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Commercial lighting rebates for non-profit organizations Instant rebate

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Varies

  • Customer
    • Electricity customer
  • Non-profit type
    • Housing services
    • Other services
  • Project type
    • Existing building
    • New construction

If you’re a co-op or Indigenous housing provider, or a non-profit or charity providing services to income-qualified people, take advantage of our rebates on commercial high-efficiency lighting products.

LED lamps 

Item

Amount

Details

LED T8 lamp, 2 ft (up to 10W)

$2.50 per lamp

LED T8 lamp, 3 ft (up to 13W)

$5 per lamp

LED T8 lamp, 4 ft (up to 13W)

$5 per lamp

LED T8 lamp, 4 ft (14 to 22W)

$5 per lamp

LED T8 lamp, 8 ft (up to 43W)

$5 per lamp

LED T5HO lamp, 4 ft (up to 30W)

$8 per lamp

LED 2 or 4 pin downlights (up to 14W)

$7 per lamp

must be listed and approved by DesignLights Consortium (DLC) and categorized as four pin-base replacement lamps for CFLs OR listed on the Lighting Design Lab (LDL) qualified LED lamp and tube list

LED 2 or 4 pin downlights (15 to 20W)

$10 per lamp

LED HID screw-in (up to 100W)

$20 per unit per lamp

  • retrofit projects only
  • must be listed and approved by DesignLights Consortium (DLC) and categorized as mogul (E39) screw-base replacements for HID lamps

LED HID screw-in (101W to 250W)

$30 per unit per lamp

LED interior luminaires

Item

Amount

Details

LED interior troffer (up to 40W)

$40 per luminaire

must be listed and approved by DesignLights Consortium (DLC) and categorized as indoor - troffer

LED interior troffer (41 to 80W)

$56 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)

$24 per unit per luminaire

must be approved and listed on the ENERGY STAR certified light fixtures list

LED low-bay luminaire (50 to 100W)

$84 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)

$98 per luminaire

LED high-bay luminaire (up to 200W)

$110 per luminaire

LED high-bay luminaire (201 W to 250W)

$150 per luminaire

LED high-bay luminaire (251 to 300W)

$200 per luminaire

LED exterior luminaires

Item

Amount

Details

LED exterior luminaires (up to 30W)

$55 per luminaire

must be listed and approved by DesignLights Consortium (DLC) and be categorized as outdoor

LED exterior luminaires (31W to 60W)

$76 per luminaire

LED exterior luminaires (61 to 90W)

$100 per luminaire

LED exterior luminaires (91 to 120W)

$115 per luminaire

LED exterior luminaires (121 to 200W)

$140 per luminaire

LED exterior luminaires (201 to 300W)

$180 per luminaire

LED exterior luminaires (301W to 500W)

$220 per luminaire

LED street lights and exterior pole / arm mounted luminaires

Item

Amount

Details

LED area/roadway (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/roadway (61 to 90W)

$90 per luminaire

LED area/roadway (91 to 120W)

$120 per luminaire

LED area/roadway (121 to 200W)

$150 per luminaire

LED area/roadway (201 to 300W)

$185 per luminaire

LED area/roadway (301 to 530W)

$220 per luminaire

LED refrigeration case lighting

Item

Amount

Details

Low temperature refrigerated display case LED lighting

$4 per linear foot

must be listed and approved by DesignLights Consortium (DLC) and categorized as indoor - case lighting

Medium temperature refrigerated display case LED lighting

$4 per linear foot

LED backlit signage

Item

Amount

Details

LED signage

$12 per linear foot

  • LED strips/modules/bars (where described application is signage) must be replacing fluorescent sign lighting
  • rebate on LED shall be the lesser of:
    • the equivalent lumen output; or
    • up to two times the existing linear feet of T12HO; or
    • up to one times the existing linear feet of neon
  • product must be CSA/UL certified with a five-year minimum warranty

Lighting controls

Item

Amount

Details

Occupancy sensor
(ceiling/wall-mounted)

$35 per control

  • switches with a manual "on” switch override are not eligible
  • sensors must be commercial grade
  • principle of operation must be passive infrared, ultrasonic or a combination only

Occupancy sensor
(switch-plate/fixture-mounted)

$35 per control

Photocell sensor

$24 per control

sensor must be integral to the fixture

  1. You must be a commercial, industrial or irrigation FortisBC or municipal electricity customer of Grand Forks, Penticton, Summerland or Nelson Hydro.
  2. You must be a registered charity providing assistance to income-qualified persons, or a housing provider that is:
    • a local government
    • housing society registered under the Societies Act
    • a housing co-op registered under the Cooperative Association Act or
    • a governing body of an Indigenous band, provided the housing is primarily for income-qualified households
  3. You must be either the registered owner, long-term leaseholder, or property manager of the premises. Property managers can apply for rebates on behalf of owners if they have legal authority and permission to bind them to the terms and conditions.
  4. You must submit an application and supporting documentation no later than 365 days after the purchase date of the product(s) and install the product within 180 days of submitting the application and supporting documentation.
  5. Most of the lighting products eligible for rebates must be listed with the DesignLights Consortium® or ENERGY STAR®. Not all lighting types qualify for rebates.
  6. If the type of lighting you are looking for is not on the list, email us at [email protected]. We will look into your request and evaluate it for future inclusion.
  7. Rebates are available to both new construction and retrofit projects unless otherwise stated in the product requirements.
  1. Purchase and install eligible equipment/products. Note: some products may be eligible for point-of-sale FortisBC rebates. Visit our Trade Ally Network equipment supplier directory and look for this  Instant rebate icon.
  2. Alternatively, apply online for your lighting rebate with the following information:
    • your FortisBC electricity account number or municipal account number from Penticton, Summerland, Grand Forks or Nelson Hydro
    • your email
    • scanned or pdf copies of all paid receipts for the purchase and installation of products relevant to the rebate you are applying for
  3. Ensure all receipts are marked “paid,” clear, legible, itemized and indicate relevant information such as brand, model number and any other required information in your application.

Additional details

The application link takes you to Account login. Once you've registered and/or logged in you can start your application. Hint: we recommend using Google Chrome® for the best experience.

Want your social housing multi-unit residential building to be more energy efficient? You can get funding for an energy study, project implementation support and rebates on a wide range of energy efficiency measures through the Social Housing Retrofit Support Program.

Looking to purchase high-efficiency equipment and products directly from a supplier? Check out our Trade Ally Network commercial equipment supplier directory. These businesses can help you identify FortisBC rebate-eligible products and participating point-of-sale partners with the  Instant rebate icon may offer our rebates at the point of sale. Search the directory.

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Start your rebate application

For tips on using the online application, read our how-to-guide.

We're here to help

If you have questions, contact your electricity technical advisor, call 1-866-436-7847 or email [email protected].