Electricity Management Systems

• Signed energy policy (electricity) from an authorized member of senior management
• Current electricity consumption profile for the plant/site, including electricity-reduction objectives
• Energy measurement plan: list of existing and planned metering equipment with an acquisition/installation schedule
• Electricity performance dashboard (energy performance indicators)
• Detailed estimate of eligible project costs (internal and external) in Hydro-Québec’s cost grid or an approved equivalent

Who is eligible?

• Businesses operating in the industrial sector
• Companies engaged in manufacturing, assembly, or transformation of goods or commodities
• Companies involved in extraction of raw materials

Who is not eligible

This grant does not explicitly mention ineligible companies or industries based on their status or main activity. The focus seems to be on energy-intensive industrial sites within Quebec that meet specific criteria.

Eligible expenses

The grant covers specific expenses related to the development, implementation, and improvement of an electrical energy management system (SGEE) and the associated information management system (SIGE).

• Costs of internal labor dedicated to the development, implementation, or improvement of the SGEE, including a description of activities, number of hours, and hourly rates.
• Consultancy fees necessary for initiating energy management within the organization and ensuring the internal team takes responsibility for SGEE-related activities.
• Costs for purchasing measurement equipment and processes necessary to monitor energy performance indicators specific to electricity.
• Installation costs for these measurement equipments by external and internal labor.
• Costs for purchasing and installing required tools, including programming costs, to retain data from measurements and convert it into useful information.

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Any costs, services, or work performed before the first meeting with Hydro‑Québec.
• Purchasing metering equipment without implementing an energy management system (EMS) in the area where it is installed.
• Metering equipment installed for load shedding, off‑peak heating, or allocating the electricity bill.
• Production losses, scrap, or other losses resulting from project activities.
• Used equipment purchases.

Eligible geographic areas

• Sites located in Quebec, Canada.

• Hydro‑Québec confirms receipt of the proposal and assigns an engineer to analyze it.
• Hydro‑Québec informs the applicant whether the proposal is eligible (about two weeks after submission).
• Hydro‑Québec reviews the file (completeness/compliance of required items, validity of electricity performance indicators, and relevance of measurement points).
• Hydro‑Québec communicates its decision to accept or refuse the project (about six weeks after submission).
• If accepted, Hydro‑Québec sends a contract for signature.

• A signed contract between Hydro-Québec and the applicant is required before funding is disbursed.
• Annual project audits are conducted by Hydro-Québec to validate progress and improvements.
• The program requires ongoing documentation, including the submission of financial and activity reports.
• Recipients are responsible for complying with applicable tax laws and must confirm their tax status with Hydro-Québec.