Peak Performance Program
Get paid to save energy by reducing HVAC use on Ontario’s peak demand days.
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Earn incentives based on how much energy you curtail each season.
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No curtailment obligations. No participation penalties.
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Qualified first-timers receive an additional enabling incentive.
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Designed for HVAC load curtailment
The Peak Performance Program helps commercial and institutional buildings in Ontario reduce their HVAC loads on peak electricity demand days this summer.
When a high-demand day is forecast, you'll get notified in advance. Reduce building HVAC output, lighting and more during a demand response event, and earn incentives based on those energy savings.
What could you earn in this demand response program?
If your buildings curtail an average of 1.25 megawatts (MW) over the 2026 season, you could earn approximately $94,000.
This includes approximately $64,000 in seasonal incentives + a $25,000 enabling incentive for joining the program for the first time.
Why sign up for Peak Performance?
You're already finding ways to use energy efficiently.
Now, you can get paid for it.
See how it works
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Program eligibility
The Peak Performance Program is ideal for commercial and institutional facilities, including offices, hospitals, schools, retail, warehouses, and more.
To participate you must:
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Be a legally registered Ontario business operating in Ontario with facilities connected to the IESO-controlled grid or a local distribution system.
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Demonstrate the ability to aggregate at least 500 kilowatts (kW) of demand response load capacity across enrolled facilities.
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Have the technical capacity to monitor, report, collect and report energy and performance data from participating facilities.
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Aggregate portfolios where at least 75 per cent of the expected demand response contribution is from HVAC-related equipment.
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Not be a participant of the IESO’s Capacity Auction or the Industrial Conservation Initiative (ICI) for the same season.
Are you a multi-unit residential building (MURB)?
MURBs with commercial ownership can participate in the program with eligible measures, such as centralized HVAC systems, under a commercial electricity account.
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How do individual buildings under a portfolio work together?
Check out our FAQs to learn more.
Questions?
Contact the Peak Performance Program team for more information. Agents are available during business days between X a.m. and X p.m.
Call us
1-888-624-3031
Email us
questions@peakperformanceprogram.ca
Frequently asked questions
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