Enbridge Gas Retrofits & Custom Projects: Affordable Multi-Family Housing Program, Commercial Custom Retrofit Program, and Industrial Custom Engineering Program
We offer a range of programs and incentives for retrofit projects that deliver energy savings—from straightforward upgrades to custom projects in commercial, multi-residential, affordable multi-family housing and industrial buildings.
Offered by Enbridge Gas
Amount
Commercial Custom Retrofit: up to 50 percent of incremental project costs; Industrial Custom Engineering: up to 75% of the incremental project cost, to a maximum of $250,000 per project; Affordable Housing Multi-Residential: up to $200,000 in incentives ($2.50/m3 of natural gas saved, up to 85% of eligible upgrade costs, to a maximum of $200,000 per project; energy assessments up to $8,000 per building, to a maximum of $40,000 per housing provider per year)
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Who can apply
- You’re an Enbridge Gas customer.
- Your facility uses natural gas for key equipment and processes.
- Excludes accounts served under certain rates, based on service area.
Industrial Custom Programs: Incentives apply to Enbridge Gas industrial customers for measures implemented and commissioned between Jan. 1 and Nov. 13 of the current calendar year. Projects must be pre-approved by Enbridge Gas.
- Social and municipal housing providers
- Non-profit housing organizations
- Co-operative housing
- Shelters
- Eligible market-rate multi-residential housing providers2
Eligible affordable housing market-rate multi-residential buildings will need to demonstrate either at least 30 percent of units are rented at less than 80 percent of the median market rent determined by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, based on the information gathered during rent roll review by Enbridge Gas. Alternatively, buildings may qualify if they have participated in a federal, provincial or municipal affordable housing funding program in the last five years.
About the funding
- Complimentary expert support.
- Help to identify and prioritize energy efficiency projects.
- Help to translate opportunities into measurable savings.
- Access to incentives that cover up to 50 percent of incremental project costs.
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Commercial Custom Retrofit Program
Get up to 50 percent of incremental project costs for investing in capital projects that save natural gas.
Industrial Custom Engineering Program
Get help identifying, prioritizing and implementing energy-saving projects, with up to 50 percent of incremental project costs covered.
Affordable Housing Multi-Residential Program
Get expert help and up to $200,000 in incentives for high-efficiency upgrades in eligible affordable housing buildings.
Get an incentive that covers up to 75 percent of incremental project costs, up to $250,000 per project.
Incentive
Industrial Custom Program Incentives: Manufacturing
$0.30/gross annual m3 of natural gas saved, for the first 50,000 m3.
$0.20/gross annual m3 of natural gas saved, thereafter.
Industrial Custom Program Incentives: Agricultural/Greenhouse
Retrofit: $0.25/gross annual m3 of natural gas saved
New Construction: $0.15/gross annual m3 of natural gas saved
Up to 75% of the incremental project cost, to a maximum of $250,000. Based on estimated natural gas savings achieved annually.
Incentives are available for energy assessments and high-efficiency equipment, plus free in-suite upgrades that lower energy use3 and improve resident comfort.
Energy assessments
An energy assessment can help you identify energy-saving opportunities and estimate their potential impact. Incentives are available for a variety of energy assessments, including HVAC audits, building control audits, benchmarking activities and equipment upgrade analyses. Work with your Energy Solutions Advisor to choose the right assessment for your building.
Get up to $8,000 per building, to a maximum of $40,000 per housing provider per year.
Prescriptive incentives4
Get per-unit incentives for eligible equipment upgrades for both retrofit and new construction projects. Work with your Energy Solutions Advisor to choose the right equipment for your building.
Condensing make-up air (MUA)
Condensing make-up air (MUA): Constant speed; Incentives: $0.60/CFM
Condensing make-up air (MUA): Two speed or variable frequency drives (VFD); Incentives: $1.10/CFM
Maximum 1,500 CFM to maximum 14,000 CFM per unit
Energy recovery ventilator (ERV)
No existing ERV or not required by code
Energy recovery ventilator (ERV): ≥ 55% to ≤ 64% sensible heat recovery effectiveness; Incentives: $2.75/CFM
Energy recovery ventilator (ERV): ≥ 65% to ≤ 74% sensible heat recovery effectiveness; Incentives: $3.30/CFM
Energy recovery ventilator (ERV): ≥ 75% to ≤ 84% sensible heat recovery effectiveness; Incentives: $3.75/CFM
Energy recovery ventilator (ERV): ≥ 85% sensible heat recovery effectiveness; Incentives: $4.00/CFM
Improved effectiveness
Energy recovery ventilator (ERV): ≥ 65% to ≤ 74% sensible heat recovery effectiveness; Incentives: $1.00/CFM
Energy recovery ventilator (ERV): ≥ 75% to ≤ 84% sensible heat recovery effectiveness; Incentives: $1.25/CFM
Energy recovery ventilator (ERV): ≥ 85% sensible heat recovery effectiveness; Incentives: $1.50/CFM
Heat recovery ventilator (HRV)
No existing HRV or not required by code
Heat recovery ventilator (HRV): ≥ 55% to ≤ 64% sensible heat recovery effectiveness; Incentives: $2.15/CFM
Heat recovery ventilator (HRV): ≥ 65% to ≤ 74% sensible heat recovery effectiveness; Incentives: $2.50/CFM
Heat recovery ventilator (HRV): ≥ 75% to ≤ 84% sensible heat recovery effectiveness; Incentives: $2.90/CFM
Heat recovery ventilator (HRV): ≥ 85% sensible heat recovery effectiveness; Incentives: $3.30/CFM
Improved effectiveness
Heat recovery ventilator (HRV): ≥ 65% to ≤ 74% sensible heat recovery effectiveness; Incentives: $0.75/CFM
Heat recovery ventilator (HRV): ≥ 75% to ≤ 84% sensible heat recovery effectiveness; Incentives: $1.10/CFM
Heat recovery ventilator (HRV): ≥ 85% sensible heat recovery effectiveness; Incentives: $1.50/CFM
Condensing water heaters
Condensing water heaters: Storage water heaters ≥ 75 kBTU/hr; Incentives: $0.80/annual m3 of natural gas saved
Condensing water heaters: Instantaneous (tankless) water heaters ≥ 75 kBTU/hr; Incentives: $1.00/annual m3 of natural gas saved
In-suite energy recovery ventilator (ERV)
No existing ERV or not required by code
In-suite energy recovery ventilator (ERV): ≥ 55% to ≤ 64% sensible heat recovery effectiveness; Incentives: $200/unit
In-suite energy recovery ventilator (ERV): ≥ 65% to ≤ 74% sensible heat recovery effectiveness; Incentives: $200/unit
In-suite energy recovery ventilator (ERV): ≥ 75% to ≤ 84% sensible heat recovery effectiveness; Incentives: $200/unit
In-suite energy recovery ventilator (ERV): ≥ 85% sensible heat recovery effectiveness; Incentives: $200/unit
Improved effectiveness
In-suite energy recovery ventilator (ERV): ≥ 65% to ≤ 74% sensible heat recovery effectiveness; Incentives: $75/unit
In-suite energy recovery ventilator (ERV): ≥ 75% to ≤ 84% sensible heat recovery effectiveness; Incentives: $125/unit
In-suite energy recovery ventilator (ERV): ≥ 85% sensible heat recovery effectiveness; Incentives: $175/unit
In-suite heat recovery ventilator (HRV)
No existing HRV or not required by code
In-suite heat recovery ventilator (HRV): ≥ 55% to ≤ 64% sensible heat recovery effectiveness; Incentives: $125/unit
In-suite heat recovery ventilator (HRV): ≥ 65% to ≤ 74% sensible heat recovery effectiveness; Incentives: $125/unit
In-suite heat recovery ventilator (HRV): ≥ 75% to ≤ 84% sensible heat recovery effectiveness; Incentives: $125/unit
In-suite heat recovery ventilator (HRV): ≥ 85% sensible heat recovery effectiveness; Incentives: $125/unit
Improved effectiveness
In-suite heat recovery ventilator (HRV): ≥ 65% to ≤ 74% sensible heat recovery effectiveness; Incentives: $40/unit
In-suite heat recovery ventilator (HRV): ≥ 75% to ≤ 84% sensible heat recovery effectiveness; Incentives: $90/unit
In-suite heat recovery ventilator (HRV): ≥ 85% sensible heat recovery effectiveness; Incentives: $150/unit
Custom incentives5
Custom incentives are available for unique, site-specific projects involving equipment not covered by our prescriptive incentives. They are ideal for complex projects, projects involving multiple pieces of equipment and a wide range of retrofit opportunities. Examples include heat recovery, boiler control improvements, ventilation upgrades and building automation systems (BAS).
Get up to $2.50/m3 of natural gas saved, up to 85% of eligible upgrade costs6.
Free in-suite upgrades
If your building was built in 1980 or earlier and is heated by hot water radiators or convectors, you may be losing significant heat through exterior walls. Heat reflector panels attach quickly to the wall behind radiators and convectors, reflecting heat back into the room.
- Eligible buildings can receive heat reflector panels installed at no charge, helping improve resident comfort.
Incentives are calculated at $2.50/m3 of natural gas saved, up to 85% of eligible energy-efficiency upgrade costs, to a maximum of $200,000 per project.
Examples of common custom and retrofit upgrades
Building automation systems
Add building controls to match heating with demand, reduce energy use, and increase occupant comfort.
Heat recovery
Put wasted heat generated from equipment to work.
Ventilation equipment and control upgrades
Install high-efficiency equipment, such as a condensing make-up air unit, and/or add occupancy-based controls or variable frequency drives to lower operating costs while ensuring adequate ventilation.
Steam & hot water systems
Achieve savings through steam trap replacements, condensate returns and more.
Air balance
Get help to right-size exhaust and make-up air requirements in your building.
Types of retrofit projects
Reduce losses
- Insulate hot surfaces.
- Reduce process exhaust.
- Reduce blowdown.
Recover heat
- Add condensing economizers on boilers.
- Use air compressor waste heat.
Upgrade
- Upgrade to high-efficiency equipment.
Upgrade costs refer to the difference between the equipment and implementation costs of the energy-efficient option and those of the alternate option considered.
Similar programs
| Program | Type | Amount | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Save on Energy XLerate Program | Grant | Project incentives: $300/MWh of verified first-year electricity savings, up to 75% of eligible project costs, to a maximum of $15 million per project | Open |
| Affordable Multi-Family Housing Program | Grant, In-Kind Support | Energy assessments: up to $8,000 per building, to a maximum of $40,000 per housing provider per year | Open |
| Enbridge Gas Equipment Upgrades: Fixed Incentive Program: Air Curtain, Condensing Make-up Air (MUA), & Dock Door Seal | Grant, Rebate | Air curtains $200 to $6,000 per door | Open |
| Enbridge Gas Greenhouse Program | Grant | Retrofit projects: up to $0.25/m3 of natural gas saved, up to 75% of incremental project costs, up to $250,000. New construction projects: up to $0.15/m3 of natural gas saved, up to 75% of incremental project costs, up to $250,000. Energy assessments, studies and meters: up to 50 percent of eligible costs. | Open |
