Provincial program

Save on Energy — Expanded Energy Management Program (SEM / Energy Manager / EMIS)

IESO (Independent Electricity System Operator), Ontario · Save on Energy

OntarioElectricityOther / multi-utilityNo deadline stated

Co-funds a dedicated energy manager's salary, provides Strategic Energy Management coaching/cohorts, and funds installation of Energy Management Information Systems (EMIS) — i.e., energy monitoring — at industrial facilities.

What the program says

Amount
Energy manager: up to 50% of salary to $100,000 per facility per year; EMIS: up to $250,000 per installation (industrial facilities)
Deadline
No deadline stated on the source page
Level
Provincial
Region
Ontario
Utility
Electricity · Other / multi-utility
Provider
IESO (Independent Electricity System Operator), Ontario

Status note, recorded at retrieval: Active; industrial activities funded through March 31, 2027. This replaced the legacy Energy Manager program (ended). Strong fit for submetering/monitoring projects via the EMIS stream.

Every value below is quoted from the official page as it read on the retrieved date. Nothing is interpreted, converted or estimated (§F.3).

Who qualifies

Industrial facilities need roughly 20,000 GJ/yr minimum energy use for SEM and 50,000 GJ/yr for Energy Manager funding (commercial/institutional thresholds differ).

Eligibility is summarized from the official page and is not advice. The provider decides.

Where this came from

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