Large Industry Programs
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The Power Smart Partner Transmission program provides large industrial customers with a comprehensive and integrated approach to sustainable energy management. It helps reduce operating costs while improving competitiveness, profitability and facility environments.

This program is for you if you are billed under rate schedule 1823. This program supports customers such as mines, chemical plants, large sawmills, pulp and paper mills, and large manufacturing.

If you are a medium industry customer billed under rate schedule 1200, 1201, 1210 or 1211 and spend more than $200,000 in electricity every year, you should look at our Medium Industry Programs. Small industry customers with annual electricity bill between $50,000 and $200,000 please look at our Small Industry Programs.

Program Offers	Features	Benefits
Project incentives
Transmission Service Rate Incentives	Capital incentives up to $500,000 for energy efficiency projects.	Reduces your project payback You save twice: first on upfront capital costs and then on efficiency gains
Energy Management initiatives
Energy Management Assessment	Executive and management level diagnostic workshops Professionally facilitated and fully funded by Power Smart	Free, convenient workshops held at a location of your choice Identifies areas of opportunity and provides industry benchmarks Provides framework for improvement and monitoring progress
Industrial Energy Manager Initiatives	Funding provided to hire a full-time or part-time energy manager Funding provided for educational opportunities and coaching Bonus Employee Awareness resources available	A key business asset and competitive advantage Provides leadership and guidance on energy management issues High return resource investment
Monitoring, Targeting & Reporting [PDF, 277 Kb]	Fully funded on-site workshop, including instrumentation survey Operational energy analysis (up to $20,000) Implementation plan (up to $20,000)	Provides a platform for continuous energy improvement Captures data that you can use to optimize performance capabilities Quickly identifies areas of opportunity that will save you money
Employee Energy Awareness	Planning workshop Awareness and educational tools Web downloads	Gets employees excited about energy efficiency and conservation Encourages employees to become your eyes and ears on the floor, identifying waste and spotting cost-saving opportunities
Technical initiatives
Energy Studies & Audits	End-Use Assessment: High level single system study. 100% funded to $5,000 Energy Efficiency Feasibility Study: Detailed single system recommendations. 75% funded (100% funded if project proceeds) Plant-wide Audit: High level overview of all your systems. 100% funded to $20,000	No or little financial investment required Uncovers and quantifies opportunities to reduce energy costs Provides you with valuable insight into your systems
End-Use Initiatives	Energy study and/or end-use assessment funding and resources, including customized on-site workshops for the following end-use systems: Pump systems Fans and blowers Compressed air Industrial Lighting Process control Mechanical pulping	Comprehensive look at all options available and cost savings of an individual system Provides workshops and training, lead by field experts, on key systems within your facility Offers ongoing support for energy savings sustainability

In the spotlight

Get 100% funding for your own Industrial Energy Manager - but only if you apply before November 30 [PDF, 1.1 Mb]

Get up to 100% or a maximum of $500,000 towards your next energy efficiency project – but only until September 1, 2010 [PDF, 1.0 Mb].

Integrated Power Offer for Pulp and Paper Customers

Metering & Instrumentation Lending Library (MILL)

Take advantage of free rentals through the Metering & Instrumentation Lending Library (MILL).

Success stories

Find out how Canfor Taylor benefited from participating in several Power Smart programs.

For more info

For more information about these programs, contact your Key Account Manager or call our Customer Care team at 604 453 6400 (Lower Mainland) or 1 866 453 6400 (elsewhere in B.C.)

Last Modified: Nov 17, 2009