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Save on Energy Small Business Program
Save on Energy sends a contractor to assess your business space and install energy-saving lighting, refrigeration upgrades and smart thermostats. Upgrades within the limits cost you nothing. It's for Ontario businesses with 50 or fewer employees.
- Amount
- Up to $5,500 in installed upgrades at no cost: up to $3,000 for lighting and up to $2,500 for refrigeration and smart thermostats.
- Status
- Year-roundThe page takes applications online, by phone or by email and gives no end date.
- Type
- Free installed energy upgrades
- Run by
- Save on Energy (Independent Electricity System Operator)
- Where
- All of Ontario
- Checked on
- Nov 13, 2026
Who it's for
- Ontario businesses with an operating capacity of 50 or fewer employees
- You own or lease your business space (tenants need landlord or building owner consent)
- Past participants whose lights were installed on or after April 1, 2019 may qualify for additional lighting upgrades
Not for
- Work done by your own contractor (only Save on Energy's contractors install)
- Costs above the limits, which you pay yourself. The page says additional incentives may be available for some upgrades beyond the limits.
What it covers
- A free on-site assessment
- Energy-efficient lighting, up to $3,000
- Refrigeration upgrades and smart thermostats, up to $2,500
- Removal and disposal of the old equipment
How to apply
- Apply online, by phone (1-833-825-7283) or by email (info@smallbusinessprogram.ca).
- Book a free on-site assessment.
- Accept or decline each recommended upgrade.
- Sign the participant agreement; a Save on Energy contractor then does the install.
Good to know
- The lighting and non-lighting amounts can't be combined or moved from one to the other.
- Enbridge Gas customers may qualify for extra measures.
- Assessments and installs are usually booked weekdays, 8 AM to 5 PM. Installs happen on a different day from the assessment.
- Dollar figures in the page's case studies are examples, not program limits.
Questions
I rent my unit. Can I still take part?
Yes, if you have consent from your landlord or building owner.
Will I have to pay anything?
Not for the assessment or for upgrades within the limits. Anything above the limits, including installation, is paid by the business.