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This program has been developed in cooperation with the Ontario Power Authority (OPA).
The OPA's mission is to ensure long-term reliable and sustainable supply of electricity
for the Province. A major focus for the OPA is providing programs and initiatives that
promote and encourage better conservation and demand management of electricity for all
sectors across the province. ERIP will be a catalyst to move forward commercial,
industrial & institutional (CI&I) and agricultural projects that have been stalled for
various reasons. Utility incentives bring new attention to projects and often assist in
getting the commitment to proceed from customers.
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The prescriptive list is based on well known technologies that are available in the market
place with established electrical savings.
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We encourage customers to consult with or obtain assistance from industry professionals to
ensure that their design, proposals and installations best meet their needs. Kingston
Hydro will engage a consultant of its choice to review any
applications or evaluate any completed projects as appropriate.
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The qualifying technologies are tried and true with known performance parameters. There
are many variables that could affect their performance and we suggest that you discuss
these with your designers and installers.
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Yes, we encourage customers to take advantage of all funding available. Please also note
that all funding will be considered in determining the amount of the Kingston Hydro incentive.
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The prescriptive program is limited at this time to a fixed number of technologies. We
will not be changing the qualifying technologies at this time but will review and update
the qualifying list periodically to keep up with changing technologies.
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Our goal is to take no more then ten days to approve applications and also ten days to
issue incentive payments.
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