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Industrial Energy Efficiency Program
Supports industrial energy efficiency in New Brunswick
Funding available
$ 1,000,000
Deadline
Open continuously
Location
New Brunswick, Canada
Who can apply
New Brunswick industrial customers with a rate schedule of Small Industrial
See full eligibility
Overview
The Industrial Energy Efficiency Program helps New Brunswick industrial customers improve energy performance with advice and incentives, including up to $1 million for energy reduction projects. Eligible support includes energy audits and feasibility studies, energy reduction projects, and energy management information systems.
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Opportunity Score
Moderate potential, but conditions must align.
At a glance
Funding available
Financing goals
- Increase performance through digital transformation
- Optimize production processes
- Reduce environmental footprint
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 1,000,000 $
Funds Providers
Eligible candidates
Eligible Industries
- All industries
Location
- New Brunswick
Legal structures
- For-profit business
Annual revenue
- All revenue ranges
Organisation size
- All organization sizes
Audience
- All groups
Next Steps
1
Determine your project
2
Validate your eligibility
Activities funded
- Energy audits, feasibility studies, and service studies
- Energy reduction projects
- Employee training
- Energy Management Information Systems audits, design, implementation, and optimization
- Project types can include process improvements, HVAC systems, refrigeration, building envelope, compressed air, energy intensity reduction, and fuel switching
Documents Needed
- Online registration form
- Pre-approval form
- Quotes
- Required supporting documents
- Back-up documents accompanying an Incentive Claim Application
Official resources
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
- New Brunswick industrial customers with a rate schedule of Small Industrial
- New Brunswick industrial customers with a rate schedule of Large Industrial
- Other industrial entities categorized by the customer’s energy utility provider or deemed eligible by NB Power staff
Eligible expenses
- Eligible Costs for an Energy Audit, Feasibility Study, or Service Study
- Eligible Costs for energy reduction projects
- Eligible Costs for Employee Training
- Eligible Costs for Energy Management Information Systems audits, design, implementation, and optimization
Ineligible Costs and Activities
- Used or rebuilt equipment
- Project-related energy-efficient equipment purchased, contracted for, or installed before Pre-Approval confirmation
Eligible geographic areas
- New Brunswick
Selection criteria
- Incentives are offered on a first-come, first-served basis and are subject to Program budget.
How to apply
- Complete the online registration form.
- Submit the pre-approval form, quotes, and required supporting documents.
- After receiving your pre-approval notification by email, start work on your project or study.
- Once your project is complete, submit your incentive claim documents.
Processing and Agreement
- NB Power will contact applicants within five business days of receiving the completed registration and will send required documents for the pre-approval step.
- NB Power may carry out a site visit before issuing pre-approval and/or before accepting an Incentive claim.
- NB Power may verify the purchase of energy-efficient equipment and access the facility to verify installed equipment.
- Payment is authorized after successful implementation and operation of a Project’s Eligible Measures and the review and approval of back-up documents accompanying an Incentive Claim Application; incentives are typically transferred electronically within five (5) weeks of final approval.
- Project Records must be maintained and made available to NB Power for seven (7) years from the date of application, and participants may be contacted for additional verification or surveys for three years after the final Incentive payment.
Additional information
- You are not required to hire a business from the Industrial Energy Efficiency Trade Network Directory to participate in the program.
- An Electronic Technical Reference Manual is available to show calculated energy savings for eligible equipment and potential in-year and lifetime energy savings.
Contacts
Frequently Asked Questions about the Industrial Energy Efficiency Program Program
What is the Industrial Energy Efficiency Program?
The Industrial Energy Efficiency Program helps New Brunswick industrial customers improve energy performance with advice and incentives, including up to $1 million for energy reduction projects. Eligible support includes energy audits and feasibility studies, energy reduction projects, and energy management information systems.
How much funding can be received?
Industrial Energy Efficiency Program Funds up to $1,000,000 of admissible expenses.
Who is eligible for the Industrial Energy Efficiency Program program?
To be eligible for the Industrial Energy Efficiency Program program, you must:
The applicant must be classified as an industrial customer under NB Power or New Brunswick municipal utilities rate schedules.
Eligible facilities include Small Industrial Facilities, Large Industrial Facilities, or another industrial entity categorized by the customer’s energy utility provider or deemed eligible by NB Power staff.
If the applicant does not own the facility, the owner of the Eligible Site must authorize the installation of eligible measures and accept the Program Terms and Conditions.
What expenses are eligible under Industrial Energy Efficiency Program?
Energy audits, feasibility studies, and service studies
Energy reduction projects
Employee training
Energy Management Information Systems audits, design, implementation, and optimization
Project types can include process improvements, HVAC systems, refrigeration, building envelope, compressed air, energy intensity reduction, and fuel switching
Who can I contact for more information about the Industrial Energy Efficiency Program?
You can contact Save Energy NB by email at IEES-SEEI@nbpower.com or by phone at 1-800-663-6272.
Where is the Industrial Energy Efficiency Program available?
The Industrial Energy Efficiency Program program is available the province of New Brunswick.
Is the Industrial Energy Efficiency Program a grant, loan, or tax credit?
Industrial Energy Efficiency Program is a Grant and Funding