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Efficiency Nova Scotia Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) Rebate

Efficient Product Rebates Commercial VFD Rebate Guide The following table lists the rebates available for energy efficient Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) technologies.

Offered by Efficiency Nova Scotia

Amount

$750 per VFD for 1 - 5 hp; $1,200 for > 5 hp - 10 hp; $100 / hp for > 10 hp - 100 hp (applications up to 100 hp are eligible)

Quick eligibility check

Years in business
No minimum stated
Employees
No limit stated
Revenue
No limit stated
Legal structure
No requirement stated
Location
Nova Scotia

Who can apply

To qualify for a rebate, the VFD will be used in one of the following applications:

  • Supply Fan • Return Fan • Exhaust Fan • Make-up Air Fan • Cooling Tower Fan • Boiler Draft Fan (< 10 hp) • Chilled Water Pump • Condenser Pump • Boiler Feed Water Pump • Hot Water Circulating Loop Pump Variable Frequency Drives (VFD) Motor Horsepower (hp)
  1. Applications up to 100 hp are eligible for rebates

(up to 10 hp for boiler draft fans).

1 - 5 hp • VFDs controlled automatically by differential pressure flow or $750 temperatures are eligible for rebates.

  1. VFDs must be new and not replacing existing VFDs.

> 5 hp - 10 hp • A minimum 3 per cent series reactor (inductor, choke) is recommended $1,200 on the drive AC input connections (ask your supplier for more information).

> 10 hp - 100 hp • Must operate at least 2,000 hours per year. $100 / hp Enjoy the good things efficiency brings. efficiencyns.ca

About the funding

1 - 5 hp • VFDs controlled automatically by differential pressure flow or $750 temperatures are eligible for rebates.

> 5 hp - 10 hp • A minimum 3 per cent series reactor (inductor, choke) is recommended $1,200 on the drive AC input connections (ask your supplier for more information).

> 10 hp - 100 hp • Must operate at least 2,000 hours per year. $100 / hp Enjoy the good things efficiency brings. efficiencyns.ca

Efficient Product Rebates Commercial VFD Rebate Guide The following table lists the rebates available for energy efficient Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) technologies.

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