Business Rebate Program

Who is eligible?

• Customers in New Brunswick classified under the Small Industrial, or General Service I Rate Schedule.
• Indirect NB Power customers in New Brunswick served by Saint John Energy, Edmundston Energy, or Perth-Andover Light Commission, if they are in a similar rate schedule or customer class.
• Non-profit and for-profit organizations, government-owned buildings, institutional buildings, and mixed-use buildings.
• Buildings leased or owned by the Participant, including buildings located in a First Nations community.
• Customers under the Residential Rate Schedule if the building is an agricultural building (including farms), a place of worship, or a multi-unit residential building of 3 or more units.

Who is not eligible

• Customers classified under the Large Industrial Rate Schedule.

Eligible expenses

• External project management costs.
• Purchase and installation of approved energy-efficient equipment.
• Disposal and decommissioning of replaced equipment.
• Project inspections required for legal or regulatory compliance.
• Shipping, delivery, duties, and costs related to getting equipment to the project site.
• Consultant fees directly involved in project design, selection, purchase, and installation, including professional, engineering, scientific, technical, management, contracting, and employee training services.
• Additional study costs or other costs pre-approved by NB Power.

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Used or rebuilt equipment.
• Internal labour costs and extended warranty costs.
• Land acquisition, leasing land, buildings, and other facilities, and real estate fees and related costs, including those related to easements.
• Leasing equipment, other than equipment directly related to the construction of an asset under the programs or a component.
• Financing charges, loan interest payments, legal fees, and Provincial sales tax and Goods and Services tax/HST.

• Incentives are offered on a first-come, first-served basis until funds are depleted.

• Complete and submit the online registration form.
• Complete and submit the Pre-Approval form by email to the program team after receiving it.
• Wait for official project approval by email before starting the project or incurring any costs.
• Complete the approved work at your business.
• After the work is completed, submit the incentive claim documentation.

• A member of NB Power’s Efficiency Program team will be in contact within five business days regarding next steps in the application.
• The program team may contact the applicant to discuss the project.
• NB Power may carry out a site visit prior to issuing Pre-Approval and/or prior to accepting an Incentive claim.
• NB Power may verify the purchase and installation of energy-efficient equipment and request access to relevant financial and technical records related to the Eligible Site.
• After the work is completed and incentive claim documentation is submitted, rebate payment will be deposited directly into the designated account within 60 days or less.

• Incentives are offered on a first-come, first-served basis until funds are depleted.
• The program offers a lifetime cap of $250,000 per eligible project site.
• Direct deposit or e-Transfer options are available for incentive payments.
• A free energy walk-through is available to identify energy savings opportunities.