Efficient Product Rebates – Trade Network Page

Rebate guides and worksheets to apply for Efficient Product Rebates for commercial products through Business Energy Rebates (BER) and Small Business Energy Solutions (SBES) can be found below.

Please ensure you are familiar with the criteria for both BER and SBES before completing the Before You Buy or After You Buy application and the applicable worksheets. Full terms and conditions for SBES can be found online here and BER terms and conditions can be found here.

BER & SBES Criteria

Business Energy Rebates		Small Business Energy Solutions

Available to all business customers. Incentives are paid to end-users		Available to small business customers whose annual electrical energy consumption is less than 350,000 kWh (approximately $3,800 per month in electricity costs)
Some lighting and pumping measures are available for purchase in-store at participating distributors and will be rebated at the point of sale as “Instant Rebates”		Pre-approval is required for all SBES projects (incentives will not be paid out for products already purchased)
All other measures are available as a mail-in rebate up to 90 days after purchase		Customers are eligible to receive both rebates and interest-free on bill financing (up to 24 months)
Larger projects where the customer will receive over $15,000 in incentives require pre-approval		New construction projects are not eligible for SBES, retrofit projects only
Pre-approval is required for data center, water heating and solar measures		Free energy audits are available to eligible customers (as determined by Efficiency Nova Scotia)
New construction projects are eligible for incentives		Facility must be located within Nova Scotia
Customers can choose rebates or interest-free financing for up to 24 months
Facility must be located within Nova Scotia