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Ontario and Canada government grants help with making your home more energy efficient

Our daughter Emily recently had a home energy audit that may lead to up to $9000 in grants from the Ontario and Canadian (federal) governments to make their home more efficient.  But even better than that, the energy audit showed the potential for over $5000 in annual energy savings for making the insulation and efficiency [...]

Watt’s up with Electric Bikes in Ontario

Electric bikes are a super way for many people in Ontario to commute to work, lowering the carbon emissions associated with cars.
Dave Wright of Wright Alternative Technologies in South River, Ontario has been excited about electric bikes and scooters for a number of years. Although he’s not related to the Wright brothers, Dave’s enthusiasm [...]