{"id":5036,"date":"2021-01-26T14:29:29","date_gmt":"2021-01-26T14:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.naimacanada.ca\/?p=5036"},"modified":"2021-01-26T14:31:55","modified_gmt":"2021-01-26T14:31:55","slug":"55-million-funding-alberta-businesses-improve-efficiency-reduce-emissions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.naimacanada.ca\/55-million-funding-alberta-businesses-improve-efficiency-reduce-emissions\/","title":{"rendered":"Up to $55 Million in Funding for Alberta Businesses to Improve Efficiency & Reduce Emissions"},"content":{"rendered":"
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About the Program<\/b><\/p>\n
Emissions Reduction Alberta\u2019s new Energy Savings for Business Program\u2014a funding opportunity to support small- and medium-scale industrial and commercial businesses\u2014is awarding up to $55 million for cost-saving and emissions reducing projects. The program will help Alberta businesses reduce emissions, decrease operating costs, grow their operations and become more competitive, while creating skilled jobs and boosting economic recovery.<\/span><\/p>\n The focus of the Energy Savings for Business Program is to increase the adoption of targeted commercially available energy-efficient technologies for small and medium-scale businesses. The program is open to all industries and business types across Alberta except for Large Emitters as defined under the TIER Regulation, new construction, federal and provincially-owned buildings, and the institutional sector (municipalities, universities, schools and hospitals).<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n What types of projects will be eligible?<\/b><\/p>\n Examples of the types of projects that qualify for investment include (but are not limited to):<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Application Process<\/b><\/p>\n The program will open to pre-approvals in January 2021. Funding will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. Complete program details, including terms and conditions and a list of eligible technologies, will be available at that time.<\/span><\/p>\n The program is planned to accept new project applications for 6 to 12 months. Projects must occur at facilities located within Alberta. Approved projects must also meet the project timelines eligibility criteria, to be outlined in the program\u2019s terms and conditions.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.4.8″ text_font=”PT Serif||||” text_text_color=”#363636″ text_font_size=”20″ text_line_height=”1.8em” header_5_line_height=”1.5em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_margin=”10px||40px||false|false” text_font_size_tablet=”” text_font_size_phone=”” text_font_size_last_edited=”on|tablet” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]<\/p>\n\n