Energy Incentives and Rebates
Rebates and incentives are listed below for Residential and Business programs.
Residential Incentives and Rebates
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Program Name / Improvement |
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Up to $40,000 (maximum); Up to $5,000 (minimum) |
Offers interest-free financing to help homeowners complete the energy retrofits an energy advisor recommends. |
Canada Greener Homes Loan |
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| Durham Greener Homes - Deep Retrofit Rebate | Up to $5,000 back for deep retrofits | Incentives available for achieving deep retrofit milestones. Homeowners may receive an incentive by either reducing their Green House Gas (GHG) emissions by a certain percent or obtaining a recognized certification in between pre- and post-retrofit EnerGuide evaluations. | Durham Greener Homes |
| Durham Greener Homes - Heat Pumps | Up to $2,000 cash-back for heat pumps |
New Heat Pump top-up rebates for income-eligible households are available to help more Durham residents afford heat pumps and enjoy energy efficiency. These top-ups are not stackable with Durham’s Deep Retrofit Rebate program. |
Durham Greener Homes |
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Depending on eligibility and the existing equipment within your home, you may receive: Energy-efficient refrigerator; New: Cold climate air source heat pump** *for homes with electric hot water heating |
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. |
Save on Energy |
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If you do two or more upgrades: Rebates that require a home energy assessment Heat pump water heaters - $500 If you do one or more upgrades: Rebates that do not require a home energy assessment Heat pumps - Up to $12,000 |
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 electrically. |
Enbridge and Save on Energy |
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Free energy-efficient upgrades, including insulation, draft proofing and a smart thermostat |
Enbridge Gas and Save on Energy have teamed up to offer energy-saving upgrades at no cost. If your home and household income levels qualify, you’ll be eligible for free insulation, draft proofing, a smart thermostat, Energy Star® appliances and more. |
Enbridge Gas |
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Up to $10,000 |
Helps homeowners who are currently heating their homes with oil to transition to electric cold climate air source heat pumps. |
Government of Canada |
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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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To be eligible to participate in Peak Perks, you must: |
Save on Energy |
Business Programs
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Program Name |
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Enbridge |
Are you planning to buy natural gas equipment? Choose energy-efficient models and get fixed incentives for every unit you install. |
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Enbridge |
Enbridge's programs offer design expertise, energy modelling and financial incentives for building better than the Ontario Building Code. |
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Enbridge |
For energy-efficiency projects not covered by fixed equipment incentives, Enbridge will pay up to 50 percent of project costs. |
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Enbridge |
Get incentives to help cover the cost of identifying and measuring energy-saving opportunities in your building or facility. |
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Save on Energy |
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. |
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Save on Energy |
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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Save on Energy |
Save on Energy’s Strategic Energy Management (SEM) program is a transformational new program, designed to help organizations improve their energy performance by implementing an integrated system of organizational practices, policies and processes to achieve persistent energy savings. |
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Save on Energy |
Upgrade your equipment and improve your operations with the help of the Retrofit program. |
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Save on Energy |
The IESO’s Save on Energy Industrial Energy Efficiency Program (IEEP) supports customers across Ontario in improving their industrial processes and implementing system optimization projects. The program offers organizations up to $5 million in financial incentives for each large, industrial energy-efficiency project accepted into the program. Eligible projects will deliver electricity savings using proven commercial technologies to lower energy consumption and reduce electricity bills. |
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Save on Energy |
The program is based on a pay-for-performance model that encourages whole building energy performance improvements. |
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Save on Energy |
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. |
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Save on Energy |
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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