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Expanded Energy Management Program (Commercial & Institutional)
Energy management support for organizations
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- Funding available
- $ 100,000
- Deadline
- Open continuously
- Location
- Ontario, Canada
Overview
This program supports commercial and institutional organizations in improving energy management practices at their facilities. It offers funding for strategic energy management and energy manager activities, with incentives of up to $100,000 per funding period for performance and up to $100,000 per funding period for energy manager support.
At a glance
Funding available
- Maximum funding
- $100,000
- Implement environmental initiatives
- Increase operational productivity
- Reduce environmental footprint
- Strengthen organizational capacity
- Renovate or adapt facilities
Eligible candidates
- Location
- Ontario
- Eligible Industries
- All industries
- Annual revenue
- All revenue ranges
- Organisation size
- All organization sizes
- Audience
- All groups
- Legal structures
- All legal structures
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Availability timeline
2026
Periods: 1
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
- Commercial customers
- Institutional customers
- Organizations managing eligible Ontario facilities
Who is not eligible
- Insolvent organizations
- Businesses that are not commercial or institutional customers
Eligible expenses
- Energy Manager hiring costs, including salary and benefits
- Direct hiring costs such as advertising and recruiting
- Professional membership dues required to maintain status
- Professional training fees
- Eligible energy management support products, with reimbursement available in some cases
Ineligible Costs and Activities
- Measures funded by another IESO program or another Ontario public funding program
- Behind-the-meter generation, including renewable energy generation
- Measures that start before the cohort kick-off workshop
- Fuel-switching and efficient electrification projects
Eligible geographic areas
- Ontario
Activities funded
- Strategic energy management participation through a cohort
- Hiring and using an Energy Manager to improve energy performance
- Implementation of energy-saving measures at eligible facilities
- Energy management planning, monitoring, and reporting
How to apply
- Step 1: Complete the application
- Fill in applicant, contact, and facility information.
- Answer the Strategic Energy Management and Energy Manager questions.
- Provide energy data for the eligible facilities.
- Step 2: Submit the application
- Send the completed and signed application to the IESO.
- Step 3: Await review and approval
- The IESO reviews the application and may request or assess additional information.
- If approved, the IESO issues a written Notice of Approval by email.
- Step 4: Begin participation after approval
- Follow the program requirements and submit reports as required.
Documents Needed
- Completed and signed application form
- Facility energy data for at least 12 consecutive months
- Project Register
- Annual Report
- Any other information requested for technical review
Processing and Agreement
- The IESO reviews the application and may reject it at its sole discretion.
- If approved, the applicant receives a written Notice of Approval by email.
- The application becomes binding only after the Notice of Approval is issued.
- Reports and project information are reviewed through technical review and may need revisions before approval.
- Payments depend on approval of required reports and completion of program obligations.
Additional information
- The program is delivered by the IESO.
- Participation requires a written Notice of Approval.
- Applicants must provide consent for technical review and audits.
- The program follows Ontario law and Ontario jurisdiction.
Contacts
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Frequently Asked Questions about the Expanded Energy Management Program (Commercial & Institutional) Program
What is the Expanded Energy Management Program (Commercial & Institutional)?
This program supports commercial and institutional organizations in improving energy management practices at their facilities. It offers funding for strategic energy management and energy manager activities, with incentives of up to $100,000 per funding period for performance and up to $100,000 per funding period for energy manager support.
How much funding can be received?
Expanded Energy Management Program (Commercial & Institutional) Funds up to $100,000 of admissible expenses.
What is the deadline to apply?
The program is accepting continuous intake
Who is eligible for the Expanded Energy Management Program (Commercial & Institutional) program?
To be eligible for the Expanded Energy Management Program (Commercial & Institutional) program, you must:
Commercial or institutional customer
Non-insolvent applicant
Facility with 12 months of energy data
What expenses are eligible under Expanded Energy Management Program (Commercial & Institutional)?
Energy Manager hiring costs, including salary and benefits
Direct hiring costs such as advertising and recruiting
Professional membership dues required to maintain status
Professional training fees
Eligible energy management support products, with reimbursement available in some cases
Who can I contact for more information about the Expanded Energy Management Program (Commercial & Institutional)?
You can contact Save on Energy (SOE) by email at customer.relations@ieso.ca or by phone at 905 403-6900.
Where is the Expanded Energy Management Program (Commercial & Institutional) available?
The Expanded Energy Management Program (Commercial & Institutional) program is available the province of Ontario.