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New rebate program for Ontario producers

New rebate program for Ontario producers

Farmers can save up to 40 per cent of energy costs through the AgriPump Rebate Prorgram

By Diego Flammini
News Reporter
Farms.com

A new Ontario rebate program can help farmers save nearly half of their electricity costs on high-efficiency pumps.

Hydro One and Niagara Peninsula Energy Inc. (NPEI) launched the AgriPump Rebate Program on Friday. The program provides farmers with cash rebates for switching to high-efficiency pump kits.

Growers can instantly earn between $175 and $610 in rebates per submersible pump kit, between $105 and $220 per end suction pump kit, and between $110 and $435 per vertical multi-stage pump kit, according to Hydro One.

The program can also help greenhouse growers, livestock producers and farmers with irrigation systems save money on their monthly bills.

Hydro One and NPEI estimate switching to high-efficiency pumps can help farmers save up to 40 per cent of their system’s electricity costs.

Ontarians pay more for hydro than other Canadians according to the Fraser Institute, so farmers welcome any reduction.

“Water conservation and high energy costs are a big concern for farmers in the Niagara region and across the province,” Drew Spoelstra, a Hamilton and Niagara director with the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, said in a release on March 23. “The Save on Energy Conservation Program and this type of cross-utility initiative to launch the AgriPump Rebate Program is great for agriculture.”

The program is available to customers within the Hydro One and NPEI service territories.

Farmers and contractors can call 1-844-403-3937 or send an email to find out if they qualify for the program.

Farms.com has reached out to NPEI for more information on the AgriPump Rebate Program.

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