Green Building Incentives: Existing Buildings, Toronto

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On their website, they provided an article from 1 JUL 08 on a variety of the incentives available to Existing Buildings in Toronto.

Enbridge Energy Audit Incentive

Applicable Region & Building Type(s): Toronto. Applicable to commercial and Multi-Unit Residential.

Incentive:

1. The incentive is provided for the undertaking of an energy audit and is in the value of the lesser of the following:
2. $0.01/m3 of the most recent calendar year’s natural gas consumption, or,
3. 1/2 of the cost of the audit up to $5000, or,
4. 1/3 of the cost of the audit up to $5000 if the customer is receiving audit incentives from other sources.

Notes and Further Info: Click Here. At a minimum the audit must address HVAC systems, controls, energy consumption and energy intensity, energy and water savings, opportunities for energy conservation, and fuel conversion opportunities to Natural Gas.

Natural Resource Canada (NRCan) ecoEnergy Retrofit Incentive for Buildings

Applicable Region & Building Type(s): Toronto. Applicable to residential, commercial, public, and industrial buildings.

Incentive:

1. $10/GJ of estimated energy savings up to a maximum of $50,000.

Notes and Further Info: Click Here.

Ontario Power Authority (OPA) Electrical Retrofit Incentive Program (ERIP)

Applicable Region & Building Type(s): Toronto. Applicable to all building types.

Incentive:

1. $150/kW in peak demand reduction.

Notes and Further Info: Click Here

Peak reductions can be demonstrated by implementing prescriptive measures or by verifying peak demand reduction through energy simulations and/or building audits.


BOMA (Building Owners and Managers Association) Toronto Conservation and Demand Management

Applicable Region & Building Type(s): Toronto. Applicable to commercial buildings over 25,000 sq.ft.

Incentive:

1. $400/kW in peak summer demand reduction, or,
2. $0.05/kWh annual energy savings.

Notes and Further Info: Click Here

Projects must complete the BOMA Go Green assessment tool. This incentive cannot be combined with the OPA ERIP.


City of Toronto Low-flow Toilet Rebate

Applicable Region & Building Type(s): Toronto.

Applicable to residential buildings.

Incentive:
1. $60 per 6L Single Flush toilet installed.
2. $75 per high efficiency toilet 4.8L or less installed
3. $150 per rear-exit 6L or less toilet installed.

Notes and Further Info: Click Here

Sustainable Energy Funds

Applicable Region & Building Type(s): Toronto. Municipal, academic, social service, or healthcare projects.

Incentive:

1. Loans at 0% interest to a maximum of $1,000,000 or 49% of construction costs.

Notes and Further Info: Projects are considered on a case by case analysis and must present a feasibility study and outlining the project’s potential to demonstrate environmental, social, and economic benefits resulting from the loan. CLICK HERE for more.


Ontario’s Standard Offer Program for Renewable Energy Production

Applicable Region & Building Type(s): Ontario. All building and project types.

Incentive:
1. $0.42/kWh, for photovoltaic installations, and,
2. $0.11/kWh, for other renewable power production.

Notes and Further Info: CLICK HERE

Solar Energy Retail Tax Rebate

Applicable Region & Building Type(s): Ontario. Residential buildings.

Incentive:

1. Refund of Provincial sales tax paid for the installation of solar energy systems.

Notes and Further Info: CLICK HERE

ecoEnergy for Renewable Heat

Applicable Region & Building Type(s): Canada. Industrial, commercial, and institutional projects.

Incentive:

1. 25% of the purchase, installation and other costs of qualifying renewable heat systems (typically solar thermal) up to a maximum of $80,000.

Notes and Further Info: CLICK HERE

ecoEnergy for Renewable Power

Applicable Region & Building Type(s): Canada. All building and project types.

Incentive:

1. $0.01/kWh for renewable power generation over a period of 10 years.

Notes and Further Info: Qualifying systems must be 1 MW or greater in peak capacity. Typical power generation systems are PhotoVoltaic (PV) and wind although renewable biomass systems for combined heat and power generation may be eligible. CLICK HERE

City of Toronto Residential Washer Rebate

Applicable Region & Building Type(s): Toronto. Residential unit owners (home/apartment/condo) only.

Incentive:

1. $60 per high-efficiency clothes washer purchases.

Notes and Further Info: CLICK HERE


City of Toronto Commercial Washer Rebate

Applicable Region & Building Type(s): Toronto. All projects requiring commercial washer equipment.

Incentive:

1. $100 per leased machine, and $125 per per purchased machine. CLICK HERE