The EFFICIENT COOPS program

EFFICIENT COOPS is a free information and support service for implementing efficient energy measures. It is intended for all housing cooperatives in Québec, member or non-member of a federation.

The program has a double goal. It wants to reduce the cost of your energy bill (electricity and gas) and also reduce the greenhouse gas emissions (GGE). The program ends Dec. 31, 2010.

Efficient Coop is a service presenting the advantages of energy efficiency awareness, providing an information service on the offers from energy distributors and a support service to the implementation of energy efficiency renovations.

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Examples of savings made by co-ops like yours

subscribing to the EFFICIENT COOPS program

By subscribing to the EFFICIENT COOPS program, counsellors in energy efficiency will help you obtain subsidies to which you are entitled. The counsellors’ job is to give information on the various programs at your disposal and to facilitate your implementation of efficient energy measures.

Our counsellors will prepare an energy efficiency action plan with you and provide free step by step support until its realization. To this day, hundreds of cooperatives have participated in an "all in one" solutions such as the following:

• Electronic thermostats	• Lightings	• Gas and oil heating equipments	• Building isolation
• Foundation and exterior wall isolation	• Replacement of double sliding windows and doors	• Renewal of your windows and sliding doors	• Roof isolation

Click here to download the membership kit

Did you know that the cost of electricity has risen 18.2% since 2003 and increases are expected to continue until 2013 totalling 6.7%?

Your housing cooperative is eligible however you are not presently part of the 750 coop participating in our program "Efficient Coops". This program will help reduce your electricity and natural gas invoices. There is no need to be a Federation member to register with us!

Reduce your energy cost!
There are only 4 months left to enrol.

Once enrolled you will have access to free advice and be eligible to receive financial aid from Hydro-Québec and Gaz Metro. Up to this day, there is no insurance that "Efficient Coops" program will return in 2011.

For more details, contact us or visit the French section of this website.