Emerging Renewable Power Program

• Project application form
• Letter of intent or partner commitment letter
• Financial reports showing financial capacity
• Power purchase agreement or agreement in principle, if applicable

Who is eligible?

• Canadian legal entities.
• For-profit and not-for-profit organizations.
• Indigenous communities, councils, governments, and Indigenous organizations.
• Provincial, territorial, regional, and municipal governments and their agencies, where applicable.

Who is not eligible

• Foreign companies.

Eligible expenses

• Project costs for eligible emerging renewable power generation projects.
• Costs related to electricity generation components.
• Costs covered under the project’s eligible share, subject to program limits.

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Demonstration projects.
• Energy storage projects and storage component costs.
• Renewable fuel production projects and fuel production component costs.
• Renewable heating projects and heat production component costs.
• Interest payments and banking fees.

Eligible geographic areas

• Canada

• Mandatory pass-or-fail checks: eligible technology, project location in Canada, minimum size, electricity sold or used in Canada, and valid Canadian registration.
• Rated criteria include project cost to the program.
• Rated criteria include life cycle energy costs, expected commissioning date, financial plan, GHG reductions, and the PPA or power pool plan.

• Step 1: Prepare the project application
  • Complete the Project Application package.
  • Include partner commitment information if applicable.
  • Provide a PPA or agreement in principle if one is available.
• Step 2: Submit the application
  • Send the Project Application package by the program deadline.
  • Keep an official record of when the package was sent.
• Step 3: Follow up after submission
  • Applications received after the deadline may still be considered if the delay was outside the proponent’s control.
  • Selected projects will move to due diligence.

• Applications are reviewed by an expert panel.
• Projects that meet the mandatory criteria proceed to due diligence.
• Selected projects undergo financial analysis before the contribution agreement is signed.
• The program monitors signed contribution agreements and requires financial reporting after commissioning.

• The program supports repayable contributions.
• Projects may be partnered, but only one proponent signs the agreement.
• Technical information submitted is treated as confidential.
• Projects may be eligible alongside other government programs, within stacking limits.