Heat Pump Rebates in Northumberland County

What does Northumberland County heat with?

Outside the gas-served cores of Cobourg and parts of Port Hope, the county runs on delivered fuel: oil and propane are dominant on the concessions and in the smaller communities — places like Colborne, Brighton, Campbellford, Warkworth and Hastings — and wood is common as a secondary heat source in farmhouses and rural homes across the county. Natural gas reaches only fragments of rural Northumberland, so for most county homes, the tank is the heating system.

What does that mean for rebates here?

It means most of the county sits in Ontario's top rebate tier: $1,250 per ton under Home Renovation Savings, up to $7,500 — the rate for homes heating with oil, propane, electric or wood. Homes with wood as a secondary heat source but oil or propane as their main furnace fuel qualify on their main fuel. Add the new federal rebate — $2,000, up to $10,000 for households below the median income, for installs on or after November 1, 2026 — and a county home switching this season stacks both programs. The Ontario rebate guide explains how the two programs fit together.

What's the rebate math for a typical Northumberland home?

A typical rural county home — 1,800–2,400 sq ft on oil, burning three to four fills a winter — takes a 3-ton system: $3,750 from Ontario HRS plus $2,000 federal (up to $10,000 below the median income), against a typical installed range of $14,500–$18,000 — while ending $5,000-plus winters of fuel deliveries. Most rural addresses here are Hydro One territory; the switch math is done with your real hydro and fuel bills at the in-home visit.