British Columbia Grants & Rebate

BC Hydro
Analyze My Home ● Lighting
Analyze My Home is an online tool available through the Energy Management Centre at bchydro.com. It provides a free, personalized breakdown of a customer's home energy use and recommendations on where improvements can be made to lower consumption...
Fridge Buy Back Program
BC Hydro's Fridge Buy Back Program is designed to motivate residential customers to turn in their old, inefficient second operating fridges, in which the ozone-depleting refrigerant and metal will be safely recycled...
Net Metering
This program has been designed for residential and commercial customers who wish to connect a small electricity generating unit to the BC Hydro distribution system. Generating units up to 50 kW in capacity that utilize a clean or renewable resource are eligible to participate...
Standing Offer Program
BC Hydro is implementing a Standing Offer Program to encourage the development of small and clean energy projects throughout British Columbia. The program is a process to purchase energy from small projects with a nameplate capacity under 15 megawatts...

Windows Rebate Program
The Windows Rebate Program is designed to motivate residential customers to choose ENERGY STAR windows when installing new windows in their home. ENERGY STAR windows offer homeowners many benefits and are an excellent long-term investment in comfort...

BC Hydro Power Smart

Commercial Sector - Data Centre & Server Initiative
BC Hydro's new Data Centre and Server Initiative offers financial incentives (commercial led lighting} and tools to help commercial customers identify and implement server consolidation solutions in their data centres...
Commercial Sector - Energy Management Assessment ● Commercial Led Lighting
Participating in an Energy Management Assessment workshop will help you take the first step towards improving your organization's energy management practices. It involves: Responding to a series of questions regarding energy management which produces a detailed report that highlights areas of opportunities within your organization, ...
Commercial Sector - Energy Manager Network ● Commercial Led Lighting
Energy Manager online is a resource energy managers can use for tips and information about conservation.
A work in progress, this resource relies heavily on the input and suggestions of energy managers. Watch for future enhancements as we build an online energy manager community.
Commercial Sector - Energy Performance Contracts ● Commercial Led Lighting
An Energy Performance Contract is an agreement with an Energy Service Company (ESCO) that enables building owners to carry out infrastructure upgrades without financial risk or capital dollars and pay for the project from energy savings. If you have multiple facilities that require energy efficiency upgrades this may be an option for you.

Commercial Sector - High-Bay Lighting Initiative ● Commercial Led Lighting

The new High-Bay Lighting Initiative offers financial incentives and tools to help commercial customers identify, design and install more effective and energy-efficient lighting in high-bay facilities, such as warehouses, athletic facilities and large retail stores.
Commercial Sector - Power Smart Partner Program ● Commercial Led Lighting
By working together, we'll help you identify the best and most sustainable energy management program for your business. Through the Power Smart Partner Program, eligible organizations have access to a variety of tools and resources to improve productiv...
Compact Fluorescent Lighting Program ● Lighting
BC Hydro's Lower Mainland Compact Fluorescent Light program is designed to motivate residential customers to obtain the best long term value from their choice of lighting and to shift customer behaviour and the lighting market so that efficient usage b...
Large Industries - Energy Studies & Audits ● Commercial Led Lighting
Energy studies and audits are all about helping you identify, investigate and implement energy efficiency projects. From high-level surveys to in-depth investigations, our funding offers are designed to cover the diverse needs of all of our customers.
Large Industries - Process Control Initiative ● Commercial Led Lighting
The Process Control Initiative can help you improve the energy efficiency of your process systems now and over the long term. The program offers co-funding to identify opportunities to improve process controls to achieve reduced variance in process sys...
Large Industries - Pump Systems Initiative
The Pump Systems Initiative offers you funding for a plant-wide pump system assessment and energy study of selected pump systems. A plant-wide audit, which focuses on your pump systems, will help you locate inefficiencies and provide you with the infor...
Large Industries - Transmission Service Rate Incentives
Transmission Service Rate (TSR) incentives provide transmission customers with capital incentives to implement energy efficiency projects. The incentives are intended for customers that have exhausted all or most of their Tier 2 energy and require a st...
Medium Industries - Customer Site Investigation ● Lighting
Register for your Customer Site Investigation, and we'll send an energy specialist to review your consumption history and tour your facility. The specialist will give you a breakdown of where your energy is going and which of your systems present the b...
Medium Industries - End-Use Assessment ● Commercial Led Lighting
Assessments are high-level investigations of a specific system within an industrial facility. A pre-qualified consultant from our Power Smart Alliance will visit your facility and conduct the assessment of your system. At the end of the assessment ...
Medium Industries - Project Incentive Funds ● Commercial Led Lighting
Project Incentive Funds can help you to pay for efficiency improvements, maximizing your savings and shortening your project payback period to as little as one year. While some of the math behind our incentive funds can get complicated, the process ...

BC Hydro Power Smart

Medium Industries - Pump Systems Initiative
The Pump Systems Initiative offers you funding for a pump system assessment and Energy Efficiency Feasibility Study of selected pump systems. We will help you locate inefficiencies and provide you with the information you need to make informed decision...
Medium Industries - Refrigeration Initiative
If you have a large ammonia refrigeration system, we provide you with funding and resources to ensure your system is performing efficiently, and to help you sustain those efficiencies (and cost savings) over the long term.
The Refrigeration Initiati...
Medium Industries - Energy Efficiency Feasibility Study ● Commercial Led Lighting
An Energy Efficiency Feasibility Study is an in-depth investigation of a single system performed by a BC Hydro-approved consultant.
After the study, you will be given a detailed analysis of your system with descriptions of the options available to you,...
Medium and Large Industries - Compressed Air Initiative
The Compressed Air Initiative focuses on optimizing large compressed air systems and may benefit your organization if you are experiencing: frequent pressure drops, shortage of air, high maintenance costs, high moisture levels, oil carryover...
Medium and Large Industries - Fans & Blowers Initiative
The Fans and Blowers Initiative is designed to help you get the best possible performance from your fan systems while enjoying the lowest possible operating costs. In many industrial sectors, fans and blowers can easily account for 20% or more of a fac...
Medium and Large Industries - Industrial Energy Manager Initiatives ● Commercial Led Lighting
An energy manager can assist you in many ways, from assessing your current energy practices and building a customized energy management plan, right through to engaging your employees, and implementing and measuring energy-saving activities. The energy ...
New Construction Program ● Lighting
BC Hydro Power Smart is working with building owners and the B.C. development and design industry to create high-performance, energy-efficient buildings that cost less to operate, have lower environmental impacts, are more profitable and are healthier,...
New Home Program ● Lighting
The New Home Program encourages builders and developers to build an energy-efficient home - a Power Smart home. Working with builders and developers, BC Hydro Power Smart wants to create homes that cost less to operate and are more comfortable places ...
Product Incentive Program for Businesses ● Commercial Led Lighting
With the Product Incentive Program your business will: Save money, Improve the work environment, Contribute to environmental sustainability, Plus your business could receive a financial incentive...
Residential Energy Conservation Assistance Program ● Lighting
The Energy Conservation Assistance Program (ECAP) will provide qualified low-income BC Hydro residential account holders with a home energy evaluation, the installation of energy saving products, and personalized energy efficiency advice. All of this i...

BC Hydro Power Smart
Residential Energy Saving Kit Offer ● Lighting
Our free energy saving kit for low-income households offers a variety of simple ways to help you save energy. By reducing how much energy you use every day, you can reduce how much you have to pay for heat and electricity. The tools in the kit will als...
e.Catalog for Businesses ● Commercial Led Lighting
BC Hydro has prepared and screened over 7000 energy-efficient products. These products that are listed under Product Incentive are eligible for the Product Incentive Program.

Capital Regional District (Greater Victoria Area)
Cooling Equipment Rebate Program
Once-through cooling systems are often used for small commercial cooling loads because they are relatively inexpensive to install and require little maintenance. However, the cost of water to operate a small once-through cooling system for two years is...
Water Conservation for Business
The Capital Regional District (CRD) is the regional government for the 13 municipalities and three electoral areas that are located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island.
CRD's ICI Water Conservation programs can help you to reduce your water use a...

City Green Solutions
City Green Solutions ● Lighting
City Green Solutions is an enterprising non-profit organization providing tools, resources, services and inspiration to improve the energy efficiency of homes and buildings in British Columbia. City Green Solutions is the only non-profit provider...

City of Kamloops
TravelSmart Plan
TravelSmart integrates land-use and transportation planning to reduce the rate of increase of demand for travel. The City of Kamloops has witnessed considerable growth over the past decade. The scope and pace of this growth has many implications...

City of Kelowna
City of Kelowna ECO-PASS
Residents of Kelowna who register their gasoline-electric hybrid vehicle with the City of Kelowna are eligible to receive an ECO-PASS. The holder of an ECO-PASS receives free on-street parking for one year at any on-street parking meters in downtown Kelowna...

FortisBC

Air Source Heat Pump (ASHP) Rebate or Loan
An air source heat pump can save you up to 40% on your home's heating and cooling costs, and provide you with heat in the winter and cooling in the summer. An ASHP is an electric device that sits outside your home absorbing heat from the outdoor air...
Building and Process Improvement ● Commercial Led Lighting
The program objective is to promote the efficient use of electrical energy within the commercial/institutional sectors. The program offers
- a free walkthrough audit by PowerSense personnel;
- 50 percent cost sharing on comprehensive audit by a qualified...
Commercial Energy Assessment Program ● Lighting
FortisBC helps companies assess their energy consumption in three steps: fill out an Energy Benchmarking form, fax the form to FortisBC, and receive an analysis from FortisBC experts. Where energy use is high, it's possible that an on-site energy asses...

FortisBC
Efficient Boiler Program
Incentive to install condensing or near-condensing boilers in new and retrofit market.
Ground Source Heat Pump (GSHP) Rebate or Loan
A ground source heat pump can save you up to 65% on your home's heating and cooling costs, and provide you with heat in the winter and cooling in the summer. Solar energy stored in the ground is captured in a solution circulating through underground p...
Home Improvement Program ● Lighting
Through our longstanding Home Improvement Program, FortisBC continues to offer expert advice and valuable rebates directly to homeowners. Energy efficient product rebates are available for energy efficient windows, insulation upgrades, compact fluoresc...
Industrial New Process Design Program ● Lighting
This program helps industrial customers build energy efficiency into the design of new processes. Your project will be assessed by one of our technical advisors or an approved consultant to determine energy saving opportunities. If necessary, a ...
Natural Gas Vehicle Grants
You may be eligible for a FortisBC promotional grant.
You may put this grant towards one of the following: the purchase of a factory-built natural gas vehicle; or the conversion of a vehicle (five years old or newer) to natural gas that meets f...
New Facility Program ● Lighting
If you're planning to build a new facility, FortisBC PowerSense can offer you expert advice as well as valuable rebates on energy efficient technologies and solutions that will help you get the most out of your energy dollar.
New Home Program - Electricity ● Lighting
A house is made up of components that work together to form an integrated system. The performance of one component depends on its relationship with other components in the same system. The most efficient way to save money in your home is to build with...
Solar Hot Water Systems
Solar hot water systems will help to differentiate proactive builders in a crowded market. Some advantages of solar hot water systems in new homes are: Reduced monthly operating costs for homeowner, Extended life over traditional water heaters, Increased resale value...

Government of British Columbia
BC Scrap-It Program
The Scrap-It Program is working to improve Lower Mainland air quality by getting older, high-polluting vehicles off the road. Owners of cars or light-duty trucks of 1993 vintage or older that are currently insured in the Lower Mainland can trade them for certain incentives.
Energy Efficient Buildings Strategy ● Lighting
The Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources (MEMPR) launched its strategy in September 2005, which will deliver social, environmental and economic benefits by encouraging increased energy efficiency and market transformation in homes and buil...

Government of British Columbia, Ministry of Environment
B.C. Ministry of the Environment - Sustainable Environment Fund
The Sustainable Environment Fund is a special B.C. Government financial account dedicated to supporting provincial environmental protection and renewal initiatives. The fund was created to assist in directing money collected through environmental levies and waste permit fees toward a variety of provincial environmental protection programs...

Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Office of Energy Efficiency (OEE)
Canadian Industry Program for Energy Conservation (CIPEC) ● Commercial Led Lighting
The Canadian Industry Program for Energy Conservation (CIPEC): is a partnership between private industry and the federal Government,
aims to promote and improve Canada's industrial energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from energy use...
ecoENERGY Efficiency - Regulations ● Lighting
The Office of Energy Efficiency (OEE) is working to improve the energy efficiency of consumer products and equipment in Canada by amending Canada's Energy Efficiency Regulations.
The OEE helps Canadians make energy-efficient choices when buying, selling or manufacturing energy-using equipment.

The BC Sustainable Energy Association
Solar BC - Solar Hot Water Installations
Solar hot water systems have enormous potential to be a standard part of homes and businesses across BC.
Township of Langley
Township of Langley - Toilet Rebate Program
The Township of Langley offers a rebate when residents replace their old inefficient toilet with a new model that flushes 4.8 liters or less and has a dual flush option.

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