Efficient Solutions Program Upgrade or replace your equipment and systems for less!
Receive substantial financial support and benefit from recurring savings on your electricity bill when you optimize your business’ energy performance.
Overview of the Efficient Solutions Program
Learn more about our financial support program to support Québec businesses that want to carry out projects to improve their energy performance.
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Description : The words "Efficient Solutions" are displayed on a white background.
Narration : Thinking of renovating or expanding?
Description : We see three scenes: two people in high-visibility vests and hard hats walk through a construction site, two people in a greenhouse, and one person in a hard hat walking through a facility.
Narration : Or upgrading to more energy-efficient equipment?
Description : A line graph trending upwards is shown, followed by the words: A worthwhile investment.
Narration : Your project could improve your company’s performance and prove to be a worthwhile investment.
Description : The words "Efficient Solutions" are displayed on a white background. We then transition to a graphic of a pie chart with the phrase: Up to 90% of eligible costs reimbursed.
Narration : With Hydro-Québec’s Efficient Solutions Program, you could receive financial assistance and recoup your investment quickly.
Description : Multiple scenes of equpiment are shown. On a white background the words "Use less electricity" transitions into the phrase "Use it more wisely." We then see two Hydro-Québec employees walking through an industrial facility.
Narration : By outfitting your buildings with equipment that optimizes and reduces electricity use, you’ll improve your productivity,
Description : We see an electricity metre showing the number of kilowatts decreasing. We see an overhead shot of a two-lane road through trees and along the water, with the words "Decarbonize Québec" on the middle of the screen.
Narration : lower your electricity bill and help decarbonize Québec.
Description : On a white background we see the words "It's a win-win!" We see someone driving a forklift in a warehouse.
Narration : It’s a win-win!
Description : On a white background with several scenes displayed, we see the words "For all companies" displayed.
Narration : This program is open to companies both big and small operating in all sectors.
Description : We see several graphics, pie charts, circle, line and bar graphs.
Narration : To calculate the financial assistance you could receive and have your request processed quickly
Description : A laptop showing a Hydro-Québec webpage titled "How to submit a request with the OSE tool" and the text "Download the OSE tool" appears on a white background.
Narration : download the OSE tool available in the Business section of our website, or contact our experts, who can guide you through the process.
Description : Five Hydro-Québec employees shake hands outside a facility, we then see two other scenes of employees shaking hands in various environments.
Description : On a multi-colour background several scenes of Hydro-Québec facilties and the words "Put your energy to work!" are displayed.
Narration : Put your energy to work!
Description : On a blue background we see the following text: Business Solutions.
Narration : Hydro-Québec Business Solutions.
Financial support tailored to your project
Tangible benefits
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Install energy-efficient equipment in your buildings at a competitive price
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Make a worthwhile investment while lowering your electricity bill
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Meet or exceed current environmental standards
Read up on some of the program projects and see how you could benefit.
See examples of projectsThe OSE tool simplifies the process
Use the OSE tool to calculate the financial support you could receive and send in your request in just a few clicks. You’ll also find information on eligible products, equipment and systems.
Frequently asked questions
Energy efficiency is all about using Québec’s resources wisely. The idea is to use less energy to receive an identical or similar service. In other words, we use and waste less energy to meet the same need through measures to recover energy losses or rely on more energy-efficient equipment.
The Efficient Solutions Program is open to businesses with one or more commercial, institutional, industrial or agricultural buildings that receive electricity from the Hydro-Québec grid or an eligible off-grid, municipal or cooperative system.
For the complete list of requirements, refer to the participant’s guides and the Conditions and Undertakings [PDF 133 kB – in French only].
First, consult the program’s different components (Energy Analysis, Small Businesses, Medium and Large Businesses, Farms) and the participant’s guides, which provide details on the requirements and steps to follow.
You can also work with an industry professional or get in touch with us for more information.
The Efficient Solutions Program offers financial support to carry out an energy analysis of one or more buildings and implement energy efficiency measures to lower your electricity bill or demand response measures to reduce the power demand of a building or process during peak demand events at Hydro-Québec’s request. Tailored to the needs of businesses in every sector, the program helps improve their energy performance and competitiveness.
We encourage specialists (consulting engineering firms, energy companies, contractors, etc.) to promote the program to their customers and recommend energy efficiency projects. All the details are available on the Partners and aggregators page.