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To support the growing energy demands within Ontario, the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) offers various programs for small and large businesses looking to invest in energy-efficient operational improvements. Whether it’s a major renovation or equipment upgrades, these incentives can help your business save money and conserve energy.
For questions about the programs, email Conservation@HydroOne.com.
Get financial incentives to upgrade equipment that will lower energy costs, improve productivity and support your business’s sustainability goals.
Businesses can save on operating costs, speed up payback on equipment upgrades, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and lower demand on the electricity grid.
Eligible upgrade examples: HVAC chillers, pumps, motors and fans, heat pumps, solar photovoltaic (PV), horticultural lighting or building automation and more.
Eligible customers: Commercial, industrial, agricultural and institutional facilities across Ontario.
Get up to $1.5 million for large-scale energy efficiency projects through a simple pay‑for‑performance model for industrial, municipal, institutional and healthcare sectors.
This program includes feasibility study funding up to 50% of the cost, project incentives of $300/MWh up to 75% of eligible project costs, with a maximum of $15 million per project.
Eligible projects must:
• Involve an energy‑efficiency improvement applied to, or in support of, an industrial process. • Propose a minimum electricity savings of 600 MWh per year. • Use technology that is commercially available and not excluded by the program eligibility rules. • Be completed within five years of the execution date of the Participant Agreement.
Eligible customers: Industrial, municipal, institutional and healthcare sectors across Ontario.
Get upfront discounts from participating distributors when purchasing energy‑efficient lighting products for your business.
Once you’ve found a participating distributor, provide your installation address and business name when purchasing eligible lighting equipment. Your discount will be applied at checkout with no paperwork required.
Eligible upgrade examples: LED lighting products, fixtures and controls.
Eligible customers: Commercial, agricultural, industrial, institutional and multi‑unit residential buildings and facilities across Ontario.
Grow your business through incentives of up to $3,000 for eligible lighting products and up to $2,500 for other energy‑efficient equipment.
This offer includes free installation by qualified contractors.
Eligible upgrade examples: Lighting, refrigeration and smart thermostats.
Eligible customers: Small businesses with 50 employees or less across Ontario.
Get funding to hire and train your own energy management team to help maximize energy performance and increase competitiveness.
Businesses can receive tailored energy management support to meet sustainability goals, optimize operations, extend equipment life and increase profitability. Eligibility for the program’s various incentive offers is based on a minimum annual total energy consumption (all fuels) for industrial facilities and total electrical consumption for commercial and institutional facilities.
Hire an energy manager: Receive funding to hire a dedicated energy manager into your organization, covering up to 50% of their salary up to a maximum of $100,000 per facility per year.
Strategic energy management (SEM): Participate in expert-led coaching, cohorts and curriculum to identify and implement long-term energy‑saving opportunities. Unlock additional incentive opportunities for achieving energy savings and meeting key milestones.
Energy management information systems (EMIS): Eligible industrial facilities can receive funding up to $250,000 for the installation of an energy management system, including free EMIS training to sustain operational savings by recognized education providers.
Eligible customers: Industrial, commercial and institutional facilities connected to the IESO‑controlled grid or distribution system in Ontario.
Get incentives to hire commissioning experts and boost energy savings through improved commercial facility operations and maintenance (O&M).
Incentives are available for investigation and implementation of operational and behavioural improvement opportunities to reduce a building’s energy waste, enhance employee comfort and increase profitability.
Eligible improvement examples: Reduce equipment runtime, eliminate leaky valves, optimize setpoints, ventilation rates, and pressure control of fans and pumps, and more.
Eligible customers: Ontario-based commercial and institutional facilities consuming 750,000 kWh per year.
Pay‑for‑performance rewards for making changes that increase energy savings over time, reduce your operating costs and improve productivity.
Take a holistic, whole‑building approach to maximizing energy savings through the implementation of capital and non‑capital upgrades. Visit the online program portal to easily monitor performance through automated baseline model generation, savings calculations, data analytics, visualizations and more.
Program performance incentives include: Three years of annual pay‑for‑performance savings at the following rates:
$0.30/kWh for energy consumed on business days between June 1 and September 30 (inclusive), between the hours of 3 p.m. and 9 p.m. ET.
$0.08/kWh for savings during non‑summer peak hours.
Eligible customers: Commercial, institutional or industrial facilities across Ontario.
Eligible customers located in electricity grid-constrained areas can receive double the incentives normally offered from the Retrofit Program.
Get double the incentive up to 50% of eligible project costs for equipment upgrades to help lower energy costs, improve productivity and support your business’s sustainability goals.
Eligible projects include: Most non-lighting measures (excluding solar PV DERs), horticultural lighting, horticultural lighting controls, and energy management information system (EMIS) measures.
Eligible customers: Commercial, industrial and institutional businesses and facilities based in: Niagara Region, Kingston area, South Huron, Perth, Pembroke area, Kenora, Waubaushene, Barrie, Muskoka, Elmira, Peterborough and Belleville. Grid‑constrained target areas are subject to change.
The program helps address local electricity system constraints in Ottawa and in the Richview South area in Toronto by offering upfront incentives and direct installation.
Schedule a free on-site assessment to identify energy-efficiency opportunities for your building(s). Approved participants will receive direct installations and instant rebates.
Eligible upgrade examples: LED upgrades, adaptive lighting controls, pump systems, fans and more.
Eligible customers: Commercial, industrial, institutional and multi-residential buildings in Ottawa and Toronto’s Richview South area.
Access bill support, enhanced services and additional incentives to set your business up for success.
Request an assessment and see if your business is eligible to install electric vehicle (EV) charging stations.
Use our interactive example to better understand your business’s electricity bill and how charges are set.
