Cases studies
Many of our business customers have taken advantage of our programs and grants to improve their energy efficiency and reduce their operating costs. In addition, a number of organizations have chosen dual energy to reduce their natural gas consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.See below for case studies illustrating the benefits of our decarbonization solutions.
Business
Société immobilière Duguay
Société immobilière Duguay, a Trois-Rivières company, has taken advantage of the joint grant program from the Quebec government, Hydro-Québec and Énergir to convert several of its buildings to dual energy. This has contributed to two key objectives: reducing its carbon footprint and lowering heating costs for its tenants.
Business
SONXPLUS
Dual energy offers many advantages, even for SMEs. You can get modern, high-performance equipment at a lower cost thanks to a generous grant program. You help with decarbonization. And you get potential savings on energy bills. That’s exactly what Keven Robichaud, CEO of SONXPLUS, an electronics and computer store in Saint-Sauveur, just did.
Municipal building
Center Persico municipal building, Quebec City
In 2023, the City of Québec conducted a pilot project to convert heating equipment at the Persico Centre, home to the Pamplemousse childcare centre, to dual energy. The project aimed to reduce the building’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and operating costs, while extending the life of its existing natural gas boiler—and the results speak for themselves.
Multi-residential
Hélisis
As the owner and manager of more than 500 housing units in the Greater Montreal Area, Helisis constantly seeks to optimize its energy use to reduce its energy bill and the carbon footprint of its housing stock. That is why it did not hesitate to convert two of its properties to dual energy with the goal of making them models for its other buildings. Let’s look back on a successful experiment.
Church Building
St. Joachim’s Church in Pointe-Claire
When St. Joachim’s Church in Pointe-Claire decided to replace an aging gas boiler early in 2023, the administrators of this West Island Montreal church initially wanted all-electric but ended up going with dual-energy after exploring its many advantages. A look back at a successful conversion.
Industrial
Bridgetone plant
As part of Bridgestone Group’s global environmental objectives, the Bridgestone tire plant in Joliette, Quebec, has implemented a comprehensive decarbonization plan that made it possible to significantly reduce its CO2 emissions, as well as its operating costs.
Industrial
Shawinigan Aluminium
To remain profitable in the long term, Shawinigan Aluminium had to reduce its raw material procurement costs and improve the environmental sustainability of its operations. To meet this challenge, it was able to rely on Énergir’s technical and financial support.
Industrial
Lassonde plant in Saint-Damase
Wanting to improve its processes, the Lassonde plant in Saint-Damase—a major producer of fondue broth, sauces and soups for the North American market—opted for a solution that has improved its energy and environmental performance.
Social housing/healthcare
Maisons des aînés (MDA)
Designed as resident-focused living environments for seniors facing a loss of independence, MDAs must combine comfort, community and environmental sustainability. To that end, designers have implemented ingenious solutions that focus on energy efficiency and GHG reduction.
Multi-purpose – commercial and residential
Espace Montmorency
Espace Montmorency received the New Efficient Construction grant to build energy-efficient buildings, install more efficient appliances and install an energy loop between buildings. These measures reduce natural gas consumption by more than 1,700,000 m3.
NPO
Accueil Bonneau
Énergir funded solar panel maintenance work for Accueil Bonneau through many of their Energy Efficiency programs. Thanks to this maintenance work, Accueil Bonneau saves 2,500 m3 of natural gas per year.
Agri-food
Station agro-biotech
Station agro-biotech saves up 147,000 m3 of natural gas per year by recovering heat and installing more efficient appliances for which they received grants through the Energy Efficiency Measures program.
Agri-food
Pondeuses JL
By installing air exchangers with the help of Énergir’s Energy Efficiency Measures grant, Pondeuses JL saves 953 495 m3 of natural gas per year, resulting in 1799 tons of greenhouses gas emissions avoided. These devices limit drafts in the building and improve the well-being of the birds.
Industrial
Buanderie Blanchelle
To improve its production capacity and optimize its energy efficiency, Buanderie Blanchelle, a company specializing in caring for hospital linens, wanted to invest in process equipment that would balance high output with high energy efficiency.
Multi-tenant buildings
Canadian Apartment Properties REIT (CAPREIT)
Learn how CAPREIT has reduced GHG emissions in some of its buildings by 66% through a combination of energy efficiency and decarbonization measures and strategies.
Educational
Collège de Lévis
At Collège de Lévis, heating was supplied by boilers from 1970. This equipment, which was not modular and had a capacity greater than the building's actual needs, used up too much energy. Beyond that, the steam system was causing overheating and significant energy loss.
Industrial
Cascades
Producing more paper without consuming more energy has always been a concern and value for Cascades, the world's leading pulp and paper company.
Industrial
Alcoa
When Alcoa's Deschambault aluminum smelter, near Québec City, wanted to improve the ventilation of its casting centre, where liquid aluminum is transformed into ingots, it seized the opportunity to innovate by installing a solar wall that generated energy savings and reduced its greenhouse gas (GHG ) emissions.
Industrial
Air Transat
In 2015, Air Transat installed a solar wall on its maintenance hangar located near the Montréal-Trudeau airport, thanks to a Solar Preheating Grant under Énergir's Energy Efficiency Program – Renewable Energy. After four winters of use, this solar air preheating device has not only reduced the energy bill, it has also amortized the acquisition cost
Office
CIBC Tower - Petra Group
When an architectural giant of the sixties needs liftan overhaul, the constraints and costs can add up quickly. But with assistance from , helped by the Énergir Grant for recommissioning building mechanical systems, the CIBC Tower got a new lease on life and obtained LEED certification..
Education
Macdonald Campus - McGill University
For more than a century, a major part of McGill University's Macdonald Campus has been heated with steam produced on-site and distributed by energy-consuming installations. The time had come for an update, one based on efficiency and energy diversification.
Municipality
City of Québec
Heating large spaces can often involve a great deal of energy loss. When building the Parc Chauveau indoor soccer complex, the goal was clear—ensure efficient heating and ventilation, excellent air quality, and especially a comfortable environment for the players, without overheating them.
Health
CHUS
The Fleurimont Hospital, now part of CHUS, was built in the 1960s and converted to natural gas in the 80s. At the time, the goal of the conversion was simply to save money and reduce pollution.
Transportation
EBI
Énergir has worked alongside EBI on its biomethane and CNG projects from the very beginning. Moreover, Énergir subsidies helped EBI convert its fleet of vehicles to natural gas.
Industrial
ESA, from the idea to the market
The start-up ESA had an idea: develop a new heat exchanger for heating poultry houses. Impressed by their innovation and the potential energy savings for our natural gas customers, Énergir awarded the project a grant as part of the Innovation Program.
Industriel
Miels Labonté
Fondée en 1937, Miel Labonté s’est taillée une place de choix dans les épiceries du Québec avec ses produits de qualité et ses présentoirs attrayants. Pour répondre à la demande croissante, l’entreprise de Victoriaville devait moderniser sa production. C’est chose faite avec l’installation de séchoirs au gaz naturel, qui accélèrent de 25 % la préparation du miel.
Garage
Robert Paquette Autobus & Fils inc.
Fondée à l’été 1968 grâce à l’obtention de 6 contrats scolaires, Robert Paquette Autobus et Fils inc. compte aujourd’hui 140 véhicules et 140 ressources compétentes. L’entreprise dessert des écoles et des municipalités, mais offre aussi des services pour les voyages parascolaires et les groupes organisés.
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