Energy Savings Program

In order to qualify for this rebate, all of the following requirements must be met. Please read them carefully. Contact an Energy Savings Program Coach if you have questions.

Income qualification requirements

Rebate coverage is based on the combined income of all adults in your home and how many people live in your home, including adults and children.

• Income level 3 only includes heat pump rebates for homes switching from natural gas, propane, or oil space heating.
• Better Homes Energy Savings Program rebates for heat pumps in electrically-heated or wood-heated homes, and various energy efficiency and ventilation incentives are only available to participants in income levels 1 and 2. Households at income level 3 that wish to install these measures should apply to the regular CleanBC Better Homes and Home Renovation Rebate programs.

Requirements for the home

You must live in an eligible home:

• The property must be a year-round primary residence, that is at least 12 months old.
• For participants registering in the program as income levels 1 or 2, the property must have a total assessed value at or under $1,230,000 in the BC Assessment listing for the address of the applicant’s home in the year of program registration.
• If a household meets the income threshold of any of the levels in the table above, but the home is valued at or higher than the property value of $1,230,000, they will be approved as an income level 3 participant.
• You must have a residential utility account with FortisBC, BC Hydro, or a municipal utility.
• You must pay your own energy utility bills. Utility accounts must be in the name of the resident and/or homeowner; utility accounts in the name of a strata corporation or landlord are not eligible.
• The home must be one of the following types of residential buildings:
  • Single-family home (detached dwelling).
  • Secondary suite in a single-family home (detached dwelling), with its own separate utility meter.
  • Mobile home that is permanently fixed, sits on a foundation and is structurally complete with installed and connected plumbing, heating, electrical, water and sewer services; towing apparatus and axle must be removed.
  • Duplex, triplex, row home or townhome, where each unit has its own natural gas and/or electricity meter; utility accounts must be in the name of the resident and/or homeowner. Utility accounts in the name of a strata corporation are not eligible.
• If you currently rent your home, you will need a landlord consent form to accompany your application.
• You must pre-register and receive an eligibility code before completing the upgrade.
• The home must be primarily heated by one of the following:
  • natural gas, propane or oil
  • electricity (hard-wired electric heating systems such as electric baseboards, radiant ceilings, radiant floors, or forced-air furnace/boiler).
  • wood or other solid fuels.

Requirements for your contractor

The upgrades must be installed:

• By a program registered contractor who is approved to install home upgrades for the program, for the trade applicable to the upgrade being installed (e.g. Insulation must be installed by a licensed residential insulation contractor).

Requirements for the upgrades

• You must pre-register and receive an eligibility code before completing the upgrade.
• See the specific requirements for each upgrade:
  • All heat pump rebates
    • Heat pumps rebates for households switching from oil
    • Heat pump rebates for households switch from natural gas or propane
    • Heat pump rebates for households switching from electricity or wood
    • Air-to-water heat pumps
  • Heat pump hot water heaters
  • Electrical service upgrade
  • Insulation
  • Windows and doors
  • Health and safety
  • Ventilation