 2007. However, if you are not charged the domestic service rate by your electrical utility, the rebate will not be deducted from your bill and an application will be required with receipts.
How can I get an application form for my rebate?
There are several ways to get an application form:
Visit any Access Nova Scotia centre
E-mail yourenergyrebate@gov.ns.ca
Call 424-5200 (Metro Halifax)
Call 1-800-670-4357 (toll-free province-wide)
ˇ Download the Application 
How do I apply?
· Complete the application form in full
· Include all receipts for the home energy purchases
· Please ensure that your receipts indicate the following:
· Supplier's HST number
· Amount of HST paid
· Date of the purchase
· Nature of the product (e.g. wood, wood pellets).
How often can I apply?
You may submit one application each quarter (April, July, October, January) with
the first application no sooner than April 1, 2007.
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