For the fifth straight year, SaskEnergy is offering the Tune-up Assistance Program (TAP) to all eligible homeowners to help with free home-heating equipment maintenance and improved carbon monoxide detection.
Saskatchewan homeowners with a combined annual income up to $68,000 can apply from June 14 to Oct. 1.
TAP has helped close to 1,500 homeowners since 2016. The program helps remind residents about the importance of furnace maintenance and cleaning or replacing furnace filters every one to two months during the winter.
“This program is a great opportunity for SaskEnergy to give back to the customers and communities it serves and supports the people of Saskatchewan in meeting their home energy needs safely and efficiently,” said Don Morgan, minister responsible for SaskEnergy. “Carbon monoxide poisoning can be life-threatening. Building awareness of carbon monoxide safety is an important component to the program.”
The program provides a one-time offer of up to $300 in service and products to eligible applicants, including a free SaskEnergy Network home heating tune-up, a carbon monoxide alarm, two furnace filters and up to $100 in repairs if necessary.
Renters and rental properties are not eligible.
“We are pleased to see TAP has grown significantly over the years. Its popularity shows that our customers value what this program has to offer,” said Samantha Gross, customer solutions leader. “Proper care of natural gas equipment helps to save future costly repairs and gives homeowners peace of mind that they and their family will be safe going into the heating season.”
In 2020, the Canadian Gas Association recognized TAP with the Michael Mulcahy Award for Excellence and Innovation in Customer Care and Service. That year, 731 homeowners in 48 communities across Saskatchewan accessed the program. In 2021, SaskEnergy aims to continue growing the program to provide quality furnace maintenance to more eligible customers.
Participating communities are selected based on the location of SaskEnergy Network Members who provide the SaskEnergy Network Home Heating Tune-Up service.
Those communities include Balgonie, Emerald Park, Esterhazy, Estevan, Eston, Foam Lake, Govan, Gravelbourg, Grenfell, Hague, Hepburn, Hudson Bay, Kindersley, Leader, Lumsden, Melville, Montmarte, Moose Jaw, Nipawin, North Battleford, Paradise Hill, Preeceville, Prince Albert, Regina, Rosetown, Saskatoon, Swift Current, Tisdale, Unity, Wadena, Wakaw, Watrous, Weyburn, and Yorkton.
Eligible applications under the Tune-Up Assistance Program are accepted if located in one of the communities listed or within a 25-kilometre radius.
More information about TAP and how to apply is available at www.saskenergy.com.
