ENERGY WISE Competition of Excellence

Categories and Eligibility Requirements

Business Customer Categories

• Industrial project
• Institutional project
• Commercial project
• Agricultural project

Eligibility requirements

• Carry out a project under a Hydro-Québec energy efficiency program between January 1, 2004, and December 31, 2007
• Achieve a specific energy savings threshold (either a number of kilowatthours or a fixed percentage)* by means of a project, or, in the case of an ENERGY WISE Citation of Excellence, rank among the top five businesses for the number of projects carried out.
  
  The energy savings must be attributable to measures or products eligible under a Hydro-Québec energy efficiency program.

ENERGY WISE Citation of Excellence

Programmes	Threshold or Requirement
Empower Program for Building Optimization – New Buildings	54%
Empower Program for Building Optimization – Existing Buildings	41%
Empower Program for Industrial Systems	68%
Efficient Products Program – Lighting	395,000 kWh
Efficient Products Program – Motors	24,000 kWh
Efficient Products Program – Heat Pads	160,000 kWh
Traffic Light Optimization Program	1,350,000 kWh* The total energy savings for all projects carried out by a business customer under this program, expressed in kWh, must equal or exceed this threshold.
Empower Programs only	Rank among the top five businesses for the number of projects carried out

ENERGY WISE Award of Excellence

Category	Program	Threshold
Institutional project	Empower Program for Building Optimization – New Buildings	55%
	Empower Program for Building Optimization – Existing Buildings	50%
	Efficient Products Program – Lighting	395,000 kWh
	Efficient Products Program – Motors	24,000 kWh
	Efficient Products Program – Heat Pads	160,000 kWh
Industrial project	Empower Program for Industrial Systems	77%
	Efficient Products Program – Lighting	395,000 kWh
	Efficient Products Program – Motors	24,000 kWh
	Efficient Products Program – Heat Pads	160,000 kWh
Commercial project	Empower Program for Building Optimization – New Buildings	60%
	Empower Program for Building Optimization – Existing Buildings	45%
	Efficient Products Program – Lighting	395,000 kWh
	Efficient Products Program – Motors	24,000 kWh
	Efficient Products Program – Heat Pads	160,000 kWh
Agricultural project	Empower Program for Industrial Systems	70%
	Efficient Products Program – Lighting	395,000 kWh
	Efficient Products Program – Motors	24,000 kWh
	Efficient Products Program – Heat Pads	160,000 kWh

See Competition Conditions and Rules [PDF].

Business Partner Categories

• Consultant
• Retailer (head office)
• Distributor (sales outlet)
• Manufacturer
• Master electrician

Eligibility requirements

ENERGY WISE Award of Excellence

Category	Threshold and Eligibility Requirements
Consultant	Submit and complete at least five projects between January 1, 2004, and December 31, 2007, under the Empower Program for Building Optimization or the Empower Program for Industrial Systems In the case of the Empower Program for Building Optimization, be registered as a partnering professional and not submit or carry out any energy efficiency projects for own employer
Retailer (head office)	Sign a partnership agreement with Hydro-Québec
Distributor (sales outlet)	Sign a partnership agreement with Hydro-Québec or an expression of interest in a Hydro-Québec program Help save at least 100,000 kWh of energy under the Efficient Products Program by selling products for which rebate applications were accepted between September 30, 2005, and December 31, 2007
Manufacturer	Sign an ENERGY WISE partnership agreement with Hydro-Québec or Sign an Efficient Products Program partnership agreement and Manufacture at least one product sold by a distributor and for which a rebate application was accepted under this program
Master electrician	Be a member in good standing of the Corporation des maîtres électriciens du Québec (CMEQ) Between January 1, 2004, and December 31, 2007 Install at least 400 thermostats in new residential buildings or Install at least 60 thermostats in existing residential buildings or Help save at least 25,000 kWh of energy under the Efficient Products Program by selling products for which rebate applications were accepted

See Competition Conditions and Rules [PDF].