Enbridge Gas Quebec — Custom-made project

• Financial assistance provided at $1 per cubic metre of natural gas saved.
• Funding capped at 40% of the incremental cost of the measure.
• Maximum grant amount of $75,000 per project.

• The applicant must be a commercial customer of Enbridge Gas Quebec (Gazifère) whose primary heating source is natural gas.
• Projects must involve energy efficiency measures related to natural gas consumption that are not already covered by other Enbridge Gas Quebec programs.
• For existing buildings, proposed measures must be recommended in a feasibility study prepared or validated by a professional engineer; for new buildings, measures must be recommended within an energy simulation.
• Energy savings calculations and project proposals must follow recognized engineering methods and be substantiated with a comparison between baseline and improved scenarios.

Who is eligible?

• Commercial customers of Enbridge Gaz Québec (Gazifère) with natural gas as their primary heating source

Who is not eligible

• Companies whose main source of heating is not natural gas.
• Non-commercial client companies (rate 1) of Gazifère/Enbridge Gaz Québec.
• Organizations applying for measures already eligible for assistance under other distinct equipment programs from Gazifère/Enbridge Gaz Québec.
• Companies presenting measures that do not involve any investment (e.g., behavioral changes only).
• Companies proposing maintenance or replacement measures following a breakdown, repair, or standard renewal.

Eligible expenses

• Incremental costs for the acquisition and installation of energy-efficient natural gas equipment not covered by other Enbridge or Gazifère programs.
• Engineering and material costs directly related to implementing approved energy efficiency measures.
• Costs associated with building envelope and mechanical system upgrades using natural gas, when not already subsidized by other programs.

Eligible geographic areas

• Companies located in Quebec and served by Enbridge Gas Quebec (Gazifère).
• Businesses within the service area of Enbridge Gas Quebec/Gazifère, specifically in regions such as Gatineau, Quebec.

• Measures must target the reduction of natural gas consumption.
• Proposed energy-saving measures must be recommended by a professional engineer (for existing buildings) or included in an energy simulation (for new buildings).
• Natural gas savings must be supported by detailed calculations comparing current or standard reference scenarios to anticipated efficient scenarios, using recognized engineering methods.
• The project must demonstrate that the payback period (PRI) for the measures is at least one year; if not, the financial assistance will be adjusted.
• Measures already covered by another Enbridge Gaz Québec or Gazifère incentive program are not eligible under this component.

• The financial assistance offered may be modified without prior notice.
• Applications are processed on a first come, first served basis, subject to fund availability.
• External consultants will review the requests for participation, with review costs covered by Enbridge Gaz Québec.
• Applicants will be notified in writing of the decision regarding their financial assistance request.