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Greenhouse & Agriculture

Expert help and up to $200,000* in incentives for greenhouses

As Ontario’s greenhouse sector continues to grow at a rapid pace, Enbridge Gas is here to help you improve your energy efficiency and stretch your energy dollar further. Whether you grow fruit, vegetables, cannabis or flowers, you’ll get an action plan tailored to your operations.

Through our energy conservation programs, you have access to a dedicated Energy Solutions Advisor who can help you identify energy efficiency projects and connect you with financial incentives to offset project costs.

Our Energy Solutions Advisors will work with you to:

Identify and prioritize energy projects and set goals to save.

Provide technical support on new technologies and processes.

Calculate savings estimates on all energy sources to support your business case.

Secure incentives to offset your incremental costs and speed up payback.

Get incentives for projects that deliver energy savings

Retrofit projects

Greenhouse envelope upgrades

  • Diffused glass
  • Triple polycarbonate
  • Triple infrared (IR) polycarbonate
  • Energy curtains

Heating and controls

  • Climate control systems
  • Linkageless controls
  • Economizers/CO2 condensers
  • Hot water storage tanks
  • Boiler economizers
  • High-efficiency water tanks
  • Hot water or steam reduction
  • Heat exchanger upgrades
  • Waste heat recovery
  • Steam trap replacements
  • Pasteurizer upgrades

Insulation upgrades

  • Pipe/tank insulation
  • Warehouse wall/roof insulation

New construction projects

Greenhouse envelope upgrades

  • Diffused glass
  • Triple polycarbonate
  • Triple infrared (IR) polycarbonate
  • Energy curtains

Heating and controls

  • Climate control systems
  • Linkageless controls
  • Economizers/CO2 condensers
  • Hot water storage tanks
  • Boiler economizers

Insulation upgrades

  • Pipe/tank insulation
  • Warehouse wall/roof insulation

Energy intensity improvements

  • Productivity gains
  • Load reduction

How Under Sun Acres Inc. grew their savings

Can insulating end-wall hot water supply pipes improve energy performance and save natural gas without negatively impacting crop production? Learn how Under Sun Acres Inc. in Staples, Ontario, worked with Enbridge Gas to test this theory—and how a special incentive offer helped a larger rollout take root.

Project highlights

  • $45,500 Enbridge Gas incentive
  • $100,000 approximate project costs
  • 227,500 m3 of estimated natural gas savings†
  • 1.5-year approximate payback period
“Working with an Enbridge Gas Energy Solutions Advisor has helped us find an innovative way to save energy and money.” Lucas Semple Operations Manager, Under Sun Acres Inc.

Limited-time bonus incentives for greenhouses

To qualify for incentives, all projects, including assessments, must be pre-approved by Enbridge Gas before they are started.

Retrofit and new construction projects

Up to $0.10/m3 natural gas saved, up to $200,000. Submit pre-qualified project by Nov. 1, 2023.

Bonus: 1.5x the incentive on retrofit projects only‡

Up to $0.15/m3 natural gas saved, up to $200,000. Submit pre-qualified project by Aug. 19, 2023.

Incentives for energy assessments, studies and meters

Up to 50 percent of costs. Submit pre-qualified assessment by Nov. 1, 2023.

Connect with an Energy Solutions Advisor

We’ll help you find ongoing savings and get your project underway.

* HST is not applicable and will not be added to incentive payments. Terms and conditions apply. Incentives are based on the estimated annual natural gas savings associated with a project. Standard incentives are not to exceed 50 percent of the incremental project cost. Bonus incentives are not to exceed 75 percent of the incremental project cost. Incentives are only made available to customers where Enbridge Gas energy efficiency offer(s) have impacted the customer’s decision to proceed with the improvement(s). Programs are subject to change or cancellation without notice at any time.

† Estimated annual natural gas savings of 227,500 m3. Savings identified by Enbridge Gas and Under Sun Acres Inc. collaboratively.

‡ Bonus incentive cannot be combined with any other offer. Project pre-approval and bonus incentive pre-approval by Enbridge Gas Energy Solutions Advisor required.