SaskEnergy is offering three rural communities a little extra warmth this fall with the 2012 SaskEnergy Home Energy Legacy Program (HELP) – Rural Community Initiative.

This year, three Saskatchewan communities with populations fewer than 5,000 will be selected to take part in this energy efficiency initiative. There are two components to the rural communities HELP initiative:

• A project day will be held in the selected communities where local volunteers install energy efficient products such as programmable thermostats, low-flow showerheads, insulation for leaky windows and weather stripping on doors. Selected homeowners, with an annual income of $52,000 or less, will receive energy efficient products and upgrades for their home valued up to $200. The energy efficient upgrades can save each household, on average, up to $100 a year on their utility bills.
• Each community participating receives a $5,000 grant from SaskEnergy to put toward a community energy efficiency improvement project.

Town or Village administrators or recreation directors are encouraged to champion this project.

Selection of the communities will be based on the number of possible residential upgrades to be performed in the community, the number of local volunteers willing to participate and the merits of the proposed improvement project that will be assisted by the $5,000 grant.

Deadline to apply: June 9, 2012