Offers and rebates

Programs to help make your building more energy efficient and sustainable.

Smart businesses know that saving energy is good for their bottom line. Whether you run a large industrial operation or small business, you can take advantage of a wide range of offers and rebates that will enable electrification, improve your building's energy efficiency and lower emissions that contribute to climate change.

Have a question about any of the programs listed? Our Climate Action team is here to help. Email us at climateaction@torontohydro.com.

Save on Energy programs

Retrofit Program

Eligible business customer types: Commercial, agricultural, industrial, institutional and multi-unit residential buildings and facilities.

Receive financial incentives that go towards upgrading equipment that will lower your building's energy costs, improve productivity and support your sustainability goals. Learn more about the upgrades available through the Retrofit Program.

BizEnergySaver Program

Eligible business customer types: Non-residential customers located in Toronto's Richview South area.

Business customers in Toronto's Richview South area can receive direct installation and instant discounts on LED upgrades, adaptive lighting controls in areas such as exit stairwells and parking garages, high bay lighting upgrades and controls, variable frequency drives (VFDs) for pump systems and fans, and parking garage exhaust fan controls. Learn more about the discounts available through BizEnergySaver.

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Industrial Energy Efficiency Program

Eligible business customer type: Industrial customers.

The Industrial Energy Efficiency Program supports customers with improving their industrial processes and implementing system optimization projects, offering up to $5 million in financial incentives for each large industrial energy-efficiency project accepted into the program. Check eligibility and start transforming your industrial process.

Existing Building Commissioning Program

Eligible business customer types: Commercial and institutional customers.

Commercial and institutional building owners can receive financial incentives for hiring qualified commissioning providers to undertake building recommissioning at their facilities. This program can help buildings reduce energy waste, enhance comfort and increase profitability. Learn more about the Existing Building Commissioning Program and check your eligibility.

Energy Performance Program

Eligible business customer types: Commercial, institutional and industrial customers.

The Energy Performance Program rewards customers who are able to make behavioural and operational changes that support capital investment projects. See if you qualify for the Energy Performance Program.

Strategic Energy Management Program

Eligible business customer types: Commercial, institutional and industrial customers.

The Strategic Energy Management Program is designed to help organizations improve their energy performance by implementing an integrated system of organizational practices, policies and processes to achieve persistent energy savings. The program will provide your organization with knowledge, expertise and training in energy management, energy savings incentives and program milestone incentives. Learn more about Save on Energy's Strategic Energy Management Program.

Instant Discounts Program

Eligible business customer types: Commercial, agricultural, industrial, institutional and multi-unit residential buildings and facilities.

The Instant Discounts Program provides eligible customers with upfront discounts from participating distributors on the purchase of energy-efficient lighting products. Find a participating dealer or distributor.

Peak Perks Program

Eligible business customer type: Small business customers.

Are you a small business customer with central air conditioning or a rooftop unit that is controlled by your smart thermostat? If so, sign up for Peak Perks and start getting rewarded for reducing your energy use when demand for electricity in Ontario is high during the summer months. Receive a $75 virtual prepaid Mastercard® when you enrol. Also, receive a $20 virtual prepaid Mastercard® each additional year you stay enroled in the program. Learn more about Peak Perks.

Small Business Program

Eligible business customer type: Small business customers.

This program is designed to help small businesses across Ontario make equipment improvements to reduce their energy consumption. Get up to $3,000 in incentives for eligible lighting equipment and up to $2,500 for eligible non-lighting equipment. Check to see if your small business qualifies.

City of Toronto programs

Eco-Roof Incentive Program

Eligible building types: New and existing residential, industrial, commercial and institutional buildings.

The City of Toronto offers incentives to support the installation of green roofs and cool roofs (known collectively as eco-roofs) on Toronto homes and buildings. Learn more about the Eco-Roof Incentive Program.

Energy Retrofit Loan Program

Eligible building types: All buildings located in Toronto.

Receive fixed, long-term, low-interest financing towards low-carbon, energy-efficient capital improvements through the City of Toronto's Energy Retrofit Loan Program. Eligible measures and technologies include, but are not limited to, battery energy storage systems, heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, heat pumps, lighting and more.

More information is available on the City of Toronto's website.

High-Rise Retrofit Improvement Support Program

Eligible building type: Multi-unit residential buildings.

The High-Rise Retrofit Improvement Support Program provides low-cost financing for owners of residential apartment buildings built before 1990 of three or more storeys to make improvements that reduce energy and water consumption. Learn more about the High-Rise Retrofit Improvement Support Program.

More business retrofitting programs

Canada Greener Affordable Housing Program

Eligible building type: Multi-unit residential buildings.

Canada Greener Affordable Housing helps affordable housing providers complete deep energy retrofits on existing multi-unit residential buildings. This program provides forgivable and low-interest loans to help finance building retrofit measures and activities needed to meet climate goals. It also supplies contributions for pre-retrofit activities needed to plan, prepare and apply for retrofit funding. Learn more about the Canada Greener Affordable Housing Program and apply.