Smart Synergy
By shifting your organization's energy use during peak demand events, you can get rewarded and support Nova Scotia's transition to a cleaner electricity grid.
Open to businesses willing and able to participate in manually or automatically reducing energy use during events triggered by periods of high demand, such as extremely cold days.
Offered by Efficiency Nova Scotia
Amount
$100 incentive for every kilowatt reduced, averaged across all events per season, paid by cheque or direct deposit at the end of the season
Quick eligibility check
Who can apply
Open to businesses willing and able to participate in manually or automatically reducing energy use during events triggered by periods of high demand, such as extremely cold days.
Open to businesses that can participate by manually shutting down equipment or through automation. Businesses must not be participating in and/or receiving incentives from an existing demand response or demand reduction program.
Participants must:
- Be a Nova Scotia Power customer
- Be the utility account holder
- Have utility-provided interval metering capable of providing continuous interval data at a minimum granularity of fifteen minutes
- Be on either a 10, 11, 12, 21, 22, or 23 rate code
About the funding
You'll get a $100 incentive for every kilowatt reduced, averaged across all events per season. This comes in the form of a cheque or direct deposit at the end of the season.
All measures that consume electricity are eligible. For example: HVAC, lighting, motors, pumping, etc.
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