saveONenergy Ontario Government Grants & Incentives for Business Offices

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For businesses using less than 50 kW per hour, consider the following programs:

The Small Business Lighting Program provides up to $1500 towards the cost of replacing old, inefficient lighting with new energy efficient models. To make the process easy for small business owners, the assessment, installation and the disposal of old equipment will be managed by the Ontario Power Authority through a licensed electrician.

The Ontario Government Funding for Retrofit Program offers financial incentives to small businesses to replace outdated, high energy use equipment such as: motors and heating and air conditioning units.

For businesses using more than 50 kW per hour, consider the following programs:

Determining the best ways for your business to save money by reducing electricity costs is the first and most important step. To help businesses with the cost of the audit, the Ontario Power Authority’s saveONenergy Program will fund 50% of the audit cost.

For the Demand Response program, your business agrees to reduce energy use during times of peak demand by using an alternate power source, moving production to an off-peak time frame or reducing the amount of equipment being used. In return, your business will receive substantial incentives depending on the reduction of energy use and the number of hours your business reduces energy use.

Depending on the size of your business and the proposed energy savings (per kW hour), your business can receive incentives to replace old equipment including technology, equipment and system improvements, as well as lighting, heating and air conditioning. New equipment is evaluated their demand and energy-performance. Incentives are paid after installation, and once the proposed savings have been measured and verified.