Multi residential and multi use residential building programs
| Commercial Audit Incentives Program | Enbridge Gas Customers |
| www.enbridge.com/business | |
| The Commercial Audit Incentives Program offers Enbridge customers technical advice and rebates for completing energy efficiency improvements. A minimum natural consumption of 150,000m3 per year for each facility is required to qualify for an audit incentive. Incentives payable to customers will be the lowest $0.01m3 of natural gas consumed at the applicable building(s) during the most recently completed calendar year; 1/2 of the cost of the audit up to $5,000; or 1/3 the cost of the audit up to $5,000 if other audit incentives are received. | |
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Enbridge, Energy Services 866-844-9994 energyservices@enbridge.com |
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| ecoENERGY for Buildings and Houses | National |
| http://www.ecoaction.gc.ca/buildings | |
| The Energy Efficiency Housing Initiative offers a variety of education programs for the residential (& construction) sector on building new homes that are energy efficient, including guidelines to increase energy efficiency by 30% compared to Provincial building codes, the EnerGuide rating system, and ENERGY STAR for New Homes. | |
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Natural Resources Canada, OEE, Housing and Equipment Division 1-800-622-6232 |
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| ecoENERGY Retrofit – Homes | National |
| http://www.ecoaction.gc.ca/homes | |
| The ecoENERGY Retrofit Homes Program offers grants to owners of single family detached, semidetached and low rise multi-unit residential buildings for energy efficiency improvements. The maximum per building is $5,000 and the total amount available to one individual/entity for eligible properties is $500,000 over the life of the program. Ontario’s Home Energy Savings Program (HESP) offers matching grants up to $5,000 for energy efficiency retrofits. | |
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Natural Resources Canada, OEE, Housing and Equipment Division 1-800-622-6232 |
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| ecoENERGY Retrofit Small and Medium Organizations | National |
| http://www.eeoaction.gc.ca/retrofit | |
| ecoENERGY Retrofit -Small and Medium Organizations offers rebates to small and medium-sized commercial, institutional, industrial, and multi-residential facilities to implement energy saving projects. Participants receive up to $10 per giga-joule of estimated energy savings, 25% of project costs, or $50,000 per project. | |
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Natural Resources Canada, Office of Energy Efficiency (OEE) 1-800-622-6232 |
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| Every Kilowatt Counts (EKC) | Provincial |
| http://www.everykilowattcounts.ca | |
| Every Kilowatt Counts offers Ontario residents a variety of energy conservation programs and services aimed at achieving greater energy efficiency in homes and businesses. | |
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Ontario Power Authority (OPA), Conservation Bureau 1-877-797-9473 |
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| Gas Equipment Conversion | Enbridge Gas Customers |
| www.enbridge.com/business | |
| The Gas Equipment Conversion Program offers customers a one-time rebate for the installation of energy efficiency equipment that results in measurable natural gas reductions. The incentive is calculated on the basis of the annual projected cubic meters of natural gas added to the address at the rate of $0.05/m3 up to $30,000 per address. Higher efficiency equipment and systems conversions can qualify for higher incentives. Additionally, a $100 rebate for each gas dryer conversions is also available. | |
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Enbridge, Energy Services 866-844-9994 energyservice@enbridge.com |
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| Go Solar Ontario | Provincial |
| wwww.gosolarontario.ca | |
| Go Solar Ontario is a one-stop shop created by the Clean Air Foundation to provide information on solar energy. Ontario residents and businesses can call a toll-free number or use the website to find information on solar technologies, certified manufacturers, installation tips, financial options, promotional events, and other relevant resources. | |
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Clean Air Foundation (416) 922-9038 X 258 |
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| Higher Efficiency Boiler Program | Enbridge Gas Customers |
| https://portal-plumprod.cgc.enbridge.com/portal/server.pt | |
| The Hligher Efficiency Boiler Program offers financial incentives to encourage upgrades to higher efficiency heating and domestic hot water boilers. The Program also offers information, energy management and monitoring, research and development, training and technical assistances. To be eligible, boiler upgrades must be 84% combustion efficient and condensing boilers must be 90% combustion efficient. | |
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Enbridge (416) 495-5263 |
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| Infrastructure Ontario Loan Program | Provincial |
| http://www.infrastructureontario.ca/en/loan/index.asp | |
| Infrastructure Ontario offers low-interest loans to public sector organizations for most capital expenditures. Eligible organizations include hospices; housing providers; local service boards; not-for-Ontario’s profit long term care homes; municipal corporations; municipalities; and not-for-profit professional arts training institutions, universities, and colleges. | |
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Infrastructure Ontario, Loan Operations Group 1-800-230-0937 |
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| MultiChoice Conversion Program | Enbridge Gas Customers |
| https://portal-plumprod.cgc.enbridge.com/portal/server.pt | |
| The MultiChoice Conversion Program offers Enbridge customers rebates of $0.10/m3 of natural gas saved, to a maximum of $30,000 (for 3 or more measures) per facility, building, or project. Natural gas savings can come from replacing equipment, operational changes or building automation systems. | |
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| Net Metering | Provincial |
| hhttp://www.mei.gov.on.ca | |
| Ontario’s net metering regulation allows any Ontario customers that generate their own electricity from a renewable source (wind, water, solar or agricultural biomass) to send their excess electricity to the electrical grid in exchange for a credit toward their energy. This is for equipment of a maximum cumulative output up to 500 kilowatts in size. | |
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Ontario Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure |
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| New Building Construction Program (NBC) | Enbridge Gas Customers |
| http://www.edg.enbridge.com/B/B05-11_building_design.asp | |
| The NBC Program offers rebates of $0.075/m3 of annual natural gas (up to $15,000) to encourage the design of energy efficient buildings for the commercial, institutional, and multi-residential sectors. | |
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Enbridge |
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| Peaksaver | Provincial |
| http://everykilowattcounts.ca/residential/peaksaver/ | |
| The Peaksaver program offers a one-time $25 rebate and a programmable thermostat or switch to residents and small business interested in lowering their summer peak energy use. During peak energy use, your local distribution/utility company will send a signal to the programmable thermostat that will turn down your air conditioner by a couple of degrees. | |
| The following distribution/utility companies offer Peaksaver: Grimsby Power, Welland Hydro, Horizon Utilities, Peninsula West Utilities, Hydro One Networks, Niagara-on-the-Lake Hydro | |
| Programmable Thermostat Rebate Program | Enbridge Gas Customer |
| https://portal-plumprod.cgc.enbridge.com/portal/server.pt | |
| The Programmable Thermostat Program offers Enbridge customers a rebate for installing a programmable thermostat that helps to reduce space heating gas consumption. | |
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Enbridge, Energy Programs |
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| RET Screen International Clean Energy | National |
| http://www.retscreen.net/ang/home.php | |
| The Clean Energy Support Centre offers assistance to help implement renewable and energy efficiency projects. The Centre provides decision-making tools that reduce the costs of prefeasibility studies; training to analyze technical and financial viability of projects; and software that examines production, life-cycle costs, emission reductions, financial viability, and risk for various projects. | |
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Natural Resources, RET Screen International |
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| Retail Sales Tax (RST) Exemption on Renewable Energy Systems |
Provincial |
| http://www.rev.gov.on.ca/english/taxtips/rst/pdf/04.pdf | |
| The RST Exemption offers an RST Rebate to homeowners and builders who install qualifying renewable energy equipment ineluding solar, wind, micro-hydro electric or geothermal systems. RST rebates are also provided for enhancements to an existing system. | |
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Ontario Ministry of Revenue, Refund Unit, Retail Sales Tax |
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| Retails Sales Tax (RST) Exemption on ENERGY STAR Products |
Provincial |
| http://www.rev.gov.on.ca/english/taxtips/rst/pdf/04.pdfs/rst/pdf/04.pdf | |
| A point-of-sale exemption applies to certain ENERGY STAR qualifying household products purchased, rented, or leased after July 19, 2007 and before August 31, 2009. The RST exemption applies to refrigerators, dishwashers, clothes washers, freezers, dehumidifiers, room air conditioners, and qualifying light bulbs and decorative light strings. The RST exemption is expected to provide Ontario consumers with $36 million in 2007-08 and $15 million in 2008-09. | |
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Ontario Ministry of Revenue, Refund Unit, Retail Sales Tax tail Sales Tax |
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