Provincial program
Save on Energy — Retrofit Program
IESO (Independent Electricity System Operator), Ontario · Save on Energy
Incentives for electricity-saving upgrades at industrial and commercial facilities — HVAC/chillers, lighting and controls, variable-speed drives, manufacturing equipment and solar PV — via prescriptive (set) and custom (measured-savings) streams.
What the program says
- Amount
- Up to 50% of eligible project costs; double incentive rates available in electricity-constrained regions (still capped at 50%)
- Deadline
- No deadline stated on the source page
- Level
- Provincial
- Region
- Ontario
- Utility
- Electricity · Compressed air
- Provider
- IESO (Independent Electricity System Operator), Ontario
Status note, recorded at retrieval: Active; program changes took effect June 30, 2026 — check the program's News and Updates page for current measure lists and rates.
Every value below is quoted from the official page as it read on the retrieved date. Nothing is interpreted, converted or estimated (§F.3).
Who qualifies
Owners or lessees of commercial, industrial, institutional, multi-residential and agricultural facilities in Ontario (tenants need owner authorization).
Eligibility is summarized from the official page and is not advice. The provider decides.
Where this came from
One official source, one date, one person accountable for the check.
- Official sourcehttps://saveonenergy.ca/en/For-Business-and-Industry/Programs-and-incentives/Retrofit-Programsaveonenergy.ca
- Retrieved
- Checked byQuantify research pass (agent) — [TOM-REVIEW] before launch (§K.3 #26)
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