20% improvement in total energy
256,000 kWh/yr
Incentive ≈ $115,200 ($0.45/kWh)
The approach
Compressed air audit · leak detection
On-site measurements, leak detection and energy audits (Hydro-Québec).
Whatever the brand of your equipment, Onyx M3 inc. is one of the few fully independent service providers in Québec, with modern, sustainable audit methods.
As an engineering service, we design custom energy-efficiency projects that unlock significant incentives.
If your compressor fleet is outdated, this is the service required to access those incentives.
Incentive: $0.45 per kWh saved, or 75% of project costs.
Optimization measures included
- Adding a compressed-air receiver tank
- Replacing energy-hungry compressors
- Heat recovery
- And more, depending on your system
Measurement instruments
- Audit PC
- VPInstruments
- AcuVim
Subsidy potential — 200 HP system
30% improvement in total energy
384,000 kWh/yr
Incentive ≈ $172,800 ($0.45/kWh)
40% improvement in total energy
512,000 kWh/yr
Incentive ≈ $230,400 ($0.45/kWh)
50% improvement in total energy
640,000 kWh/yr
Incentive ≈ $288,000 ($0.45/kWh)
Basis: 200 HP system at full load, 8,000 h/yr (~1,280,000 kWh/yr, ~0.8 kW/HP). Incentive of $0.45 per kWh saved, subject to program terms. Indicative estimates; actual results vary.
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