Alberta Offers New Industrial Energy Efficiency Rebates

Alberta

 

Mar 13, 2018

Industrial businesses in Alberta, including small-to-medium sized oil and gas industries, are now eligible to receive rebates for switching to energy-efficient products Energy Efficiency Alberta’s Business Non-Profit and Institutional (BNI) Energy Savings Program.

“Alberta’s industrial operators create jobs and drive our economy,” says Shannon Phillips, Minister of Environment and Parks and Minister responsible for the Climate Change Office. “By encouraging operators to replace old equipment with new energy-efficient products, we are helping Alberta businesses lower their energy bills, reduce their emissions and reinvest in their business. (Shown in photo: Minister Shannon Phillips and Energy Efficiency Alberta CEO Monica Curtis listening to ideas from business leaders on energy efficiency at the Calgary Chamber of Commerce.)

The program helps organizations reduce their energy use and greenhouse gas emissions by replacing outdated and inefficient equipment with new energy-efficient technologies. Most industrial facilities that are not large final emitters qualify for the program.

New energy-efficiency products for small to medium industrial facilities include:

• pump-off controllers for pump jacks
• variable frequency drives for combustion air fans
• steam trap survey and retrofit
• retro-commissioning for economizers and fresh air dampers
• pneumatic to electric instrument conversion
• compressed air leak detection and repair
• no-loss drains (compressed air)
• chiller tune-up
• loading dock door and pit seals
• valve repair —chilled water / hot water
• process exhaust filtration

Organizations purchase products and once installed submit product information and proof of purchase online to receive the rebate. Many contractors do this on behalf of their customers when they complete the installation.

As of December 2017, more than 1,200 organizations have participated in the BNI program, receiving a total of $3.5 million in rebates or an average of $2,600 per project.
For a list of eligible products and qualifying industrial sectors, and to learn about other opportunities to save energy, visit www.efficiencyalberta.ca.

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