Energy-Efficiency Solutions
BBN Labs coordinates business energy-efficiency projects. First we screen which utility incentives may apply to your site. Examples: Ontario's Save on Energy programs, Enbridge equipment incentives and provincial equivalents. Then we manage the whole project: lighting, HVAC, refrigeration, building controls and energy assessments. Most programs require approval before work starts, so we time everything around those rules; the installation itself is completed by licensed trades.
What you get
- Site-level incentive screening across current utility and provincial programs
- Energy assessments arranged for your site
- Lighting, HVAC, refrigeration and smart-controls project routing
- Installation quotations from licensed contractors, gathered and compared
- Pre-approval sequencing; nothing installed before required sign-offs
- Application documentation: quotes, specs, photos, invoices
- Pairing efficiency work with customer-facing upgrades while trades are on site
What it fixes
- Utility bills climb while incentive budgets go unspent
- Every program has different rules and most require approval before work starts
- Contractors quote equipment; nobody owns the incentive paperwork
- Small businesses miss free direct-install programs they already qualify for
Where a project includes physical work, it is completed by licensed contractors BBN coordinates.
Process
How a project runs
01
Tell us about the site: usage, equipment age, lease situation
02
We screen current programs for potential fit. An honest answer can be 'nothing fits'
03
Licensed contractors assess your site and quote
04
You apply with our guidance where you choose to proceed; approvals land before work starts
05
Installation by licensed trades; documentation closed out for claims
Funding categories that may relate
The honest read on funding
Utilities in most provinces pay for energy upgrades — Ontario, for example, currently runs no-cost direct-install measures up to roughly $5,500 for small businesses, retrofit incentives up to 50% of eligible costs with strict pre-approval, and Enbridge equipment incentives. Your province's programs show up in the funding fit check; the Canada-wide options below are mostly financing. Programs change and budgets cap out. Administrators decide. Screening before purchase is the whole game.
See the funding we track for upgrades like this, coast to coast →
BDC Financing — Small Business Loan
Up to $350,000
Access flexible online financing from Canada's federal Crown corporation bank. Use these funds to scale operations, hire staff, or upgrade equipment…
Last verified July 2, 2026
BDC Financing — Working Capital Term Loan
Secure the cash you need for inventory, hiring, or daily operations without draining your current funds. This BDC term loan offers flexible repayment…
Last verified July 2, 2026
BDC Financing — Equipment Purchase Loan
Up to 125% of costs
Secure the machinery, vehicles, or tech you need to scale operations. BDC offers flexible loan terms including interest-only periods and long…
Last verified July 2, 2026
Packages
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Business Efficiency Package
Equipment and efficiency upgrades screened for incentives and coordinated end to end.
When the project is equipment, lighting or HVAC, we assess the need, screen the utility incentives the project may qualify for, and manage contractor quotations and documentation from first visit to final claim. Where a digital upgrade would strengthen the same project, we propose it alongside; all incentive outcomes remain subject to program rules, available funding, and approval.
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Frequently asked questions
Does BBN Labs install lighting or HVAC?
Licensed electrical and mechanical contractors do the installation; BBN screens the programs, sequences the approvals and manages the project from screening to final claim, so you deal with one team.
What's the most common way businesses lose these incentives?
Starting work before approval. Ontario's Retrofit Program, for example, requires pre-project approval before installation begins. A contractor starting 'to save time' can void the incentive entirely. We build the approval into the project timeline so enthusiasm doesn't cost you the program.
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Subject to program rules, available funding, and approval. Final decisions are made solely by each program administrator.