CleanBC Better Homes Energy Savings Program

To qualify for this program all of the following requirements must be met. Please read them carefully. Contact an Energy Coach if you have questions.

Income Qualifications

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. Rebate coverage is based on household income levels in the following table:

Eligibility for heat pump rebates in homes that are heated by natural gas, propane, or oil.

Combined pre-tax annual income of all adults in your home (excluding dependents)

Number of people living in your home (including adults and children)Income Level 1Income Level 2Income Level 3 (NEW)

1 person                $47,007          $61,697          $99,891

2 persons             $58,522          $76,810         $124,358

3 persons             $71,945           $94,428        $152,884

4 persons             $87,350          $114,647        $185,620

5 persons             $99,072          $130,032       $210,528

6 persons             $111,735          $146,653        $237,438

7 or more persons

                                  $124,402        $163,277        $264,353

• 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 income levels 1 and 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 homeowner meets the income threshold of any of the levels in the table above, but their home is valued at or higher than the property value of $1,230,000, they can enter the program in income level 3.

• You must have a residential utility account with FortisBC, BC Hydro, or a municipal utility.

• 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 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.

• 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, forced-air furnace/boiler, or heat pump).

  • wood or other solid fuels.