Energy-Efficiency Incentives
| Name and delivery agent | Description | Location | Sectors who can apply | Elements |
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High Performance Enbridge |
High Performance New Construction (HPNC) provides design assistance and significant financial incentives for new construction or additions, and major renovation projects. | Ontario Outside the City of Toronto | All non-residential
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• Financial incentives: Prescriptive measures
• Design assistanceCustom measures |
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| Better Building Partnership New Construction City of Toronto www.toronto.ca/energy/bbp-nc.htm |
Better Buildings Partnership New Construction (BBP-NC) goal is to have new buildings in Toronto designed and built to be energy efficient. | City of Toronto | All non-residential
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• Financial incentives: Custom measures
• Design assistance |
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| RETROFIT | ||||
Business Incentive Toronto Hydro |
Directs incentive funds for projects that provide sustainable electricity savings | City of Toronto |
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• Financial incentives: Custom measures |
| Better Building Partnership Existing Buildings (BBP) City of Toronto www.toronto.ca/bbp |
Directs incentive funds for projects that provide sustainable electricity savings | City of Toronto |
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• Financial incentives: Custom measures |
BOMA CDM Program BOMA Toronto |
Directs incentive funds for projects that provide sustainable electricity savings | City of Toronto |
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• Financial incentives: Custom measures
• Design assistance
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| Electricity Retrofit Incentive Program (ERIP) Local Distribution Companies (LDCs) everykilowattcounts.ca/erip |
Directs incentive funds for projects that provide sustainable electricity savings | Ontario Outside the City of Toronto | All non-residential
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• Financial incentives: Prescriptive measures Custom measures |
Power Saving Blitz |
Provides qualifying small business electricity saving products valued up to $1,000 (including installation) | Throughout Ontario including the City of Toronto |
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• Financial incentives for upgrades. Pays up to $1,000 |
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| DEMAND RESPONSE | ||||
DR1 Ontario Power Authority |
Voluntary Demand Response targeting high-value hours for load curtailment | Throughout Ontario including the City of Toronto |
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• Financial incentives: Energy payment whenever the participant is activated |
DR2 Ontario Power Authority or through Aggregators |
Load shifting requiring production activity to be shifted from On Peak Period to an Off Peak Period. The program is contractually binding. | Throughout Ontario including the City of Toronto |
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• Financial incentives: A capacity payment to provide for a load shift capability and a guaranteed minimum energy price differential between the On Peak Contract Period and all Off Peak Hours |
DR3 Ontario Power Authority or through Aggregators |
Demand Response with contractual obligations to reduce load 100 to 200 hours per year | Throughout Ontario including the City of Toronto |
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• Financial incentives: A capacity payment to be available and an Energy payment whenever the participant is activated
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| peaksaver® Local Distribution Companies (LDCs) everykilowattcounts.ca/ peaksaverforbusiness |
Small commercial Demand Response. It "cycles down" the participants' central air conditioning when the electricity system is stretched to its limits. There will only be a handful of activations each summer. If you have a special event you can opt out for that time. | Throughout rest of Ontario including the City of Toronto For availability please check with your local utility |
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• Financial incentives: One time payment. Check with your Local Utility / Distribution Company |