Energy-efficient equipment for businesses Financial support to implement energy-efficient measures
Receive financial support to purchase and install equipment and systems to improve the energy performance of your commercial, institutional or industrial buildings.
Financial support for all businesses
Small businesses
Up to 90% of eligible costs covered to help businesses carry out their projects. To be eligible for this financial support, companies must be subject to rates G or Flex G .
Your current rate is indicated in the Details of costs section of your bill.
Medium and large businesses
Up to 75% of eligible costs covered. To be eligible for this financial support, companies must be subject to one of the other business rates , specifically G9, M, L or LG.
Your current rate is indicated in the Details of costs section of your bill.
Popular equipment and systems
Efficient heat pump
Advantage
- Meets both heating and cooling needs
- Can be up to three times more efficient than baseboards in the colder months
Automation equipment for demand response management
Advantage
- Maximizes your DR credit
- Makes managing your operations easier
- Boosts your organization’s brand image
How can I benefit from the financial support?
Whether you’re participating in the Small Businesses component or the Simplified Option of the Medium and Large Businesses component, bring your project to life in just three steps!
You can also work with a partner (specialized company, consulting engineering firm, etc.) who’ll support you throughout the process.
Read the eligibility criteria
Before you start your project, make sure you understand the eligibility requirements and program terms and conditions.
Go to the Participant’s Guide – Small Businesses Component [PDF 143 kB - in French only]
Go to the Participant’s Guide – Medium and Large Businesses Component [PDF 212 kB - in French only]
Go to the Conditions and Undertaking [PDF 98 kB - in French only]
Estimate the financial support
Use our OSE calculation tool to estimate the financial support you could receive. You can choose between more than 200 predefined measures.
Estimate the financial assistanceWant to purchase and install equipment and systems that aren’t in the OSE tool?
Go to the Customized Option.
Send in my request
Carry out the project and use the OSE calculation tool to submit your request once the equipment or systems are installed.
Hydro‑Québec will confirm your project’s compliance and send you the payment.
Note: The program requirements were updated on October 7, 2024. If your project got underway before then, refer to the transitional rules.
Customized Option: Tailored to your needs
Want to implement cutting-edge measures that aren’t in the OSE calculation tool? Under the Customized Option of the Medium and Large Businesses component, you could benefit from financial assistance covering up to 75% of eligible costs (maximum of $5 million).
Participate in the Customized Option
“With the Hydro-Québec advisors, we targeted the priorities—the projects with the quickest return.”
Martin Le Moine
President and co-founder of Fruit d’Or
Frequently asked questions
Here are the documents (in French only):
Municipal and cooperative systems [PDF 58 kB - in French only]
Eligible off-grid systems and calculation of financial assistance [PDF 66 kB - in French only]
Notice of participation – Aggregator* [PDF 628 kB - in French only]
* Document for project aggregators
Under the Small Businesses component, there’s only one offering, and it’s for the measures in the OSE tool. The Medium and Large Businesses component has two offerings: the Simplified Option for the measures in the OSE tool and the Customized Option for measures that aren’t in the OSE tool.
Bonus financial support is available to companies that participate in the Small Businesses component, and the minimum amount of financial support is lower.
First, consult the participant’s guides and the Conditions and Undertaking [PDF 98 kB - in French only], which provide details on the requirements and steps to follow
Rate G and Flex G: Participant’s Guide – Small Businesses Component [PDF 143 kB – in French only]
Other business rates, specifically G9, M, L and LG: Participant’s Guide – Medium and Large Businesses Component [PDF 212 kB - in French only]
You can also work with an industry professional or a consulting engineering firm or call our customer support team at 1 800 ENERGIE (1 800 363‑7443).
Yes, the OSE tool will estimate the amount based on these criteria.
We encourage specialists (consulting engineering firms, energy companies, contractors, etc.) to promote the program to their customers and recommend energy efficiency projects.
You’ll find all the information you need in the participant’s guides and the Conditions and Undertaking [PDF 98 kB - in French only].
Rate G and Flex G: Participant’s Guide – Small Businesses Component [PDF 143 kB – in French only]
Other business rates, specifically G9, M, L and LG: Participant’s Guide – Medium and Large Businesses Component [PDF 212 kB - in French only]
A number of factors influence the amount of financial assistance offered under the Efficient Solutions Program. The financial assistance available under the various measures can be adjusted based on, for instance, the fluctuation of market prices of equipment or the adoption rate of a certain type of equipment.
When the market adopts a type of energy-efficient equipment that becomes the standard or commonplace (LED lights, for example), the incentive offered is decreased, and then eventually withdrawn.
Conversely, if Hydro-Québec wants to encourage its customers to adopt a more efficient technology that has not yet become a market standard (for example, geothermal energy), it will increase the financial assistance it offers for this technology in order to reduce the barriers to its purchase and thereby increase its adoption.