New multi-unit residential building rebates

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Please note If you were accepted into the program in 2023, here are the final deadlines for rebate applications:

  • All invoices must be dated on or before December 31, 2023.
  • You have up to 12 months from the invoice date to submit your rebate application (December 31, 2024, at the latest).

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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 central heating/cooling systems.

Available rebates for 2023 program applicants

Note: the information below is for participants who were accepted into the program before December 31, 2023. Choose from a variety of rebates for energy-saving products, both in suites and in common areas.

Central laundry

Product Rebate amount Qualifying criteria

ENERGY STAR® commercial clothes washer—electrically heated water

ENERGY STAR commercial clothes washer— gas heated water

 $75 per appliance

Central water heating

Product Rebate amount Qualifying criteria
ENERGY STAR certified heat pump water heater (electric) $1,000 per water heater
Storage tank water heater
( 90% TE and higher) 		up to 199.90 MBH, $1,000 per unit
200 MBH up to 399.99 MBH, $2,000 per unit
400 MBH and higher, $3,000 per unit
Hot water supply boiler
(90% TE and higher)		 $9 per MBH
High-efficiency tankless water heater $1,000 per unit

Central heating gas

Product Rebate amount  
Boiler with TE of 90 per cent or higher $9 per MBH, up to $45,000  

Central electric space heating and cooling

Product Rebate amount Qualifying criteria
Cold climate heat pump $500 per ton
Variable refrigerant flow heat pump $600 per ton
Packaged terminal heat pump $80 per unit
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

Ventilation system

Product Rebate amount Qualifying criteria
Condensing make-up air unit:
    1,500 to 5,000 cubic feet per minute (CFM) $2,000 per unit
    • must be gas-fired             
    5,001 to 10,000 CFM $4,000 per unit
    • must be a condensing model
    10,001 to 15,000 CFM $6,000 per unit
    • must use 100 per cent outside air

    Common area lighting

    Product Rebate amount Qualifying 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

    In-suite lighting

    Product Rebate amount Qualifying criteria
    LED fixtures $10 per unit
    • ENERGY STAR certified hard-wired LED fixtures
    • must have a minimum cost of $30 per unit
    Lighting controls $3 per single pack
    • dimmers and occupancy sensors
    $6 per multi-pack
    • dimmers and occupancy sensors

    In-suite appliances

    Product Rebate amount Qualifying 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
    • 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
    EnerChoice® gas fireplace, insert or freestanding stove $300 per unit
    Bathroom fan $25 per unit

    For suites with individually metered gas

    Product Rebate amount Qualifying criteria
    In-suite storage tank water heater $200 per water heater
    In-suite condensing tankless water heater $1,000 per water heater
    In-suite condensing storage tank water heater $1,000 per water heater

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