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Nova Scotia cities with their own home energy programs

1 place in Nova Scotia runs a home energy program of its own. These stack on top of the Nova Scotia and federal programs every homeowner here can use.

Of the 2 open local programs, 2 are loans, 2 of them repaid on the property tax bill, and 0 pay rebates, grants or free upgrades. Loans pay for the part of the job rebates don’t cover, so we list them but never add them to a rebate total. We only list a place once it has a real program, checked against its own pages. Verified .

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Cities and regions

Don’t see your city? It may not run its own program yet. Every Nova Scotia and federal program still applies to your home.

Compare Nova Scotia city programs

PlaceProgramTypeUp toStatus
HalifaxHalifACT Home Energy Upgrade ProgramLoanVariesOpen
HalifaxSolar CityLoanVariesOpen

“Up to” is each program’s own maximum. Loans are repaid; some city grants are per building, not per household.

Nova Scotia city program questions

As of October 19, 2026: Halifax (HalifACT Home Energy Upgrade Program, Solar City).

2 of the 2 open loan programs (HalifACT Home Energy Upgrade Program and Solar City) are repaid through the property tax bill. Others are repaid to a utility or lender. A loan spreads the cost; it doesn’t reduce it, so we never add loans to rebate totals.

Usually, yes: city programs are designed to sit on top of provincial and federal rebates, and a city loan often pays for the part of the job the rebates don’t cover. Each program sets its own rules for the same work, so check them before you count on both.