Efficient Solutions Program - Energy Analysis Component

• Completed energy analysis proposal form.
• Energy analysis report.
• Participant’s Guide and Conditions and Undertakings.

Who is eligible?

• A business or organization located in Québec, accompanied or not by its partner (e.g., a supplier).
• A partner, i.e., a company that submits a project on behalf of a customer who has mandated it for this purpose.
• An aggregator, i.e., a company that submits a project on behalf of their customers.

Eligible expenses

• Eligible costs, including in-house labour, of an energy analysis.

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Lighting-only energy efficiency measures.
• Electric resistance heating equipment, such as baseboards, boilers, or heating coils, when the analysis focuses mainly on these measures.
• Behavior-based energy efficiency measures when the analysis focuses mainly on them.
• Projects, concepts, or processes that were already analyzed and submitted to Hydro-Québec within the last five years, or already presented to the participant in the same call for projects.
• Projects focused mainly on business development, certification or energy-performance demonstration, HVAC recommissioning diagnostics, compressed-air system audits, fossil-fuel generators or added loads on existing generators, fossil-fuel heating equipment as a demand response measure, or non-eligible self-generation measures.

Eligible geographic areas

• Québec

The evaluation and selection of projects for Hydro-Québec's Efficient Solutions program rely on a series of criteria aimed at optimizing the efficient use of electricity while ensuring the profitability of the proposed projects.

• Compliance with the requirements of the Energy Analysis Component.
• Consideration of energy efficiency measures.
• Efficient use of electricity.
• Profitability of the project compared to less efficient equipment or those using fossil energy.
• Prior approval of the energy analysis by Hydro-Québec.
• Reduction of reliance on fossil energy, limited to 30% for hybrid systems.
• Exclusion of measures solely related to lighting or resistive electric heating equipment.

• Read the eligibility criteria and terms and conditions.
• Plan your analysis project with your team and choose a partner such as a specialized company or consulting engineering firm.
• Use the self-assessment tool to see if your proposal meets the program’s main terms and conditions.
• Download and fill out the energy analysis proposal form.
• Send it to the email address indicated on the form.

• Hydro-Québec will evaluate your request and determine whether your project is approved.
• Once you’ve carried out the energy analysis, send us the report so we can confirm its compliance.
• The first instalment is paid once the report is confirmed compliant.
• The second instalment is paid once you’ve implemented at least one of the measures included in your analysis and compliant with the program requirements.

• Comprehensive documentation, including guides and conditions, is available in PDF format for further reference.
• Applicants can collaborate with specialized partners, such as engineering consulting firms, throughout the process.
• The program encourages professionals in energy efficiency to support and promote participation among businesses.
• An information newsletter tailored to business needs is available for ongoing updates about new offers or enhanced financial assistance.