CleanBC
Rebates encouraging the use of more clean and renewable energy in how we get around, heat our homes, and fuel our industry, setting us on the path to a cleaner, brighter future.
Visit their website →Funding, grants & rebates
Is funding available?
Rebates and grants may be available to you which can reduce the costs of our service. Eligibility differs for each programme. As authorized consultants, we have listed the initiatives we are involved in below, check your eligibility and let us know if you have any questions.
Region
| Funder | Programme | Best fit | What it covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| FortisBC | Rental Apartment Efficiency Program (RAP) | Rental apartments, hotels, care homes | Free energy assessment, water-efficiency products installed at no cost, and enhanced incentives on heating and hot water upgrades. |
| FortisBC | Commercial Energy Assessment Program | Commercial | Funded assessment identifying gas and electricity saving measures. |
| FortisBC | Custom Efficiency Program | Commercial & industrial | Custom incentives for gas-saving retrofits, supported by a BES energy study. |
| FortisBC | Gas Absorption Heat Pump Feasibility | Commercial & multi-family | Funded feasibility study for gas absorption heat pump installations. |
| FortisBC | Multi-Unit Retrofit Program | Multi-unit residential | Support for whole-building retrofits in multi-unit buildings. |
| BC Hydro | Custom Project Incentives | Commercial & industrial | Capital incentives tied to verified electricity savings. |
| BC Hydro | Continuous Optimization Program | Commercial | Recommissioning and ongoing performance optimisation support. |
| BC Hydro | Feasibility Study Funding | Commercial & industrial | Funded study establishing baselines and measure economics. |
| CleanBC | Integrated Energy Audit | Commercial & institutional | Combined gas and electricity audit under a single funded programme. |
| CleanBC | EV Charger Rebates for Multi-Unit Buildings | Multi-unit residential | Rebates for EV charger installation and the electrical work behind it. |
| Save on Energy | Retrofit Program | Electrically heated and cooled commercial buildings in Ontario | Prescriptive and custom incentives on lighting, HVAC and controls upgrades |
| Enbridge Gas | Commercial Custom Program | Gas-heated commercial and multi-residential buildings | Incentives toward gas-saving measures, plus support for the engineering study |
| Canada Infrastructure Bank | Building Retrofits Initiative | Large portfolios pursuing deep retrofits | Low-interest capital for retrofit programmes above a minimum project size |
| U.S. Internal Revenue Service | 179D Energy Efficient Commercial Buildings Deduction | New builds and retrofits meeting modelled savings thresholds | Per-square-foot tax deduction, certified by a qualified modelling study |
| U.S. Internal Revenue Service | 48E Clean Electricity Investment Credit | On-site generation, storage and heat-pump projects | Investment tax credit on qualifying clean-energy equipment |
| Local electric & gas utilities | Custom and prescriptive incentive programs | Any commercial retrofit; terms vary by utility territory | Incentives on measured or modelled savings; audit costs often co-funded |
| SEAI | Business Energy Upgrade Grant | All non-domestic | Grant support for energy upgrades in Irish businesses. |
| SEAI | Technical Assistance Grant | SME | Funding towards the technical study that precedes an upgrade. |
| SEAI | EXEED Certified Grant Scheme | All non-domestic | Grant support for design-stage energy management projects. |
| SEAI | Commercial Energy Audits for SMEs | SME | Voucher-funded audits for small and medium enterprises. |
Programme terms change annually and eligibility differs per programme. Should you have further enquiries relating to the information on this page, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Working with
BC Hydro
Rebates to help improve your home or business energy efficiency, providing customers with reliable, affordable and clean electricity throughout the province.
Visit their website →
FortisBC
Natural gas and electricity utilities serving 1.2 million customers across British Columbia. Contact us at BES for more on what you are entitled to.
Visit their website →How a funded project runs
- 01
Screening call
Twenty minutes to establish building type, fuels, age and likely programmes. No cost.
- 02
Funded assessment
Where a programme funds the study, we apply on your behalf first, so the analysis costs you little or nothing.
- 03
Study & measure list
Costed measures with savings, incentive value, payback and carbon impact, sealed under our permit.
- 04
Application
We prepare and submit the incentive application; you review and approve before it goes.
- 05
Design & construction
M&E design, tender support and construction review as required.
- 06
Verification and payment
Post-project verification against the baseline, through to the incentive being paid.
BC Energy Funding Questions
What Energy Funding Is Available In British Columbia?
BC building owners can draw on FortisBC assessment, custom and prescriptive incentives, BC Hydro custom project and feasibility funding, CleanBC integrated energy audits and EV charger rebates, and BC Housing capital streams for non-profits. Most programmes fund the study before the retrofit, so the engineering work often costs the owner little or nothing.
Are There Energy Rebates For Rental Apartments In BC?
Yes. The FortisBC Rental Apartment Efficiency Program funds a full building energy assessment and installs water-efficiency products in every suite at no cost for purpose-built rental buildings of nine units or more, then pays enhanced incentives on heating and hot water upgrades.
Are There Rebates For Hotels And Motels?
BC hotels and motels on a FortisBC commercial rate class qualify for the same funded assessment and free water-efficiency products, with further incentives available on laundry, pool heating, kitchen ventilation and central plant replacement.
Is There A Rebate For Care Homes And Seniors Residences?
Private retirement residences and licensed care homes are eligible building types under the FortisBC rental apartments and accommodations program, and can also access BC Hydro and CleanBC incentives for larger heating, ventilation and controls work.
Who Pays For The Energy Audit?
In most BC programmes the utility does. FortisBC, BC Hydro and CleanBC all fund assessments and feasibility studies for eligible buildings. BES applies for that funding first, so the study is paid for before any work is committed.
Can Rebates Be Combined?
Often, yes. Gas measures go through FortisBC and electrical measures through BC Hydro, and CleanBC or BC Housing capital can sit on top for qualifying buildings. We map which programmes stack for your building before any application is submitted.
Rental apartments, hotels, motels and care homes: see the FortisBC Rental Apartment Efficiency Program for the funded assessment and free water-efficiency products, or check your building's eligibility.