Efficient Solutions Program
Simplified Option
Why choose the Simplified Option?
By signing up for the Efficient Solutions Program’s Simplified Option, you’ll take your renovation, retrofit or construction project up a notch.
Financial assistance
that definitely makes your investment more worthwhile
Greater energy efficiency
that lowers your operating costs
An easy calculation tool
that will tell you about the financial assistance you may be eligible for
A flexible source of energy*
from a sole energy supplier that covers all your energy needs (lighting, heating, cooling, etc.)
Clean power*
over 99% renewable, that helps you position your company as environmentally responsible
*The advantages of hydropower
Play a key role with clients
Are you an engineer, developer, architect, contractor or master electrician? The Efficient Solutions Program lets you give your clients a competitive edge and makes you stand out in the market. It’s simple—everybody wins!
Find out how to become a project aggregator
Calculate* the amount of financial assistance that you could receive
A quick and effective tool to:
- assess the amount of financial assistance to which you are entitled
- validate the eligibility of your initiatives
- submit your request for financial assistance
*Download the latest version of the software to take advantage of the most recent program updates.
Current version updated on August 25, 2021 :
version 2.1
– in French only]
How to use the OSE financial assistance calculation tool (In French only)
Transcript of the video (In French only) Outil OSE
- 00:01L'outil OSE du programme Solutions efficaces
- 00:04vous permettra de connaître le montant de l'appui financier
- 00:06auquel vous pourriez avoir droit.
- 00:09Parmi plus de 200 mesures prédéfinies,
- 00:11choisissez celles qui vous intéressent,
- 00:13soumettez votre demande et recevez votre appui financier
- 00:16en trois étapes faciles.
- 00:18Découvrons ensemble l'outil OSE.
- 00:24À l'étape 1, vous n'avez qu'à inscrire
- 00:26le nombre de bâtiments visés et leurs caractéristiques.
- 00:35À l'étape 2, choisissez parmi plus de 200 mesures admissibles
- 00:38celles que vous souhaitez appliquer.
- 00:48Vous souhaitez obtenir plus d'information
- 00:50sur une mesure en particulier,
- 00:52ou vous avez une question sur une case à remplir?
- 00:55Appuyez sur la touche F1 de votre clavier
- 00:58pour accéder à l'aide en ligne.
- 00:59Vous obtiendrez les réponses à vos questions
- 01:01et de l'assistance pour naviguer dans l'outil OSE.
- 01:07Les mesures que vous aurez sélectionnées
- 01:09apparaîtront dans un tableau.
- 01:12Le montant total de l'appui financier
- 01:13auquel vous pourriez avoir droit s'affichera au bas de l'écran.
- 01:18Quand vous aurez atteint le seuil minimal de 2500 $,
- 01:21vous pourrez accéder à l'étape 3.
- 01:27À l'étape 3, saisissez les données administratives
- 01:30de votre projet.
- 01:32Les champs dans lesquels saisir les données
- 01:34varieront et s'ajusteront selon le projet que vous présenterez.
- 01:43Ça y est, vous avez pratiquement terminé.
- 01:45En trois clics, votre demande sera expédiée à Hydro-Québec.
- 01:49Vous devrez confirmer que les travaux sont terminés.
- 01:52Par la suite,
- 01:54le processus d'analyse du projet se déclenchera,
- 01:56puis le paiement auquel vous avez droit vous sera versé.
- 01:59La simplicité de l'outil OSE
- 02:02vous permet de profiter de l'appui financier
- 02:04du programme Solutions efficaces.
- 02:06Vous pourrez ainsi améliorer
- 02:08la performance énergétique de vos bâtiments,
- 02:10tout en profitant d'une énergie propre et renouvelable
- 02:13à plus de 99 %.
Participant’s Guide, program eligibility and other useful tools
To be eligible, your project must:
- be implemented in at least one eligible building
- target measures designed to improve the energy efficiency of a building, a plant, a piece of equipment, a process or a system
The Participant’s Guide contains a full list of eligibility criteria.
Download the Guide [PDF 620 Kb – in French only]
Other tools and legal documents
- Conditions and undertakings [PDF 259 Kb - in French only]
- Types of participants: Payments and special terms and conditions [PDF 224 Kb - in French only]
- List of municipal and cooperative systems [PDF 15 Kb - in French only]
- Terms and conditions specific to off-grid systems [PDF 27 Kb - in French only]
- Notice of participation in the Efficient Solutions Program [Word 35 Kb - in French only]*
*Document for project aggregators – In French only
Over 200 measures available to businesses
Read about the main energy efficiency solutions among over 200 eligible measures eligible under the Simplified Option:
Discover concrete effects of our program through our project examples
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Efficient Solutions Program – Customized Option
The measures you have in mind aren’t eligible for the Simplified Option? Our Customized Option could enable you to implement innovative efficiency measures that are just right for your company.
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