Energy efficiency program - Efficient construction and renovation
Efficient renovation – small buildings
This grant aims to promote renovations which enhance the thermal envelope of small buildings (which consumes less than less than 150,000 m³ of natural gas per year).
The goal? Improve the energy efficiency of buildings and reduce energy costs
Your building consumes more than 150,000 m3/year? Go to the Renovation of large buildings and greenhouses page.
The Efficient Renovation Program in 2 minutes
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Improve your building’s thermal envelope
The work may include:
- replacing windows
- improving the insulation of walls and roofs
Projects aimed at insulating roofs and/or walls must show an improvement in energy performance compared with what prevailed before the renovation work.
Consult the performance criteria to be exceeded in the Form I – Declaration of Intent. Don’t hesitate to pass them on to your contractor.
Grant – Efficient renovation
Calculation of the grant
For windows2:
$30 per square metre of eligible windows replaced (=2,79$/ft2) up to a maximum of 7.5% of the cost of purchase and installation of the new windows.
For walls and roofs2:
$8 per square metre of eligible walls or roofs renovated (=0,74 $/ft2) up to a maximum of 75% of the cost of purchase and installation.
- Existing customers: Check your last bill or log into your Customer Space.
- Future customers: Contact us for an estimate of your future consumption.
This grant is for current or future Énergir customers1 who:
- Operate in the commercial, institutional, industrial or multi-unit housing (four or more units) sectors
- Use natural gas as the main source of energy for heating the building covered by the project and have an annual natural gas consumption of less than 150,000 m³
- Plan to improve the building envelope. The work involves: Insulating the building, replacing the windows, sealing the building (removing air leaks)
- Consult the Form I – Declaration of Intent for complete details, including the performance criteria to be exceeded3.
- Complete and submit Form I – Declaration of Intent to [email protected] before the work begins4.
- Carry out your work.
- After the work, complete and submit Form II - After work, accompanied by proof requested .
Énergir will analyze your file and will contact you, if necessary. If the project is judged to comply with program requirements, Énergir will advise you accordingly and issue a cheque
- Documents in force for applications submitted before July 1, 2020
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Conditions
1. The total amount of the grant may not exceed $40,000 per fiscal year per Énergir account number (a project may include more than one type of measure). Requests for less than $500 are not eligible.
2. A contract must have been signed with your Commercial Representative and an Énergir account number assigned in order to benefit from the financial assistance offered.
3. Projects aimed at insulating roofs and/or walls must show an improvement in energy performance compared with what prevailed before the renovation work.
4. It is essential that you complete and submit your Declaration of Intent (Form 1),, by which you inform Énergir of your intention to participate in the program, before starting the work. The start of work corresponds to the date the first contract covering the renovation project is signed.
The percentage of energy savings is calculated based on the annual reference consumption for heating.
Énergir reserves the right:
- to modify or end the program without prior notice;
- to interpret the conditions of the program;
- to accept, refuse, or adjust the energy savings from any of the measures proposed by customers or other parties;
- to limit the number of projects when the budget envelope reserved for the program is depleted.
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