No, an application will need to be submitted and approved. Property owners must sign a Clean Energy Improvement Agreement with The City before starting any work.

The program is targeted to residential properties completing retrofits. New builds do not qualify. Properties eligible for the program include:

• single and semi-detached houses,
• row houses,
• town homes, and
• some units in multi-unit residential buildings. 

Criteria are in the CEIP Terms and Conditions at ceip.abmunis.ca/calgary.

Alberta Municipalities is the designated program administrator for CEIP across Alberta. The first point of contact for your application is Alberta Municipalities. More information on the program administrator can be found at ceip.abmunis.ca.

CEIP applicants must be listed as property owners on the Certificate of Title. All property owners listed on the Certificate of Title must sign the Clean Energy Improvement Agreement.

Check your latest property assessment or tax bill for your property description and roll number.

• Example Property Assessment Notice

An evaluation shows how your home uses energy and identifies efficiency improvements. This provides an EnerGuide rating and an energy efficiency report to help you make decisions about possible upgrades. Learn more by visiting Natural Resources Canada.

Version 15 EnerGuide home evaluations completed after April 1, 2020, can be used for your CEIP application. Please review the CEIP Terms and Conditions found at ceip.abmunis.ca/calgary for more information.

No. All work must be completed by a CEIP qualified contractor. You can find the list of eligible contractors at ceip.abmunis.ca/directory.

Filter for Calgary and the services you require for your project.

A number of energy efficiency and renewable energy upgrades are eligible for the program. A list of upgrades and eligibility criteria can be found at ceip.abmunis.ca/residential/upgrades.

Residential property owners can participate in CEIP and other programs like the federal government’s Canada Greener Homes Initiative. Property owners should review program terms and conditions to ensure eligibility.

Yes. Your condo board or HOA must approve your changes and provide an approval letter for your application.

Increased electricity use affects the supply conductor for all condos/town houses. If your upgrade changes electricity use, an electrician, designer or engineer must confirm the system can handle the additional load. Learn more at row house electrical advisory.

It’s required as part of the row house electrical advisory which came into effect July 24, 2024.

The calculation confirms the system can handle the increased electricity load. Increased use affects the supply conductor for all condos/townhouses.

The condo board must be informed and grant permission to add the extra electrical load. This permission is a required part of the electrical permitting and inspection process.

Only the property owners enrolled in the program would see an increase on their property tax bill. If you don’t participate in the program, it will not impact your property taxes.

The current interest rate for pre-qualification applications received in 2024 is 3.25%. This rate will be reassessed annually. Pre-qualification applications received in 2023 will remain at the 2023 interest rate of 2.95%.

The fixed interest rate at the start of your Clean Energy Improvement Agreement will apply throughout the payment term. Please see the Program Terms and Conditions at ceip.abmunis.ca/calgary for more information.

The annual Clean Energy Improvement Tax payment is based on your project costs and length of repayment. Use the following table to estimate your annual repayment.

2024 interest rate: 3.25%

2023 interest rate: 2.95%

Important: CEIP participants will receive a detailed breakdown of their repayment obligations in their Clean Energy Improvement Agreement. This table is provided for illustrative purposes only. Accrued interest and incentives are not included in the table above.

The payment start date for Clean Energy Improvement Taxes corresponds with the property tax payment due date (June 30). More information on property taxes and deadlines can be found here.

A Nov. 15 cut-off accommodates processing times for adding the Clean Energy Improvement Tax to the property tax bill and documentation.

For example:

• Projects completed between Dec. 16, 2023 and Dec. 15, 2024 will be added to the 2025 property tax bill and the payment start date will be June 30, 2025.
• Projects completed between Dec. 16, 2024 and Nov. 15, 2025 will be added to the 2026 property tax bill and the payment start date will be June 30, 2026.

There is no penalty or discharge fee for making a lump sum payment to fully pay off the Clean Energy Improvement Tax.

Lump sum payments can only be requested once you receive either your:

• Clean Energy Improvement Tax payout notice or
• the first property tax bill that includes the Clean Energy Improvement Tax.

You may contact 311 at any time during the repayment term to make a full lump sum payment. This will help you avoid further interest charges. Only full principal payments are accepted – no partial payments.

You will be able to see your annual Clean Energy Improvement Tax payment in a number of ways:

1. Your Clean Energy Improvement Agreement will outline the annual payment.
2. You’ll receive a payout notice in the spring of the first year the tax is added to your property bill.
3. The Clean Energy Improvement Tax will appear as a separate line item on your property tax bill mailed each May.
4. Once added to the property tax bill, the Clean Energy Improvement Tax will appear on the Tax Certificate. A Tax Certificate is a summary of all tax-related charges applied to a specific property.

CEIP is not exclusively a rebate or incentive program. Homeowners participating in CEIP will receive financing for their approved clean energy improvements. They will be required to pay the cost back plus interest through their property tax bill.

For a limited time, The City is offering an incentive for completed CEIP projects. The incentive will be applied directly to reduce project financing by up to 10% through the Clean Energy Improvement Tax. Supply is limited and will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis.

The City has up to $15 million in financing available for Calgary homeowners through CEIP.

PACE stands for Property Assessed Clean Energy. It allows property owners to finance energy upgrades through their municipal property taxes. CEIP stands for the Clean Energy Improvement Program and is Alberta’s version of PACE.

While similar to PACE, CEIP has unique guidelines and requirements for Alberta. These are designed to support the local economy while also protecting property owners.

Only CEIP qualified contractors are eligible to work on Clean Energy Improvement Program projects. Visit ceip.abmunis.ca/contractor now to learn more and apply to become a CEIP qualified contractor.

Municipalities need to pass a CEIP bylaw that authorizes them to:

(1) borrow money for the purpose of financing clean energy improvements, and
(2) use the property tax system to facilitate repayment from property owners.

On Dec. 6, 2021, Calgary’s Clean Energy Improvement Bylaw was passed by Calgary’s City Council. The Bylaw allows The City to offer CEIP in Calgary and sets guidelines for its operation.

The City is launching CEIP for residential properties first, with commercial expansion expected in a few years.

The City tracks greenhouse gas emissions from transportation, homes, other buildings and waste to get Calgary’s total emissions. 

In 2023, buildings accounted for about 60 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions in Calgary. A significant portion of the buildings that will exist in Calgary in 2050 have already been built today. This necessitates investing in energy efficiency and renewable energy to progress toward net zero emissions. CEIP is one of many tools that we need to support greenhouse gas reductions.

Programs like CEIP also support our local economy. CEIP projects have the potential to create jobs for local energy and renewable energy contractors.