Clean Energy Improvement Program

CEIP is a financing program designed to make energy efficiency and renewable energy upgrades more attainable to residential property owners by providing flexible financing through the City of Lethbridge with repayment collected through property taxes. The program is administered by Alberta Municipalities in partnership with the City of Lethbridge.

Learn more about CEIP here www.ceip.abmunis.ca.

CEIP financing is accessible to residential property owners. Visit Clean Energy Improvement Program (abmunis.ca) to review the terms and conditions for eligibility details. The next step is to complete the pre-qualification form Residential Pre-Qualification – Clean Energy Improvement Program (abmunis.ca) and submit. For further information go to City of Lethbridge – Clean Energy Improvement Program (abmunis.ca)

​Many of the upgrades require permits from the city. No monies will be advanced unless proper permits are in place. 

Only the property owners participating in the program would see an increase on their property tax bill. This increase is the result of the repayment of the financed project costs, which appears as a separate line item on the bill. If you don't participate in the energy upgrade program, it will not impact your property taxes.

CEIP improvements reduce greenhouse gas emissions and can lead to reduced energy costs for the property owner. Programs like CEIP support our local economy. The home improvement projects that qualify for CEIP will create work for local energy efficiency and renewable energy contractors.

Energy efficiency and renewable energy upgrades are eligible for the program. A list of upgrades eligible for The City of Lethbridge program can be found here ceip.abmunis.ca/residential/upgrades.

We encourage local contractors to visit ceip.abmunis.ca/contractor to learn more about the program and apply to be added to our Contractor Directory. Only contractors listed on the Directory are eligible to participate in the program.

Many of the upgrades require permits from the city. No monies will be advanced unless proper permits are in place.

​No, projects that begin prior to the program launch will not be eligible for financing. An application will need to be submitted and approved prior to any work being started on the project.

​CEIP uses innovative financing known as Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) which allows property owners to access flexible, long-term financing through their municipal property taxes for energy efficiency or renewable energy upgrades. Repayment is facilitated through an added Clean Energy Improvement charge to the participant's regular property tax bill. This charge is linked to the property where the upgrades are installed and not the property owner.

CEIP has its own unique guidelines and requirements that are specific to Alberta context and designed to support the local economy while also protecting property owners.

In order to participate in the program, municipalities need to first pass a CEIP bylaw. That bylaw authorizes a municipality to borrow money for the purpose of financing clean energy improvements, and use the property tax system to facilitate repayment from property owners.

On August 10, 2022, Lethbridge's Clean Energy Improvement Bylaw was passed by Lethbridge's City Council. The bylaw enables the city to offer CEIP in Lethbridge.