Efficient Solutions Program — Agricultural Component

• The completed OSE files.
• Copies of all purchase, installation, or programming invoices for each implemented measure.
• An electricity bill for the period preceding the project if the project targets an existing building supplied by an eligible municipal or cooperative system.

Who is eligible?

• Individuals, corporations, partnerships, cooperatives, joint ventures, unincorporated associations, unions, trusts, and other legal entities established in Québec that hold an NEQ.
• Participants that own, operate, occupy, or construct one or more eligible farm market buildings.

Who is not eligible

• Participants in the production and commercialization of a cannabis product that is not homologated by Health Canada.

Eligible expenses

• Purchase of eligible new products, equipment, and systems
• Installation and commissioning of eligible new products, equipment, and systems
• Design, programming, and commissioning costs for demand-response automation strategies
• Replacement or updates of controllers, firmware, software, and graphical interfaces needed for demand-response programming
• Performance follow-up, warranty, and user training costs for demand-response programming, up to 12 months after commissioning

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Measures that are mandatory to comply with Québec or Canadian laws, regulations, or standards
• Projects that negatively affect health, safety, or the environment
• Projects that contravene a law or regulation
• Electricity generation projects, except eligible photovoltaic panels
• Heat pumps submitted under the ÉcoPerformance – Volet Biénergie commercial et institutionnel program

Eligible geographic areas

• Québec

• Read the Participant’s Guide.
• Purchase and install the eligible products, equipment, or systems for the project.
• Download the OSE version that matches the project start date, complete the required files, and use it to estimate the financial assistance.
• After installation, send the completed OSE files to Hydro‑Québec by email.
• Include all purchase, installation, or programming invoices and, if applicable, the electricity bill required for an existing building on an eligible municipal or cooperative system.

• Hydro‑Québec may request additional documents to justify the completed project or the measures implemented.
• Hydro‑Québec may visit the project site after prior notice to verify compliance of the completed work and program requirements.
• Hydro‑Québec approves the project or revises the financial assistance if the completed work does not comply with the submitted project or program requirements.
• Hydro‑Québec informs the participant of the approved amount and requests an original invoice issued through the participant’s accounting system.
• About 45 days after receiving a compliant original invoice, Hydro‑Québec pays the approved financial assistance if all program requirements are met.