Program matching
Screen potentially relevant federal, provincial, municipal and utility pathways based on building, measure and project characteristics.
SimEffi Incentives
Model the project after potential incentives — not before them.
Program eligibility, timing and documentation can materially change project economics. SimEffi brings incentive screening into the same workflow as the retrofit scenario.
What incentive screening covers
Four things every measure gets checked against
Timing flags
Highlight programs where application timing matters before a purchase order, equipment purchase or other binding commitment.
Economic integration
Show indicative project economics both before and after potential incentives, so the decision is made on the real number.
Documentation path
Identify the information likely required for a formal application or professional validation, before you need it.
SimEffi Incentive Action Plan™
From potential incentive to official next step.
Each assessment matches recommended measures to current official government and utility programs, shows a confidence status, flags application timing and links directly to program resources.
Apply before you buy. Some programs require pre-approval or written confirmation before equipment is purchased, contracted or installed. Buying first is the most common way owners lose funding they would otherwise have received. SimEffi flags this timing risk per measure in the report.
| Example measure | Potential pathway | Program | Status | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Networked lighting controls | Electricity savings | Save on Energy Retrofit Program | Potential match | Official program |
| Building automation / controls | Natural-gas optimization | Enbridge Gas Commercial Custom Retrofit | Potential match | Official program |
| Broader retrofit funding | Federal / provincial / municipal | NRCan Retrofit Hub | Investigate | Funding finder |
Programs, rates and eligibility can change. SimEffi refreshes incentive research when an assessment is produced and treats all funding as potential until the relevant administrator confirms eligibility.
Status definitions
Potential match
The program appears relevant based on measure type and building characteristics. Eligibility has not been confirmed.
Investigate
More project or building information is required before a pathway can be properly assessed.
Confirmed
Used only after eligibility has actually been verified with the program administrator.
The incentive pathway
Identify → Quantify → Match → Apply → Act
Identify
Find the efficiency opportunity in the building data.
Quantify
Screen cost, savings and payback for the measure.
Match
Find current incentive pathways that may apply.
Apply
Go to the official program resources and file.
Act
Proceed after the required validation.
Illustrative scenario
What incentive screening does to a project.
A building automation project from the sample assessment, shown before and after the incentive it may qualify for. The payback changes by more than three years.
Illustrative only. Eligibility, incentive amount and project savings all require confirmation before any commitment.
Building automation / controls
| Project cost | $45,000 |
| Potential incentive | ($22,500) |
| Net investment | $22,500 |
| Estimated annual savings | $7,328 |
| Simple payback, gross | 6.1 years |
| Simple payback, net | 3.1 years |
Find the funding before you spend the capital.
Every SimEffi assessment includes incentive screening at no additional cost.