Northern Energy Advantage Program

Overview of the Northern Energy Advantage Program program:

The Northern Energy Advantage Program (NEAP) supports Northern Ontario’s largest industrial electricity consumers with competitive, stable and predictable electricity price rates. The program helps them improve their competitiveness and their ability to secure investments, while continuing to create and sustain good jobs in Northern Ontario.

Eligibility criteria of the Northern Energy Advantage Program program:

• To apply for NEAP, each individual facility must be:
• Located in Northern Ontario
• Directly owned and controlled by the applicant
• A production or processing facility that consumes a minimum of 50,000 mega-watt hours (MWh) of electricity per year
• Classified as being within one of the following North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2002 industry sectors (with certain exceptions outlined in the program rules):
• Mining and oil
• Gas extraction
• Manufacturing
• Other industries may be considered where the company and/or facility is aligned with, or complementary to, eligible industries such as the battery supply chain or clean technologies
• A market participant purchasing electricity from either:
• The Independent Electricity Service Operator (IESO) administered electricity market
• A local distribution company, including Hydro One