Bulletin Hydro Affaires Spring 2012 Edition
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Commercial Refrigeration Equipment

The program will end on May 1, 2012. See the transition conditions.
"My old appliances were real energy hogs. When it came time to replace them, I looked for highly efficient refrigerators and freezers to save electricity. I got a great rebate on my purchase."

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REBATES AND BENEFITS

Benefits

  • QUICK AND EASY
    • Quick and easy purchase rebate
    • Faster payback
  • VERY HIGH EFFICIENCY
    • Energy savings could reach, or even surpass, 50%,compared with conventional appliances1.
  • SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE
    • Thanks to insulation quality, optimized refrigeration system and precision controls
  • EXCELLENT TEMPERATURE CONTROL
    • Food keeps longer in a well-controlled temperature
  • SERVICE LIFE OF OVER 10 YEARS
  • LOWER ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
    • Recyclable materials and nontoxic refrigerants

How to apply

  1. 1.Buy eligible products from a participating distributor.
    Before May 1, 2012
  2. 2.Install them.
  3. 3.Fill in the rebate form and send it to Hydro-Québec.
    Before August 31, 2012

Tools

Rebate form

* In French only

Purchase rebate

COMMERCIAL REFRIGERATORS
(solid or glass doors)		 $400
COMMERCIAL FREEZERS
(solid or glass doors)		 $650

Sample energy savings

Appliance Consumption Savings
Highly efficient model Efficient model % kW/year $/year
Refrigerator
Solid doors
40 cu. ft. 		3.62 kWh/day 7.76 kWh/day 53 1,510 1 120.77 2
Freezer
Solid doors
40 cu. ft. 		12.17 kWh/day 18.25 kWh/day 33 2,219 1 177.56 2

Sample energy efficiency calculation

Eligibility

Commercial, institutional, industrial and agricultural customers, except those who are subject to Rate L

Also eligible

  • Owners of multiunit residential buildings, for products used in common areas
  • Customers of municipal and off-grid systems

Eligibility period

September 28, 2009, to May 1, 2012

Download the Rebate Guide for details.

Canadian standards of January 2008

Figures resulting from the difference between the consumption of a highly efficient model and that of a standard model, multiplied by 365 days.

Calculations based on running appliance 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and a rate of $0.08/kWh.

CALCULATING ENERGY EFFICIENCY

Printable version »

Type of Appliance Volume Consumption in kWh/day Savings
cu. ft. Highly efficient model* Standard model** kWh/year*** $/year****
Solid door refrigerator 20 2.42 5.26 1,036 82.87
Solid door refrigerator 40 3.62 7.76 1,510 120.77
Solid door refrigerator 60 4.82 10.25 1,983 158.67
Glass door refrigerator 20 4.11 8.21 1,496 119.65
Glass door refrigerator 40 5.83 11.65 2,123 169.81
Glass door refrigerator 60 7.55 15.08 2,750 219.96
Solid door freezer 20 6.57 10.27 1,349 107.90
Solid door freezer 40 12.17 18.25 2,219 177.56
Solid door freezer 60 17.77 26.24 3,090 247.21
Glass door freezer 20 19.10 23.90 1,753 140.23
Glass door freezer 40 34.10 42.70 3,141 251.26
Glass door freezer 60 49.10 61.51 4,529 362.29

*Models for which daily consumption meets the minimum stipulated by Canadian regulations in effect.

**Models for which daily consumption meets the minimum stipulated by Hydro-Québec's Efficient Products Program.

***Difference between consumption for the highly efficient model and the standard model, multiplied by 365 days (excluding cross effects).

****Amounts calculated based on use 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at a rate of $0.08/kWh.

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