Funding Programs

NRCan ecoEnergy Retrofit Incentive

Since April of last year, small and medium sized manufacturers have benefited from the federal ecoEnergy Retrofit Incentive to tackle the high cost of process energy. The program offers up to $10/gigajoule of estimated energy saved per year for retrofit projects to a maximum of:

• 25% of project costs, or
• $50,000, or
• the achievement of a simple one-year payback (whichever is lowest),
• with a corporate maximum of $250,000 over four years.

What's more, this incentive can be stacked with other federal, provincial, municipal or utility funds where projects optimize energy use and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

To start the process, you must sign up with the CIPEC Leader initiative. CIPEC (Canadian Industrial Program for Energy Conservation) has over 1,000 industrial members, including more than 150 Ontario food and beverage processors. As a CIPEC Leader, your company will gain access to a number of benefits:

• eligibility for ecoEnergy Retrofit Incentives
• eligibility for ecoEnergy Assessment Incentives
• eligibility for Process Integration Study Incentives ($50,000)
• a 33% discount for Dollars to $ense workshops
• access to NRCan's Industry Officers and an invitation to attend quarterly energy managers meetings with other energy-conscious managers from your sector
• access to technical guidebooks, case studies and more
• access to on-site customized energy workshops for your facility
• a free subscription to Heads Up CIPEC, a monthly newsletter that keeps you informed of national energy conservation program funding opportunities and industrial energy efficiency actions across Canada.