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Process & Systems
Get on the Fast Track to Energy-Efficiency with
Major Capital Incentives for Ontario Businesses
If saving on energy costs is your goal, the saveONenergy Process & Systems upgrade program
offers the support and capital incentives you need. That includes up to 70 percent of the cost of
upgrading your key systems.
The PROCESS
& SYSTEMS
upgrade program
can benefit your
business by:
• Enhancing your productivity,
product quality and reliability
• Finding opportunities to
save on energy costs
• Creating competitive
advantages through energy
management best practices
Every day, more and more Ontario
businesses are uncovering the
benefits of energy efficiency. That’s
especially true of large industrial and
commercial facilities, where bigger
energy costs can easily translate into
bigger opportunities to save.
The Process & Systems
upgrade program is designed to help
you find, achieve and sustain major
energy savings. It provides access
to the major financial incentives and
technical expertise to upgrade your
systems and make improved energy
management a part of your day to
day business.
It’s not just about saving on
energy costs. It’s about improving
productivity, product quality and
optimizing your operations. And it’s
about taking control of your energy,
so you can create a long-term
competitive advantage that reaches
across your entire organization.
What can this program do for
my business?
This program is designed to provide
you with major funding and technical
expertise to:
• F
ind and study your best
opportunities to save on energy
costs through available funding
for Preliminary and Detailed
engineering studies
• T
ake charge of your energy with an
on-site Funded Energy Manager,
so that your savings will continue to
grow annually
• E
quip your team with accurate,
up-to-the-minute data about
your energy use, through the
program Funding for Monitoring
and Targeting
• C
reate a real, sustainable and
competitive advantage through
energy management best practices
Of course, we’ll be able to provide
you with advice and assistance at
every step along the way, from
your application to implementation.
Studying and Upgrading Your process
& systems is Simpler than Ever
STEP
Goal
Incentive
1. Preliminary engineering
study
Review the available upgrade options
for a single system.
100 percent funding up to $10,000.
2. Detailed engineering
study
Assess your best options in further
detail to build a solid business case.
100 percent funding up to $50,000.
3. Capital incentives
Upgrade your PROCESS & SYSTEMS
for major long-term savings.
As much as 70 percent of your project costs.
Other limitations apply.
Energy-efficiency upgrades
Funding for engineering studies
Which projects are eligible?
When do I receive payments?
Applications for project incentives
must be supported by a study
providing a project description,
potential for savings and capital cost.
Where applicable, Preliminary or
Detailed Engineering studies can be
used to help meet this requirement.
To qualify for any of the study and
upgrade incentives, you should be
considering an upgrade that will save
at least 100 MWh annually. Capital
projects greater than 350 MWh of
savings per year require that a detailed
engineering study be completed.
1. Preliminary Engineering Study
For projects with savings less than
100 MWh, talk to us about available
incentives through the saveONenergy
RETROFIT PROGRAM.
It’s your choice. We offer two different
payment schedules. The advanced
option provides part of your incentive
while you plan and implement, but
it must be supported by a letter
of credit. The deferred option is
for incentives paid after project
completion, once the savings have
been verified.
• Identify and investigate project
opportunities
•E
stimate energy savings and
project costs
•F
unded up to $10,000
Do I need to take part in the
engineering study initiatives?
•S
ufficient to support capital
decisions
Not necessarily. All applications for
project incentives must be supported
by a relevant engineering study. But
if your organization has an equivalent
study already on hand, you may be
able to move directly to applying.
•F
ully funded for 1st year of program,
up to $50,000
Can I bundle projects into
a portfolio?
Capital incentives
Absolutely. You are welcome to
bundle multiple projects together into
a portfolio. Portfolios must deliver at
least 3,500 MWh in savings annually
for at least 10 years.
2. Detailed Engineering Study
•C
omprehensive investigation of
energy savings and project costs
The capital incentive is based on your
forecasted energy savings as well as
your project costs, using the lowest of
three calculations:
•$
200 per MWh of projected annual
average electricity savings
•7
0 percent of your eligible
project costs
•T
he amount needed to reduce your
simple payback to one year
Did You Know?
A more efficient system is
a more productive system.
Efficiency won’t just save
you money on energy. You’ll
enjoy improved up-time, less
maintenance and enhanced
control over product quality
and consistency.
What more does the process &
systems program offer?
STEP
Goal
Incentive
1. Funding for Embedded
Energy Managers
Get an expert to sustain
and grow your savings.
Funding up to 80 percent of the Embedded Energy
Manager’s actual salary and their reasonable expenses
to a maximum amount per year.
2. Funding for a monitoring and
targeting system
Stay responsive and informed
with a real-time monitoring
system.
80 percent funding to commission a custom system,
up to $75,000.
3. Short-term loans of
metering equipment
Use advanced metering
equipment to fully understand
your energy use.
Free short-term lending.
Energy management
and monitoring
With a long-term approach to energy
management, you can watch your
savings grow with each passing year.
These initiatives will help you get there.
Upgrade projects are vital to any
effort to save on energy costs at
large facilities. But to hold on to your
savings for years to come, you’ll need
the power of comprehensive energy
management.
A full-time or short-term on-site Energy
Manager will create an ongoing
competitive advantage by working
every day to find, investigate and take
advantage of opportunities. At the same
time, critical metering equipment and
a custom monitoring and targeting
system will put minute-to-minute data
about how you are using energy right
into the hands of the people who can
use it to save you money.
1. F
unding for Embedded
Energy Managers
Investing in energy efficiency can
be a big boost to your facility, but
identifying ways to save isn’t always
simple. An on-site, full-time Energy
Manager can be the critical resource
to keep your facility moving forward.
Your Embedded Energy Manager’s
role is to help you take complete
control of your energy—by monitoring
your performance, by leading
awareness programs, by finding
small-but-powerful ways to save,or by
spearheading large upgrade projects.
Alternatively, if a full-time Embedded
Energy Manager is not called for at
your facility, you may also be able to
access the services of a short-term
Energy Manager through us.
Energy Managers are expected to
generate annual minimum targets
of peak demand saving and
energy savings of 300 kW and
(300 kW x Load Factor x 8,760 hours
on energy savings) respectively.
2. Funding for a custom monitoring
and targeting (M&T) system
This initiative is designed to help you
outfit your facility with a custom M&T
system so you can monitor your
consumption and set targets
for improving efficiency. Your M&T
system will provide you with the
minute-by-minute data your team
needs to make informed energy
decisions, revealing where electricity is
being wasted and where your efforts
are making the biggest difference.
We contribute up to 80 percent of the
costs associated with creating
and installing your system, up to a
maximum of $75,000. Eligible costs
include commissioning, installation,
software, metering components and
employee training.
M&T systems are expected to
generate and sustain a minimum
savings target of peak demand savings
and energy savings of 200 kW and
(200 kW x Load Factor x 8,760 hours
on energy savings) respectively.
3. Short-term loans of
metering equipment
The right metering equipment can
reveal opportunities to save energy
that would otherwise stay hidden.
With the Ontario Power Authority
(OPA) central metering and
instrumentation library, you can
borrow – for short periods of time –
metering equipment that will provide
you with crucial information about the
systems your organization relies on
every day.
Talk to us
We can answer all of your questions
about taking part, guide you through
your options and help you with
your application.
Contact us today
Visit www.HydroOne.com/PSU
for more information and perspectives
from experts and clients. Or contact
us today at:
Tel: 1-877-345-6942
email: saveONenergy@HydroOne.com
Available equipment includes data
loggers, electrical meters, infrared
thermometers and thermal camera,
process flow meters, pressure
transmitters, stroboscopes and
ultrasonic detectors for air leaks.
Upgrades are just the beginning
With the right energy management
and monitoring tools at your disposal,
you’ll be able to transform your
PROCESS & SYSTEMS upgrade
into a true long-term energy vision for
your organization.
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