Energy industry news and program updates from Save on Energy.
March 5, 2019 | Training
Are you a lighting contractor and are looking to differentiate yourself from the competition? Join industry experts on March 27, 2019 as they cover how to drive customer sales and increase value with lighting fundamentals.
January 22, 2019 | Training
For lighting contractors: The Strategies for Successful Lighting Projects webinar recording is now available by request for a limited time. Please email channels@saveonenergy.ca to make a request.
The webinar provides guidance on avoiding potential installation problems and call backs; listen in to understand key topics such as assessing customer needs, enhancing your business case, fundamentals of LEDs, ten questions to ask suppliers or vendors and recognizing common problems prior to construction.
January 21, 2019 | Events & Meetings
Do you provide products or services to the food service industry? Come out to the Save on Energy forum at the Restaurants Canada trade show on February 25 to network with energy efficiency and food service professionals, as well as explore the ways energy efficiency can benefit businesses.
January 2, 2019 | Articles
Large-scale energy-efficiency projects can be a hard sell, but longer-term value and other benefits can come from these projects. Learn about our three approaches to help you communicate the total value of projects to customers.
September 13, 2018 | Program News
The URL for the Retrofit application iCon log-in will be moved to retrofitportal.ca on September 27, 2018. Please bookmark this link, but note that it will also be accessible from the Retrofit program web page.
August 23, 2018 | Program News
To align with the launch of the updated Small Business Lighting Program on August 6, 2018 (which includes Linear LED Type B (UL1598c) as an eligible measure), similar TLED products are also eligible for the Retrofit Program effective August 6, 2018, on the custom track only. A prescriptive measure for LED Type B (UL1598c) is expected to be developed at a later date.
Note: It is important that LDCs only process applications for LED Type B, where satisfactory documentation confirms the TLED product is “double-ended” and listed under UL code UL1598c.
August 22, 2018 | Program News
The IESO has approved a business case submitted by the HPNC Task Committee for new worksheets to support horticulture lighting applications under the HPNC and Retrofit programs. The worksheets will become effective on September 10, 2018.
Key updates to the worksheets include:
August 22, 2018 | Program News
The IESO has approved changes to some prescriptive lighting measures under the Retrofit Program proposed by the Prescriptive Measures Committee. The following changes and associated updates to iCON will take effect on September 10, 2018.
Changes include:
As with previous changes to prescriptive measures in iCON, the expired measures will remain on the system and be labelled “Lighting Expired September 10, 2018.”
May 14, 2018 | Program News
The IESO’s Prescriptive Measures and Assumptions List (MAL) has been updated to reflect the verified results from the 2016 Evaluation, Measurement & Verification (EM&V) process and approved business cases for pilots, local and province-wide programs. The latest version of the MAL is available here.
Key updates to the MAL include the following:
The measure-level assumptions will be reviewed on a regular basis as new information becomes available.
May 7, 2018 | Program News
The Process & Systems Upgrades Program has been updated as of May 7, 2018. This program is intended for large-scale energy-efficiency upgrade projects with at least 300 MWh in annual electricity savings. Industrial, commercial, institutional and municipal buildings may qualify.
Your customer may have an opportunity to access this program and move their business forward. If they qualify, they can:
See here for the new description and rules of this program. As a value-add, you can assist your customers with the material needed to apply.
April 30, 2018 | Program News
Updated versions of the Retrofit and High Performance New Construction (HPNC) Unitary AC Worksheets have been approved and will take effect May 14, 2018.
The Retrofit Unitary AC Worksheet has been updated to align the worksheet baselines with the minimum standards in the Ontario Building Code (ASHRAE 90.1-2013).
The HPNC Unitary AC Worksheet has had the following updates:
A "small duct, high velocity, air cooled" Unitary AC category has been added to the drop down menu for equipment type field; and
the "air cooled air conditioners below 65,000 BTU/h" category has revised efficiencies for Split System (SEER 13) and Single Packaged (SEER 14).
The updated worksheets can be found on the Save on Energy website's Retrofit and HPNC pages.