[Alberta] Community Energy Conservation Program (ongoing until March 2026)

The Community Energy Conservation (CEC) program provides financial rebates to municipalities to help identify energy-saving opportunities and implement retrofit projects in municipally-owned facilities. The CEC program helps facilities save energy, save money, and become more comfortable.

WHY PARTICIPATE?

Municipal facilities can be costly to power, heat, and upgrade to the latest and most efficient technology. The CEC program can help:

• Identify energy-saving opportunities,
• implement energy-saving projects, and
• make your buildings more comfortable for staff, guests, and the community.

WHO CAN APPLY?

Municipalities, including community-related organizations, can access up to $500,000 through the CEC program to support energy audits or retrofits in a variety of municipally owned facilities, including:

• Recreation centres, arenas, pools
• Libraries, offices, town halls, community halls
• Public works buildings
• Fire halls and other emergency operations buildings
• Water and wastewater treatment facilities, and
• Eligibility of other facilities is determined on a case-by-case basis

FUNDING*

• Energy Audits – Up to 50% of pre-GST audit costs (per facility) to a maximum of $7,500 for all municipal facilities.
• Retrofit Projects – Up to 50% of pre-GST project costs. Projects may receive 25-50% of project costs depending on the abatement rate.
• Retrofit Project Bonus – A bonus 10% project cost rebate will apply if a CEC project results in a 20% or greater reduction in facility-wide emissions.
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• *Conditions apply. See the CEC Guidebook for more details.

GET STARTED

1. Read the CEC Guidebook and download the resources
2. Submit an Expression of Interest as the first non-committal step in the application process
3. Meet with an MCCAC team member to discuss the project
4. Submit an application

See guidebook here