New multi-unit residential building rebates

Your next mixed-use, apartment or condominium development project in the Okanagan or Kootenays could be at the forefront of energy efficiency with our rebates for installing high-efficiency lighting, appliances, water heaters and heating/cooling systems.

Eligibility

  1. The project must be located in a FortisBC electricity service area, including municipal utilities of Grand Forks, Penticton, Summerland and Nelson Hydro.
  2. You must be building new or extensively renovating a multi-unit residential building, such as an apartment or condominium complex that may include commercial space.
  3. You must receive approval before installing eligible energy-saving products.

Review all the terms and conditions.

Rebate details

Choose from a variety of rebates for energy-saving products, both in suites and common areas.

ProductRebate amountQualifying criteria

ENERGY STAR® commercial clothes washer—electrically heated water

ENERGY STAR commercial clothes washer—gas heated water

$75 per appliance

 

TypeRebateRequirements
All-in-one heat pump$2,000 per unit
Carbon dioxide (CO2)heat pump system$3,000 per unit

 

Dual fuel RTU
(standard efficiency)1		Dual fuel RTU
(condensing efficiency)2
  • 30% of the total project costs up to a maximum incentive of $100,000 per installation or building
  • 30% of the total project costs up to a maximum incentive of $150,000 per installation or building

1Standard efficiency dual fuel RTU refers to an RTU where the electric heat pump unit is packaged with a standard-efficiency gas-fired burner, providing heating and cooling (heat pump only).

2Condensing efficiency dual fuel RTU refers to an RTU where the electric heat pump unit is packaged with a condensing-efficiency gas-fired burner, providing heating and cooling (heat pump only).

Product rebates

Seventy-five per cent of the total project costs, up to $200,000, isavailable for installing gas absorption heat pumps in commercial, multi-unit residential or institutional buildings.

Learn more about the gas absorption heat pump rebates.

Packaged terminal units include, but are not limited to, packaged terminal heat pumps, vertical units and all-in-one systems (air handler and condenser in one package).

Type
RebateCertification requirementsPerformance requirements
Through wall$200 per unit
  • AHRI 310/380 certified
  • Energy Efficiency Ratio (EER) of 10 or higher
  • Coefficient of Performance (COP) of 2.9 or higher
All in one$500 per unit
  • AHRI 390 certified
  • EER of 10 or higher
  • COP of 2.9 or higher

Split systems include central systems, mini-split (ducted) and mini-split (ductless). 

Type
​Capacity
(tonnes)
Rebate
Certification requirementsPerformance requirements
Split ​​system

​less than 5.4
$2,000 per unit
  • ENERGY STAR or AHRI 210/240 certified
  • heating seasonal performance factor (HSPF) of 10 or higher
  • seasonal energy efficiency rating (SEER) of 16 or higher​
  • If the product is tested under new HSPF2/SEER2 Standard:
    • HSPF2 of 8.5 or higher
    • SEER2 of 15.2 or higher
​5.4 to 11
$450 per tonne
  • AHRI 340/360 certified
  • EER of 11 or higher
  • COP of 3.4 or higher
​more than 11
​$500 per tonne
  • EER of 10.4 or higher
  • COP of 3.2 or higher 
Type
​Capacity
(tonnes)
Rebate
Certification requirementsPerformance requirements
Rooftop unit

​less than 5.4
$2,000 per unit
  • ENERGY STAR certified
  • EER of 12 or higher​​
​5.4 to less than 11
$450 per tonne
  • AHRI 340/360 certified
  • ​​EER of 12 or higher
  • Integrated Energy Efficiency Rating (IEER) of 12.4 or higher
  • COP of 3.4 or higher​
​11 to less than 15
​$500 per tonne
​15 or more
​$550 per tonne
TypeRebateRequirements
Standard VRF (two pipe)$600 per tonne
  • ​​​AHRI 1230 certified​

Heat recovery VRF (two or three pipes)

$750 per tonne

3Total rebate cap for VRF systems: $200,000.

Occupancy sensors allow guests to control the temperature of their room when they are inside, but allow you to set back the temperature when the room is unoccupied.

TypeRebateRequirements
Hotel guest room occupancy sensor$90 per packaged terminal heat pump
  • must be installed to control a packaged terminal air conditioner or heat pump with back-up electric resistance heating
  • must have dual technology: passive infrared and motion sensing
  • must have the capability to control heating and cooling at three different temperature setpoints: occupied, occupied/sleeping and unsold/unoccupied
ProductRebateRequirements
LED interior troffer (up to 40W)$35 per luminaire
LED interior troffer (41 to 80W)$40 per luminaire
LED linear ambient luminaire (up to 50W)$40 per luminaire
  • must be listed and approved by DesignLights Consortium (DLC) and categorized as indoor - linear ambient luminaire with direct linear ambient luminaire as primary use
LED linear ambient luminaire (51 to 100W)$50 per luminaire
LED ENERGY STAR fixture (up to 40W)$10 per unit per luminaire
LED low-bay luminaire (50 to 100W)$60 per luminaire
  • must be listed and approved by DesignLights Consortium (DLC), and categorized as indoor - high bay, with low bay luminaires for commercial and industrial buildings as the primary use
LED low-bay luminaire (101 to 150W)$70 per luminaire
LED high-bay luminaire (up to 200W)$100 per luminaire
LED high-bay luminaire (201 W to 250W)$150 per luminaire
LED high-bay luminaire (251 to 300W)$200 per luminaire
ProductRebateRequirements
LED exterior luminaires (up to 30W) $30 per luminaire must be listed and approved by DesignLights Consortium (DLC)  and be categorized as outdoor
LED exterior luminaires (31W to 60W) $60 per luminaire 
LED exterior luminaires (61W to 90W) $80 per luminaire 
LED exterior luminaires (91W to 120W) $100 per luminaire 
LED exterior luminaires (121W to 200W) $140 per luminaire 
LED exterior luminaires (201W to 300W) $180 per luminaire 
LED exterior luminaires (301W to 500W) $220 per luminaire 
ProductRebateRequirements
LED area and roadway luminaires (up to 60W)$60 per luminaire
  • must be listed and approved by DesignLights Consortium (DLC) and be categorized as outdoor with pole/arm-mounted area and roadway luminaires as the primary use
LED area and roadway luminaires (61 to 90W)$90 per luminaire
LED area and roadway luminaires (91 to 120W)$120 per luminaire
LED area and roadway luminaires (121 to 200W)$150 per luminaire
LED area and roadway luminaires (201 to 300W)$180 per luminaire
LED area and roadway luminaires (301 to 530W)$220 per luminaire
ProductRebate amountQualifying criteria
LED low-bay luminaire (101W to 150W)$70 per fixture
  • must be listed and approved by the DesignLights Consortium® (DLC), and categorized as indoor - high bay, with low bay luminaires for commercial and industrial buildings as the primary use
LED high-bay luminaire (up to 200W)$90 per fixture
LED high-bay luminaire (201W to 250W)$120 per fixture
LED high-bay luminaire (251W to 300W)$150 per fixture
LED 2 or 4 pin downlights (up to 14W)$7 per lamp
LED 2 or 4 pin downlights (15W to 20W)$10 per lamp
LED ENERGY STAR fixture (up to 40W)$10 per fixture
LED interior troffer (up to 40W)$35 per fixture
  • must be listed and approved by DLC and categorized as indoor - troffer
LED interior troffer (41W to 80W)$40 per fixture
LED linear ambient luminaire (up to 50W)$40 per fixture
  • must be listed and approved by DLC and categorized as indoor - linear ambient luminaire with direct linear ambient luminaire as primary use
LED linear ambient luminaire (51W to 100W)$50 per fixture
LED low-bay luminaire (50W to 100W)$60 per fixture
  • must be listed and approved by DLC, and categorized as indoor - high bay, with low bay luminaires for commercial and industrial buildings as the primary use
LED low-bay luminaire (101W to 150W)$70 per fixture
LED wall pack luminaire (up to 30W)$30 per fixture
  • must be listed and approved by DLC and be categorized as outdoor with full-cutoff wall-mounted area luminaires as the primary use
  • must be listed and approved by DLC and be categorized as outdoor with full-cutoff wall-mounted area luminaires as the primary use
LED wall pack luminaire (31W to 60W)$60 per fixture
LED wall pack luminaire (61W to 120W)$70 per fixture
LED parking garage luminaire (up to 70W)$60 per fixture
LED parking garage luminaire (71W to 120W)$70 per fixture
LED flood light up (251W to 350W)$150 per fixture
  • must be listed and approved by DLC and be categorized as outdoor with architectural flood and spot luminaires
Occupancy sensor (switch-plate or fixture-mounted)$25 per control
  • switches with a manual "on” switch override are not eligible
  • sensors must be commercial grade
  • principle of operation shall be passive infrared, ultrasonic or a combination only
Photocell sensor$10 per control
  • must be integral to the fixture
ProductRebate amountQualifying criteria
Clothes washers
Qualifying washers		$100 per appliance
  • ENERGY STAR certified
  • Integrated Modified Energy Factor (IMEF) of 2.92 or higher
  • integrated water factor (IWF) of 3.2 or less
Clothes dryers
Qualifying dryers		$100 per appliance
  • ENERGY STAR certified with CEF of 3.93 to 4.3
    OR
  • ENERGY STAR certified gas clothes dryers
$150 per appliance
  • ENERGY STAR certified with CEF of 4.4 to 5.6
    OR
  • ENERGY STAR certified compact (4.4 cubic feet or less) with CEF of up to 5.6
$250 per appliance
  • ENERGY STAR certified
  • Combined Energy Factor (CEF) of 5.7 or higher

Refrigerators
Qualifying fridges

$50 per appliance
  • ENERGY STAR certified
  • 10 per cent more efficient than the federal standard
$100 per appliance
  • ENERGY STAR certified
  • 15 per cent more efficient than the federal standard
Bathroom fan$25 per unit

How to apply

Contact a FortisBC electricity technical advisor or gas energy solutions manager for gas customers to get started.

We’re here to help

If you have questions, contact your electricity technical advisor or gas energy solutions manager for gas customers or email [email protected].