Grid Innovation Fund 2024 – Electrification and Demand Management
The Grid Innovation Fund (GIF) supports innovation with the potential to achieve significant electricity bill savings for Ontario ratepayers – either by enabling greater competition in Ontario’s electricity markets or by helping customers better manage their energy consumption.
The Grid Innovation Fund (GIF) is issuing a targeted call in 2024 (the 2024 Call) for innovative projects focused on Electrification and Demand Management.
The 2024 Call seeks project proposals that demonstrate how electrification can be achieved in a way that helps address Ontario’s growing electricity demand in the transportation and space and water heating and cooling sectors while maintaining grid reliability, sustainability and affordability for ratepayers. More specifically, the 2024 Call is seeking project proposals under two streams:
Electric Vehicles (EVs) including light, medium, heavy duty vehicles and rail transit
Space and water heating across all sectors, and ventilation and cooling for non-residential weather-sensitive loads
The Grid Innovation Fund (GIF) proposal submission window is between May 27, 2024 and July 22, 2024.