Electricity rebates available for Summerside residents starting this week

Residents of Summerside, P.E.I., will be eligible for a refund on household electricity starting Monday, according to a government news release.

A 10 per cent rebate will be applied to the first block 2,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity for the Summerside utility's residential customers effectiveJuly 16.

The rebate will continue for up to four years, the province says, to encourage Islanders to seek out cleaner energy that lowers P.E.I.'s carbon emissions.

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"Summersidewelcomes the provincial rebate as a down-to-earth component of big-picture energy thinking,"Mayor Bill Martin said in the release.

"This vision includes action on climate change, a transition to a low-carbon economy, energy efficiency support, and development of clean energy technologies."

The refund matches other rebatesannounced for Maritime Electric residential customers. Other rebates came into effect on firewood inMayand for propane and wood pellets in July.

To learn more about the rebates, visit the government website.

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