Electricity retrofit incentive Program

Retrofitting an existing facility with newer equipment? Go ERIP for savings!

Retrofitting an existing facility with newer equipment is natural business practice. Technological improvements often make the newer equipment more efficient and effective than the ones you are replacing. For electricity driven equipment this is almost certainly the case.

Erie Thames Powerlines appreciates that when your business is making choices between different equipment options the desired choice is for the most efficient solution, but for financing reason or timing reasons other choices may be made. The Electricity Retrofit Incentive Program (ERIP) would like to influence the decision in favour of the most electricity efficient ones.

ERIP focuses on the areas of lighting, motors, heating ventilation and air conditioning and overall electricity systems. These areas cover the majority of and most important electricity upgrades businesses engage in.

Everyone can help reduce energy consumption in Ontario. Through this program, your business can contribute to a cleaner environment and benefit from incentives and lowered operating costs.

Project Classification and Incentives

Prescriptive Projects

Prescriptive projects have predefined technologies with corresponding per-unit or performance-basis savings measures. These projects will tend to involve replacements and upgrades to existing systems. The incentive is based on what is installed.

Custom Projects

Custom projects are for businesses using a more specific solution to electricity efficiency retrofitting. For these projects, all technology equipment and systems are evaluated on the basis of their power and energy performance improvement. The incentive offered is based specifically on the level of improvement.

The incentives are based on the results of calculations from each Projects's specific worksheet.

What's New for 2010!

• Increased incentives.

How do I participate?

There are two ways to get started:

1. Use the self-serve method by reviewing the documentation below and printing or downloading the application and appropriate documents.

OR

2. Contact Erie Thames Powerlines' ERIP Program Manager, Jeff Quint at (519)-808-0925.

ERIP Documentation

Click on the links below to view and download ERIP documentation

Application and Guidelines

• Prescriptive and Custom Application
• Prescriptive Project Application Guideline
• Custom Project Application Guideline

Worksheets

• Custom Project Calculation Worksheet
• Agribusiness Worksheet
• Lighting Worksheet
• Motor Worksheet
• Unitary AC Worksheet
• Space Cooling Worksheet
• Service Hot Water Worksheet
• Food Service Worksheet

Qualifying Product Lists

• Qualifying List - Agribusiness Eligible Exhaust Fans
• Qualifying List - Heat Controllers
• Qualifying List - High Temperature Cutout Thermostats