People in the Beaufort Delta and Sahtu can have warmer, more energy efficient homes with advice from power experts through a program sponsored by the Northwest Territories Power Corporation.

NTPC spokesman Peter Watt said the company got a grant from Natural Resources Canada and the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs through a program called Aboriginal and Northern Climate Check.

"It's for residential customers to assist them with understanding energy efficiency, conserving energy as well as providing information on climate change," Watt said.

The power corporation, conducted a customer survey last year and indicated they wanted help reducing power consumption.

"More than 80 per cent of our customers said they would like more assistance in the area of energy efficiency," Watt said.

He said NTPC received $87,750 to take part in the national program that's open to all power corp. customers who own their own homes.

"Our home energy assessors will make appointments to go and visit our customers and talk to them about how they can make their homes more energy-efficient," Watt said.

The workers will check electrical appliances, attic insulation, water heaters, furnaces and gauge heat loss throughout the home.

"It's not just electricity we're focusing on -- it's a home energy assessment."

Watt said the program is expected to start sometime before Christmas and is available to all residents of the 13 Beaufort Delta and Sahtu communities.