Energy efficiency program - Energy audit and implementation Recommissioning

The program aims to encourage the process of recommissioning existing mechanical systems in buildings in order to reduce annual energy consumption. By realizing the process, you will reduce your annual energy consumption by 10% to 15%. You will be saving while reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Grant Deadline

Deadline not available

Funding Amount

$100,000

Type of Grant

Grant

Sectors

All Sectors

Demographics

Incorporation

For Profit

Perks

Region Restriction

This grant is restricted to whole of Canada

Keywords

Age Restriction

This grant is age restricted from 18 to 100

Eligibility and Requirements

Eligibility criteria

1. The applicant must be a current Énergir customer.

2. The grant is aimed at buildings or groups of buildings with natural gas consumption of at least 75,000 m3 per year. On the specific approval of Énergir, certain buildings with annual natural gas consumption below 75,000 m3 could be eligible.

3. The building in question must not have been the subject of an agreement for the payment of financial assistance during the preceding five (5) years as part of an application under the Recommissioning Grant or the New Efficient Construction Grant.

4. The project must be carried out by a Ministry of Energy & Natural Resources certified recommissioning (RCx) agent. The certified agent must work for a firm registered with Énergir.2

5. The request for financial assistance must be submitted before the recommissioning project is started and the Application for Admission and Simplified Plan forms must be duly completed and in compliance. Also the request must not cover a project that is the subject of a request for financial assistance under the ÉcoPerformance program for the Recommissioning of Mechanical Systems.

6. The potential energy savings shown in the Plan are judged satisfactory by Énergir.

7. Any measure calling for the substitution of one energy source by another is excluded.

8. Measures related to equipment replacement, to procedures, tariff optimization or maintenance are not eligible.

9. Measures eligible for Énergir’s prescriptive programs, or for studies, encouragement and implementation grants, are excluded from the Recommissioning Grant.

10. On the specific approval of Énergir, energy services companies (also called ESCos or ESCOs) may ask for a grant. For an application to be eligible, they must submit the invoices and supporting documents required for each phase of the grant.

11. The applicant must agree to complete all the phases of the grant, failing which, Énergir reserves the right to cancel the application and to request the reimbursement of any sums already paid;

12. Énergir reserves the right to retain some of the financial assistance or to require a modified payment agreement in the case where the financial assistance ceiling has been reached before the end of the project.

13. All phases of the grant must respect the norms and regulations in effect. Énergir reserves the right to interpret the terms and conditions of the grant. 

Grant Application website

https://www.energir.com/en/business/grants/energy-efficiency-programs/recommissioning/

Contact

By phone at 1 800 361-4568