Edmonton prefers province runs renewable energy home improvement program, but can run it if it has to

A new report heading to Edmonton City Council’s executive committee says the city itself could take the lead role in administering a new program that would help to make people’s homes or businesses become more energy efficient. Edmonton staff are ready to go on a scheme that would see Edmontonians green their property with a loan that’s paid back on their property taxes. “The municipality could move forward with being the program administrator, in the event that the province actually would issue a ministerial order for us to become that administrator,” confirmed Mike Mellross, the city’s supervisor for energy transition and utility supply. “So it’s still in the province’s court.” The problem is, the city has no indication if the Kenney government will continue to operate Energy Efficiency Alberta (EEA).