Programs and incentives
Efficient Solutions Program – Hydro-Québec
Hydro-Québec financial assistance for energy analyses and efficient equipment in business buildings.
Program status : Program in effect
Hydro-Québec’s Efficient Solutions program gives businesses with one or more commercial, institutional, industrial or agricultural buildings access to financial assistance for energy efficiency.
Financial assistance is available to carry out an energy analysis of the building or buildings, to install efficient equipment, and to undertake a modernization, major renovation, expansion or construction project. We can act as your partner for the application process and throughout your project.
Who is this program for?
- Small businesses
- Medium and large businesses
- Agricultural businesses
Energy analysis component
Financial assistance of up to $50,000 for an analysis focused on energy efficiency, or $60,000 if the analysis also covers power demand management.
Our team of qualified specialists can perform an energy audit of your building to obtain an accurate assessment of its energy consumption. This can reveal opportunities to save and to use energy more efficiently. You will then be offered various measures to reduce your building’s energy consumption, with an overall view of their priority and profitability.
Financial assistance for the energy analysis component is paid in two instalments:
- 40% of eligible costs, once the analysis report is received and its compliance validated
- 60% of eligible costs, once one or more measures from the report are implemented
Efficient equipment component
This component is the logical next step after the energy analysis component, but it can also be used on its own. With Hydro-Québec’s OSE tool, various types of financial assistance are available to facilitate the implementation of energy efficiency measures, including those recommended in the energy analysis.
Overall, financial assistance under the efficient equipment component is as follows:
| Business | Rates | Financial assistance |
|---|---|---|
| Small businesses | G and Flex G | Up to 90% of eligible costs |
| Medium and large businesses | Other business rates, including G9, M, L and LG | Up to 75% of eligible costs |
Other programs and incentives
A business building to make more efficient?
We carry out the energy analysis and support your application to Hydro-Québec.
