ecoENERGY Retrofit Incentive for Buildings

Important Notice

April 30, 2010

What's New?

As demand for this program has been less than expected, the ecoENERGY Retrofit – Small and Medium Organizations program will finish March 31, 2011.

The program is still accepting applications, projects continue to be approved, and no existing agreements will be affected.

Applications for this program will continue to be processed on a first-come, first-served basis until March 31, 2011, or until all funds are allocated, whichever comes first.

Owners of small and medium-sized buildings in the commercial and institutional sectors often lack the financial and technical resources to make energy improvements.

Natural Resources Canada's Office of Energy Efficiency (OEE) offers the ecoENERGY Retrofit Incentive for Buildings, the commercial/institutional component of the ecoENERGY Retrofit financial incentives for existing homes, buildings and industrial processes. If you have not yet started a new energy efficiency project, you could receive up to $10 per gigajoule of estimated energy savings, 25 percent of eligible project costs or $50,000 per project. When applying, you will need to provide a pre-project energy audit of your buildings.

Important note: Please do not start the retrofit project or incur eligible costs until you receive written approval from Natural Resources Canada.

Version 4.6 of the application guide and forms is available as of May 6, 2010. To make sure you are using the latest versions, please refer to the important updates page.

The program ends on March 31, 2011 or when all funds are committed, so don't delay. We start reviewing applications as soon as we receive complete applications along with all required supporting documents. To help speed up the process, it is important that you thoroughly read and follow the guide since this is the definitive source of information on the incentive. You can also refer to the following Web pages for general information:

• Benefits of retrofit projects
• How the incentive works
• Steps to apply for the incentive
• Application guide and forms
• Related incentives
• Associated training
• Important updates
• Questions and answers

We also offer a wide range of information, publications, training and other resources on energy-efficient technologies and practices in buildings. If you have questions after you have read the materials, you can contact us.

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