GrantIn-Kind SupportOntarioEnergy Efficiency

Enbridge Gas Audits, Studies & Assessments: Energy Assessments and Meters (formerly: Audits, Studies & Assessments: Commercial Custom Audits & Studies)

An energy audit can be a blueprint to identify and quantify potential energy-saving measures on key systems and equipment. Get incentives to offset the cost, and expert help to map out a plan to achieve ongoing savings, year after year.

Get incentives to help offset the cost of identifying and measuring energy-saving opportunities.

Offered by Enbridge Gas

Amount

Up to 50% of eligible assessment costs, to a maximum of $20,000 per project (institutions) or $10,000 per project (other commercial sectors), capped by previous-year natural gas consumption (up to $6,000 / $10,000 / $20,000)

Quick eligibility check

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

Who can apply

  • Commercial Energy Assessments and Meters: Contact Enbridge Gas to confirm your eligibility. All Energy assessments and meter projects must be pre-approved by Enbridge Gas to qualify for incentives. Incentives are only available to Enbridge Gas Inc. customers with at least 100,000 m3 in annual natural gas consumption in the previous year.

Only one opportunity identification incentive is available per address tied to an Enbridge Gas account. Customer applicants and Business Partners are limited to a maximum of five opportunity identification projects that are not linked to a completed Custom Retrofit project per year.

About the funding

Get incentives to help offset the cost of identifying and measuring energy-saving opportunities.

Funding tiers*:

  1. Institutions: Receive up to 50% of eligible assessment costs, to a maximum of $20,000 per project.
  2. Other commercial sectors: Receive up to 50% of eligible assessment costs, to a maximum of $10,000 per project.
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Previous year natural gas consumption (m3): ≥100,000 and < 3,000,000; Maximum incentive: up to $6,000

Previous year natural gas consumption (m3): ≥3,000,000 and < 10,000,000; Maximum incentive: up to $10,000

Previous year natural gas consumption (m3): ≥ 10,000,000; Maximum incentive: up to $20,000 (institutions only)

Incentives cannot exceed the lesser of 50 percent of eligible costs or the maximum amount determined by the customer’s annual natural gas consumption for the address where the opportunity identification is taking place.

Eligible activities include:

  1. Engineering feasibility studies
  2. Steam trap surveys
  3. Air and water balancing
  4. Metering installations

These incentives can also be applied to energy audits, steam trap audits, or meters. Meters may be used for measuring natural gas, steam, or hot water.

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