Home Energy Navigator

Yes, other rebates include:

• Up to $4,350 for a combination space and water electric heat pump
• Up to $1,000 for an electric heat pump water heater
• Up to $2,000 when upgrading from electric baseboards to a heat pump
• Up to $5,500 for insulation improvements
• Up to $100 per window and door upgrade
• Up to $400 for EnerGuide Home Evaluations rebates
• Up to $2,000 bonus rebates for accomplishing multiple upgrades
• Up to $10,000 for solar panels and battery storage
• Free upgrades for income-qualifying homes (ECAP)
• GST/HST refund
• And more!

Use the CleanBC Rebate Search Tool to find all the rebates that apply to you through the CleanBC Better Homes and Home Renovation Rebate Programs.

Questions? Contact an Energy Coach, a free coaching service offered through the program.

Interested in commercial buildings? CleanBC Better Buildings provides funding and capital incentives to encourage energy-efficient design, construction and renovation for commercial buildings.

Go to CleanBC Better Homes, and see section How to Apply to:

• Confirm your eligibility
• Read the terms and conditions
• Identify an eligible heat pump
• Complete the online application form and upload all supporting documentation once the eligible heat pump is installed.

Only one application is needed for all incentives.

For additional assistance, contact a CleanBC Energy Coach:
Online
Toll free: 1.844.881.9790
Greater Victoria: 250.412.0489

A heat pump takes heat energy from one place and moves it to another – just like a refrigerator. In summer, it moves heat out of the house, and in the winter it moves heat into the house – even if it’s cold outside.

• Year-round comfort: A heat pump takes the place of both an air conditioner and a heating system, keeping you warm in the winter and cool in the summer.
• Maximum efficiency: When installed properly, a heat pump uses half to a third as much energy as electric baseboards or a gas furnace.
• Climate Friendly: For an average home heated by natural gas, switching to a heat pump reduces your carbon footprint by about the same amount as not driving your car for 9 months of the year*.
• Climate prepared: Heat pumps also work in reverse in the summer to provide cooling, or air conditioning. Regional climate projections have shown that our region is expected to experience more days above 25°C in the future.
• Better indoor air quality: Most heat pumps provide air flow and dehumidification with options to add an enhanced filtration system to clean the air circulating through your home of indoor pollutants, dust, pollen, and other allergens.
• Reduced community greenhouse gas emissions: In the capital region, heating, cooling, lighting, and powering buildings is our community’s second largest source of greenhouse gas emissions. 
• Reduced risk of an oil spill on your property: Homeowners with aging or under-maintained home heating oil tanks may have environmental and financial risks. 

*If you are using BC grid electricity.

Oil tanks can represent a hazard to the local environment and a significant financial liability for you if they leak or spill. Cleanup costs for oil tank leaks are the responsibility of the homeowner, and your private home insurance likely does not cover these costs.

• CRD Homeowner’s Guide: Home Heating Oil Tanks (PDF)
• Inactive Oil Tank Local Government Bylaws Summary [PDF/687KB] (PDF)

Before starting to remove an old home heating oil tank, or installation of a new tank, contact your local fire department to inquire about any permits and/or inspections required. It is also recommended to contact your home insurance company to inquire about the processes and requirements.

Oil tanks are metal, and as such, must be recycled once they are safely decommissioned. Once emptied of all oil and oil residue, home heating oil tanks can and must be recycled as scrap metal.

There are two types of residential heating oil storage tanks: above ground tanks (typically found in basements or outside of homes) and underground tanks (buried).

Hire a professional – this is not a do-it yourself job.

For more information and a list of disposal facilities, visit What Goes Where.

CleanBC Better Homes is BC’s online hub for homeowners and businesses to access information, rebates and support to reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions in new and existing homes and buildings.

CleanBC Better Homes is funded by the Province of British Columbia and the Government of Canada under the Low Carbon Economy Leadership Fund. CleanBC Better Homes rebates are administered by BC Hydro, FortisBC and BC Housing.