Energy Incentives and Rebates

Rebates and incentives are listed below for Residential and Business programs.

Residential Incentives and Rebates

Program Name / Improvement

Incentives/Rebates

Requirements

Provider

Energy Affordability Program

Depending on eligibility and the existing equipment within your home, you may receive:

  • LED light bulbs
  • Energy-efficient refrigerators
  • Energy-efficient freezers
  • Energy-efficient dehumidifiers
  • Energy-efficient window air conditioner
  • Drying rack for clothes
  • Smart power strip
  • High-efficiency showerheads (standard and handheld)*
  • Faucet aerators (kitchen and bathroom)*
  • Additional attic or basement insulation**
  • Draft proofing**
  • Programmable or smart thermostat(s)**

Cold climate air source heat pump**

*for homes with electric hot water heating
**for homes heated by electricity or oil

The Energy Affordability Program provides support to income-eligible electricity consumers by helping them to better manage their monthly electricity costs and to increase their home comfort.

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Home Renovation Savings

If you do two or more upgrades: Rebates that require a home energy assessment:

Heat pump water heaters - $500
Windows and doors - $100 per rough opening
Insulation (attic, wall, foundation, exposed floor) - Up to $7,700
Air sealing - Up to $250

If you do one or more upgrades: Rebates that do not require a home energy assessment:

Heat pumps - Up to $12,000
Solar panels and battery storage - Up to $10,000
Attic Insulation - $1,250
Smart thermostats - $100
Appliances - Up to $200

To qualify for the Home Renovation Savings program, you must own your home.

Eligible housing types include single detached or semi-detached homes, row/townhomes and mobile homes on a permanent foundation.

Be an Enbridge Gas customer with an active account and primarily heat your home with a natural gas furnace or boiler OR be connected to the Ontario electricity grid and heat your home with electricity, oil, propane, or wood.

Enbridge Gas and Save on Energy

Home Winterproofing Program

Free energy-efficient upgrades, including insulation, and draft proofing.

  • You have an Enbridge Gas account in your name.

  • Your home is heated with a natural gas furnace or boiler. If your home is electrically heated, you must apply directly to the Energy Affordability Program.

  • Meet household income levels to qualify or receive assistance from one of these government programs:
    • Ontario Works
    • Ontario Disability Support Program
    • Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP)
    • Guaranteed Income Supplement
    • Allowance for Seniors
    • Allowance for Survivors
    • Healthy Smiles
    • Ontario Electricity Support Program
    • Energy Affordability Program (EAP), formerly known as the Home Assistance Program (HAP)

Enbridge Gas

Peak Perks

 

Receive a $75 virtual prepaid Mastercard® when you enroll your home or small business in Peak Perks™. Also receive a $20 virtual prepaid Mastercard® each additional year you stay enrolled in the program.

 

To be eligible to participate in Peak Perks, you must:

  • Be a residential electricity customer in Ontario with central air conditioning that is controlled by your smart thermostat. Heat pumps that are part of central air conditioning are also eligible.
  • Be a business with 50 or fewer employees on site at the business at any point in time, under the full operating capacity of that business.
  • Have an eligible Wi-Fi enabled smart thermostat installed in your home or business.
  • Not be participating in another demand response program in Ontario where your thermostat is automatically adjusted to help maintain reliability of the electricity grid.

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Business Programs

Provider

Program Name

Description

Enbridge

Equipment Upgrades

Are you planning to buy natural gas equipment? Choose energy-efficient models and get fixed incentives for every unit you install.

Enbridge

New Construction

Enbridge's programs offer design expertise, energy modelling and financial incentives for building better than the Ontario Building Code.

Enbridge

Retrofits & Custom Projects

For energy-efficiency projects not covered by fixed equipment incentives, Enbridge will pay up to 50 percent of project costs.

Enbridge

Audits, Studies & Assessments

Get incentives to help cover the cost of identifying and measuring energy-saving opportunities in your building or facility.

Enbridge

Distributor Discount Program: HVAC

Get instant savings on high-efficiency commercial HVAC equipment and optimize your heating and hot water equipment.

Enbridge

Distributor Discount Program: Foodservice

Unlock discounts on high-efficiency commercial kitchen equipment and elevate your foodservice operations.

Enbridge

Greenhouse & Agriculture

From vegetable crops to livestock farms, see the energy opportunities for agribusinesses.

Enbridge

Manufacturing

Learn which energy-efficiency upgrades and process can help drive down costs and improve productivity.

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Instant Discounts Program

Receive upfront discounts from participating distributors on the purchase of energy-efficient lighting products that will help to lower your business’s energy consumption, improve your bottom line and transform your space.

Save on Energy

Existing Building Commissioning Program

Save on Energy’s Existing Building Commissioning (EBCx) program is designed to help owners, operators and managers of commercial and institutional buildings in Ontario improve their energy management. Implementing building management best practices can help reduce energy waste, enhance occupant comfort, and increase profitability.

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Retrofit Program

Upgrade your equipment and improve your operations with the help of the Retrofit program.

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Small Business Program

The Save on Energy Small Business program is designed to help small businesses across Ontario, with 50 or fewer employees, make equipment improvements to reduce their energy consumption at no cost. The program offers small business owners direct-install incentives on a range of equipment, both lighting and non-lighting, with the objective of helping small businesses become more energy-efficient to enhance customer experience and employee satisfaction, while helping support the bottom line.

Save on Energy

Peaks Perks

Receive a $75 virtual prepaid Mastercard® when you enroll your home or small business in Peak Perks™. Also receive a $20 virtual prepaid Mastercard® each additional year you stay enrolled in the program.

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Expanded Energy Management Program

EEM is a tailored energy management offering based on the unique business needs of your organization. It offers the following paths to help facilities save energy and achieve sustainability goals.

Industrial, commercial, and institutional facilities:

  • Hire an energy manager
  • Strategic energy management (SEM)

Industrial facilities only:

  • Energy management information systems (EMIS)
  • Free training opportunities

Save on Energy

XLerate Program

Streamlined, pay-for-performance initiative that provides organizations across Ontario in the industrial, municipal, institutional, and healthcare sectors with a simplified approach to undertaking large-scale energy-efficiency projects. This program is supported by the Ontario government.

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Peak Performance Program

The Peak Performance Program provides financial incentives to commercial and institutional buildings in Ontario for reducing their HVAC loads on peak electricity demand days.

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Energy Performance Program

The Energy Performance Program (EPP) rewards customers who are able to make behavioural and operational changes that support capital investment projects, enabling them to grow their energy savings year over year.

 

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