Support for the manufacturing sector
What's up?
- Please take note that certain modifications were brought to the contents of the program. The information diffused on this web site is in accordance with it, with the exception of the brochure of the program.
- Financial help brought to 250 000 $ per project up to a cumulative limit
of 1.5 M $ per site. - You keep now property of all reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) tons.
- Butane is now added to admissible combustible list with light oil and propane.
- IRR admissibility limit lower than 5 years as been withdrawn.
- New Detailed guide is now available.
Program description
The Support for the manufacturing sector program helps manufacturers make the move toward sustainable development and improve their competitiveness by reducing their consumption of certain target fuels (light fuel oil, propane and butane). Financial assistance is available for conducting analyses, and for implementing energy efficiency measures as regards these target fuels. This program is financed by the Green Fund of the PACC action plan (Plan d’action sur les changements climatiques 2006-2012).
Eligibility
Any corporate entity with premises in Québec that consumes targeted fuel sources for its heating and manufacturing requirements is eligible for the program which is aimed exclusively at the manufacturing sector.
1 program, 2 components
There are two components to the program. The first is analysis. The Department provides financial assistance for conducting energy analyses, value analyses, feasibility studies and analyses of proper integration of better fuel consumption practices. The second is implementation. The Department provides financial assistance to encourage the implementation of measures that lead to an ongoing reduction in the consumption of these target fuels.
The financial assistance provided by the Department can also be combined with aid from complementary programs offered by partner organizations. However, the accumulation of financial contributions may not exceed 75% of the eligible costs of analysis or of the implementation project, and the applicant must always contribute a minimum of 25% of total costs.
Analysis
Eligible analyses or studies
The purpose of the Analysis section is to determine the possibilities of improving the energy efficiency of an industrial site or building.
Eligible analyses or studies are:
- energy analysis of target fuels
- analysis of various fuels in terms of overall value
- feasibility study of target fuels
- an analysis, carried out by a specialized firm, of the integration of fuel consumption procedures for an existing plant, the addition of a production line or for the expansion of a manufacturing plant.
Eligible costs
- the cost of outside consultation
- compensation of in-house employees directly involved in analysis work
- the cost of renting equipment or measuring devices.
Financial assistance
Depending on the type of analysis, the Department offers financial assistance that is limited to the lesser of the following amounts:
Energy analysis, value analysis or feasibility study
- a maximum of 50% of the eligible cost of the analysis of target fuels
- a maximum accumulation of $25,000 per site.
Integration analysis
- a maximum of 50% of the eligible costs of the analysis of target fuels
- a maximum accumulation of $100,00 per site.
Implementation
Eligible projects
The purpose of the Implementation section is to implement energy efficiency measures for target fuels that are easy to measure and long-lasting, and whose implementation was planned using appropriate equipment at a specified cost for a predetermined period. Eligible projects have as their focus:
- to replace equipment with more efficient equipment as regards consumption of target fuels
- to modify existing equipment so as to reduce consumption of target fuels
- to install new equipment for existing procedures that leads to a reduction in consumption of target fuels.
- For information on projects that are not eligible, see the program brochure (PDF | 281 ko)
Eligible costs
- the cost of purchasing and upgrading equipment, including the cost of measuring energy consumption
- the cost of installing and starting up new equipment, when carried out by a third party in accordance with a signed contract
- the cost of any engineering work and of installation, implementation and measurement that is carried out by the applicant’s personnel, including their wages
- the cost of measurements conducted by an outside firm before and after the implementation of proposed measures
- the cost of engineering work carried out by an outside firm
- in the event that old equipment is replaced, the incremental costs entailed in the acquisition, installation and engineering of the new, energy efficient equipment.
Financial assistance
Financial assistance granted by the Department is limited to the lesser of the following amounts:
- the amount necessary to reduce the ROI to one year
- a maximum of 75% of eligible implementation costs
- $250,000 per project up to a cumulative maximum of 1.5 M $ per site
- the original amount requested by the applicant.
Publications and Forms
To apply, fill out an application form and send both a hard copy and an electronic version to the following address :
Bureau de l'efficacité et de l'innovation énergétiques
Ministère des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune
5700, 4e Avenue Ouest, RC
Québec (Québec)
G1H 6R1
E-mail : efficaciteenergetique@mrnf.gouv.qc.caaee@aee.gouv.qc.ca
Improve your competitiveness. Give us a call!
For more information on the Support for the manufacturing sector program, contact us by phone at 1 877 727-6655 or by e-mail at efficaciteenergetique@mrnf.gouv.qc.ca.
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