Earn incentives for shifting your energy consumption

Receive $25 in rewards for enrolling an eligible smart thermostat, and $20 more for each additional thermostat you enroll. Plus, an additional $30 annually when you participate in scheduled demand response events.

Have baseboard heaters but no smart thermostats to control them yet? Efficiency Nova Scotia offers rebates year-round to save you up to $45 off eligible smart thermostats.

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This device monitors energy usage and makes minor adjustments to your water heater’s heating process during events, without affecting your hot water availability. All without you having to do anything! You’ll receive an annual incentive of $20 for the first year and ongoing incentives every full year after that. Incentives will be paid out each spring.

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Receive $50 in rewards by enrolling your electric vehicle or charger. Plus, an additional $50 annually when you participate in scheduled demand response events.

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You’ll be eligible to receive $500 in rewards by enrolling your home battery storage device, plus an additional $300 per kW per year when you participate in scheduled demand response events.

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A voluntary demand response program that rewards you for reducing your electricity use during periods of high (peak) demand. Participants agree to take part in brief (up to 4 hour) events which automatically adjust settings on enrolled devices, during peak electricity demand periods. You can anticipate at least one event, and a maximum of up to 12 events throughout a season.

During cold snaps or when everyone gets home from work and turns their appliances on at the same time, the demand for electricity peaks. A demand response event is a way to balance electricity supply and demand by remotely adjusting customer energy usage through enrolled smart devices when energy use is the highest.

You will be notified before a demand response event occurs and you always have ultimate control of your device. You may manually override an event by changing the device settings either on the device itself or through the device-specific application. Once the device settings are changed, you will have successfully opted out of an event.

Participants enrolled with smart thermostats, EV/EV chargers and home batteries will receive a notification a day before via email and SMS, with the option to opt-out of SMS after enrollment. Some device manufacturers may also provide in-app notification.

Participants with hot water controllers will not be notified when events are called. These devices make minor adjustments to the water heater which will be unnoticed in the home.

To administer the program, we need to collect participants’ name, address, phone number, and email address. Enrolled devices will share setpoint, room temperature, serial numbers and state of charge (for EVs and home batteries). This information will be accessible to only Efficiency Nova Scotia and its implementation vendors. 

Nothing! Participants can opt-out at any time. Registered devices will be-remotely adjusted or charging will be paused during demand response events and will resume normal operation following the events. For some vehicle models, charging control is not automatic. In these cases, you may receive a notification before the event and be asked to voluntarily pause charging during the event period.