Energy Efficiency Solutions
Data-driven Insights for Reducing Energy Consumption
8760 Expense Management provides energy efficiency services designed to optimize how your business uses energy. Achieve the same results using less power and less natural gas – lower consumption means lower utility bills and greater long-term savings. Our insights and expertise can help make your energy management activities more sustainable with data-driven solutions that make financial and practical sense.
What makes our approach different?
8760 works with clients to help contain/reduce energy expenses through our 360 Degree Energy Optimization Process. Our energy experts focus on the entire utility bill and will provide tangible, data-driven insights to identify opportunities to reduce consumption, energy costs and your carbon footprint. We are not here to sell you equipment you do not need or to conduct endless, expensive audits – we are here to identify where you can improve along with a roadmap to get there.
Full-Bill Optimization
We analyze entire rate structures, including consumption, peak demand, power factor, and delivery charges.
Data-Driven Solutions
No guesswork. Every decision is backed by actual utility data, industry benchmarks, and proven financial metrics.
Independent Experts
We are not equipment resellers or brokers. Our recommendations are completely unbiased and focused on what makes financial sense for your business.
Long-Term Savings
Our solutions are tailored to your needs. We are focused on continuing to save you money over time, not a single transaction.
Turnkey utility bill optimization designed to deliver measurable ROI and long-term cost certainty.
Energy efficiency can deliver much more than lower utility bills. The right projects can reduce operating costs, lower delivery charges exposure, improve equipment performance and reliability, extend equipment life, reduce emissions, and support long-term capital planning. Our objective is to identify improvements that provide measurable value and can be implemented in a financially responsible way.
CLEAR STEPS & REAL SAVINGS
We provide data-driven energy efficiency solutions for small commercial to large industrial facilities. Rather than selling one-off reports, we focus on full utility bill optimization to lower operational costs, reduce demand and transmission (D&T) charges, and improve equipment performance.
Single Facility
If you manage a single energy site, we'll analyze your current energy efficiency level, identify where you have room for optimization, and show you how much you can save over time.
Portfolio Approach
If you manage 3 or more energy sites, our experts can benchmark your portfolio against others in your sector. This helps identify which facilities or buildings may be overspending on energy.
Getting Started Made Simple
Knowing where to start with energy efficiency can be a daunting task as it often feels expensive, complex, and overwhelming. Many businesses don’t know where to begin, what to focus on or how long it takes to see results and/or financial payback. 8760 helps make things easy.
Whether you have a plan already in place or if you are looking to develop a road map for success, 8760 is here to help provide the technical know-how and the data insights to ensure desired results are achieved at the end of your project. The first step is to engage one our experts in a conversation to explore what we do and how we do it.
We work with a variety of industries!
8760 has helped a number of clients improve their energy efficiency. We work with commercial real estate, construction, manufacturing, industrial, mining, oil & gas, healthcare, institutional, and multi-site organizations across Alberta and Canada — providing energy efficiency assessments and broader energy management support tailored to each sector's needs.
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2. Choose Your Services
Building an energy efficiency plan involves a number of components. We provide it all including: Professional Desktop Audits & Benchmarking, On-Site Full-scale Energy Audits (ASHRAE Level 1, 2 & 3), Ongoing Data Monitoring, ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Management, and Funding Application Assistance.
Energy Efficiency Hierarchy
We help you prioritize the right investments in the right order for maximum impact.
Low-Cost / No-Cost Measures
Immediate, practical actions your team can implement with minimal expense, with savings visible short term (automated lighting controls, sealing windows, adjusting HVAC settings, turning off unused equipment).
High-Value Capital Improvements
Investments that require funding but deliver significant, long-term savings, sequenced according to your budget and payback calculations (upgrading windows, lighting, HVAC, water, or electrical systems.
Renewable Energy Solutions
Once baseline efficiency is optimized, renewable and sustainable energy systems deliver maximum benefit — implementing them too early can reduce their overall effectiveness (solar, wind, or bio systems).
Energy Efficiency Hierarchy
We help you prioritize the right investments in the right order for maximum impact.
Low-Cost / No-Cost Measures
Immediate, practical actions your team can implement with minimal expense, with savings visible from day one (automated lighting controls, sealing windows, adjusting HVAC settings, turning off unused equipment).
High-Value Capital Improvements
Investments that require funding but deliver significant, long-term savings, sequenced according to your budget and payback calculations (upgrading windows, lighting, HVAC, water, or electrical systems.
Renewable Energy Solutions
Once baseline efficiency is optimized, renewable and sustainable energy systems deliver maximum benefit — implementing them too early can reduce their overall effectiveness (solar, wind, or bio systems).
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Explore how 8760 helps your business improve energy performance through professional energy audits, funding opportunities, and ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager® services to identify savings and reduce operating costs.
What Is Your ENERGY STAR® Score?
Monitor Energy Consumption & Track Performance
Understand how your buildings use energy and how their performance changes over time. We help you organize and monitor energy consumption data, establish performance benchmarks, and track key metrics to identify trends, inefficiencies, and opportunities for improvement. For eligible building types, Portfolio Manager also provides an ENERGY STAR score from 1 to 100, showing how a building performs compared with similar properties across Canada. Did you know? An ENERGY STAR score of 75 or higher means a building performs better than at least 75% of comparable buildings and may qualify to apply for ENERGY STAR certification, subject to additional eligibility requirements.
Where Can You Improve Your Building's Energy Performance?
Benchmark Performance & Identify Best Practices
How does your building compare with similar properties? Benchmarking helps answer this question by putting your energy consumption into context. We help you evaluate building performance, compare results across your portfolio, and identify areas where improvements may have the greatest impact. By understanding what works well in comparable facilities and reviewing industry best practices, we help you identify practical energy management strategies and prioritize opportunities for improvement.
How Can You Improve Energy Efficiency & Reduce Operating Costs?
Turn Energy Insights into Practical Improvements
Benchmarking is only the beginning. The real value comes from using the insights to make informed decisions. We help you translate energy performance data into practical recommendations, prioritize potential improvements, and evaluate opportunities based on their operational and financial benefits. From a single facility to a multi-building portfolio, our approach helps you track progress, measure improvements, and work toward your energy efficiency and sustainability goals.
Data-Driven Energy Management for Commercial Properties in Alberta
Managing energy performance starts with understanding how your buildings use energy. 8760 helps commercial property owners and facility managers use ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager® to benchmark energy consumption, monitor performance, compare facilities, and identify opportunities to improve efficiency. Whether you manage one building or an entire portfolio, we turn energy data into practical insights that support better decisions and help control operating costs.
Funding is an important element of any energy efficiency undertaking. 8760 helps organizations identify, evaluate, and secure funding opportunities that support energy conservation, efficiency upgrades, and emissions reduction projects. Our goal is to make the complex simple.
Identify Opportunities
We research available Alberta and federal funding programs and help determine which opportunities may align with your business, facility, and project.
Check Eligibility
We help you understand eligibility criteria, required energy assessments or audits, supporting documents, and application deadlines.
Application Support
We assist with gathering and organizing the required documentation, coordinating the application process, and guiding you through the next steps.
Ongoing Guidance
From the initial assessment to application submission and follow-up, we help you navigate the process and understand what comes next.
Find the right program & understand your options.
The Strategic Energy Management for Industry (SEMI) program helps eligible Alberta industrial and manufacturing facilities improve energy performance, reduce operating costs, and strengthen their energy management capabilities. Through a range of funding opportunities, businesses can receive support for energy assessments, management systems, staff training, and capital projects.
Program Highlights:
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Energy Assessments & Audits: Funding of up to $50,000 per facility to evaluate energy consumption and identify opportunities for improvement.
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Energy Management Systems: Financial support for implementing systems to monitor and manage facility energy use, with incentives of up to $250,000 for eligible facilities.
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Training & Expertise: Funding for strategic energy management training and building internal capabilities.
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Capital Retrofits: Incentives of up to $1 million per facility for eligible energy-efficiency projects.
Funding is limited and subject to eligibility. All program activities are currently operating through waitlists.
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The City of Edmonton's Commercial Energy Audit Rebate helps eligible commercial building owners better understand how their properties use energy. The program provides financial assistance toward the cost of a professional energy audit, helping businesses identify opportunities to improve building performance and make informed decisions about future energy projects.
Program Highlights:
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Audit Rebate: Receive up to $5,000 per eligible building toward the cost of a commercial energy audit.
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Building Benchmarking: Participation in the City's Building Energy Benchmarking Program is required.
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Energy Performance Insights: Use audit findings to understand energy consumption and identify potential efficiency improvements.
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Application Limits: Up to three rebates per owner or ownership group per year, subject to program conditions.
Rebates are limited, distributed on a first-come, first-served basis, and subject to eligibility and annual funding availability.
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The Commercial Clean Energy Improvement Program (CEIP) helps eligible commercial property owners finance energy-efficiency improvements and renewable energy projects without covering the full cost upfront. It offers long-term financing tied to the property, with repayments made through the property's tax bill.
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Project Financing: Finance up to 100% of eligible project costs.
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Long-Term Repayment: Repayment terms of up to 20 years, depending on the expected useful life of the upgrades.
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Energy Audits: An ASHRAE Level 2 energy audit is required for eligible commercial projects, unless a qualifying recent audit is already available.
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Eligible Improvements: Projects may include eligible lighting, HVAC, building improvements, solar energy systems, and other approved upgrades.
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Multiple Upgrades: Projects generally require at least three eligible upgrades, with a minimum total project cost of $3,000.
CEIP provides financing rather than a grant or rebate. Applications are subject to property, project, and program eligibility requirements. Intake availability should be confirmed before applying.
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Real Cases. Real Results.
Explore how 8760 helps businesses understand their energy performance, identify opportunities, and make informed decisions about operational efficiency.
Turn opportunities into real results!
For over 20 years, 8760 has helped Alberta businesses reduce energy costs and improve performance. From operational improvements to capital upgrades and renewable energy, we turn data into clear, actionable strategies. We help identify funding opportunities, plan projects, and measure results through Measurement & Verification (M&V). Clear priorities. Measurable results. Smarter energy decisions. Contact us today to get started.
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Elevate your decisions and optimize expenses with 8760!
At 8760 Expense Management, we navigate, elevate, and assist you on your energy efficiency journey every step of the way. Ready to see where your organization stands? Start your energy efficient journey with 8760 today!
