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Strategic Energy Management for Industry (SEMI) | Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA)

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$50 million program

Description

Emissions Reduction Alberta’s Strategic Energy Management for Industry (SEMI) program is designed to provide industrial and manufacturing facilities with knowledge, expertise, and training in energy management. The SEMI program will help you increase profitability by reducing energy costs, growing organizational skills and capacity building, and helping cover the cost of capital retrofits.

This $50 million program, with funding provided by the Government of Alberta and Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), will help the province’s industrial and manufacturing sectors increase competitiveness, improve energy efficiency, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions until March 2027.

Eligible Applicants

The SEMI program is designed to support:

  • Industrial, commercial, or manufacturing facilities owned or leased by the participant, located in Alberta. You must obtain permission from your landlord for a leased facility.
  • Eligible facilities may also include those involved in energy-intensive processes that physically or chemically transform materials or substances into new products.
  • Facilities that have been in operation for at least one year with fixed equipment, buildings, or complexes for extraction, production, or manufacturing.
  • Eligible industrial sectors defined by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes.
    • 11 – Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
    • 21 – Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
    • 22 – Utilities
    • 23 – Construction
    • 31-32-33 – Manufacturing
    • 48 – Transportation
    • 56 – Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

Eligible Expenses

  • Conduct an Energy Assessment and Audit and receive up to $50,000 per facility.
  • Implement an Energy Management Information System and receive up to $50,000 for facilities consuming under 400,000 GJ annually, or up to $250,000 for those consuming more.
  • Participate in Strategic Energy Management training and receive up to $100,000 per facility.
  • Invest in energy-efficient Capital Retrofit projects and receive up to $1,000,000 per facility.

Deadline Date

Ongoing. Please click the link indicated below for update.

Contact

Contact Name: Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA) contact centre

Phone Number: 1-844-407-0025 (toll-free)

E-mail Address: semi@eralberta.ca

Website: https://www.eralberta.ca/semi/

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