Save On Energy: Retrofit Program Measures & Incentives for Ontario Business & Industry Sectors

June 5, 2025

Save On Energy: Retrofit Program Measures & Incentives

The Retrofit program will release semi-annual updates each spring and fall. As part of these updates, new measures and incentives are being added to the Retrofit program to enable businesses to continue to save on energy costs and to take advantage of a variety of technologies and products to help improve the overall operations of buildings and facilities.

Below is the list of measures and incentives currently available under the Retrofit program.

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HVAC

Data Centres

Measure	Incentive (per unit)
Computer Room Air Conditioner (High Efficiency Air-Cooled)	Up to $10,000
Computer Room Air Conditioner (High Efficiency Water-Cooled)	Up to $10,000
Computer Room Air Conditioner (High Efficiency Water-Cooled with Fluid Economizer)	Up to $10,000
Computer Room Air Conditioner (High Efficiency Glycol-Cooled)	Up to $10,000
Computer Room Air Conditioner (High Efficiency Glycol-Cooled with Fluid Economizer)	Up to $10,000

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Chillers

Measure	Incentive (per unit)
HVAC Chiller – Air-Cooled Chiller	$21/ton/0.01 kW/ton IPLV improvement
HVAC Chiller – Water-Cooled Centrifugal	$21/ton/0.01 kW/ton IPLV improvement
HVAC Chiller – Water-Cooled Positive Displacement	$21/ton/0.01 kW/ton IPLV improvement

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Cooling

Measure	Incentive (per unit)
Room Air Conditioner – Window and split type	Up to $25
Packaged Terminal Air Conditioner (PTAC)	Up to $540
Packaged Terminal Heat Pump (PTHP)	Up to $1,100
Unitary Air Conditioning Unit	Up to $6,960
Unitary Air Source Heat Pump (ASHP)	Up to $18,000

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Fan Motors

Measure	Incentive (per unit)
ECM Motor for HVAC Application (Fan-Powered VAV Box)	Up to $400
ECM Motor for HVAC Application (Fan Motor Replacement)	Up to $300
Circulator Pumps with ECMs	Up to $3,080

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HVAC Controls

Measure	Incentive (per unit)
Hotel Occupancy Control (HVAC + Lighting) – Gas heated	$100
Hotel Occupancy Control (HVAC + Lighting – Electrically heated	$200
In-Suite Temperature Control for Electric Space Heating and Cooling	$300
Demand Control Kitchen Ventilation	Up to $7,000
Demand Control Ventilation – Garage	Up to $39,900
Demand Control Ventilation – Interior Space	Up to $52,200
Advanced Rooftop Unit Controls	Up to $5,780

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Refrigeration

Measure	Incentive (per unit)
Doors for Open Refrigerated Display Cases	$200/Linear Foot
Refrigeration Compressors	Up to $300/HP
ENERGY STAR Refrigerator	$240
ECM motors for evaporator fans (Freezer walk-in)	$120
ECM motors for evaporator fans (Refrigerator walk-in)	$100

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Manufacturing & Other Equipment

Compressed Air

Measure	Incentive (per unit)
Engineered Nozzle	Up to $170
Compressed Air Low-Pressure Drop Filter (20 HP to 100 HP)	Up to $1,460
Primary Air Receiver Tank	Up to $15,280
Compressed Air Variable Displacement Compressor	Up to $27,440
Compressed Air Variable Speed Drive Compressor	Up to $34,280
Regenerative Dryer with Dewpoint Control	Up to $5,460
Zero Loss Drain	$280
Cycling or Thermal Mass Refrigerated Dryer	Up to $820

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Distributed Energy Resources – Solar PV System*

Measure	Incentive
Microgeneration Solar PV System (≤ 10 kW-DC)	$1,000/kW-DC
Small to Medium Generation Solar PV System (> 10 kW-AC up to 1 MW-AC)**	$860/kW-AC

* Please contact your LDC regarding ability to connect the DER measure to the electricity grid.

** Small to medium generation solar PV systems greater than 1 MW-AC are eligible, however, the incentive will be capped at 1 MW-AC.

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Motors

Measure	Incentive (per unit)
Open Drip-Proof (ODP) Motor	Up to $1,820
Totally Enclosed Fan-Cooled (TEFC) Motor	Up to $2,200
Variable Speed Domestic Cold Water Booster System	$1,200/HP

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VFDs

Measure	Incentive (per unit)
Variable Frequency Drive (300 HP maximum)	Up to $58,500

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Industrial Upgrades

Measure	Incentive
All Electric Injection Moulding Machine	$200/Rated clamping ton
Hybrid Injection Moulding Machine	$100/Rated clamping ton
Process Chiller – Water-Cooled Centrifugal	$120/ton/0.01 kW/ton FL improvement
Process Chiller – Water-Cooled Positive Displacement	$120/ton/0.01 kW/ton FL improvement
Industrial Energy Management Information System (EMIS)*	Up to $250,000

* Incentives for the Industrial EMIS are funded by Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) as part of its Green Industrial Facilities and Manufacturing Program.

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