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New multi-unit residential building rebates

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  • Customer

    Electricity customer

    Gas customer

  • Business type

    Multi-unit residential building

  • Project type

    New construction

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.

Commercial clothes washers 

Item

Amount

Details

ENERGY STAR® commercial clothes washer — electric or gas heated water

$75 per appliance

must be ENERGY STAR certified commercial clothes washer

Heat pump water heaters 

Item

Amount

Details

All-in-one heat pump

$2,000 per unit

must be on ENERGY STAR list of qualifying electric heat pump water heaters

Carbon dioxide (CO2) heat pump system

$3,000 per unit

Dual fuel rooftop units (RTU) 

Item

Amount

Details

Standard efficiency dual fuel RTU

30 per cent of project cost, up to $100,000

Standard 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).

Condensing efficiency dual fuel RTU

30 per cent of project cost, up to $150,000

Condensing 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).

Gas absorption heat pump 

Item

Amount

Details

Gas absorption heat pump

75 per cent of the total project cost, up to $200,000

Packaged terminal heat pumps*

Item

Amount

Details

Through wall packaged terminal heat pumps

$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 system (air handler and condenser in one package)

$500 per unit

  • AHRI 390 certified
  • EER of 10 or higher
  • COP of 2.9 or higher

* Including, but not limited to, packaged terminal heat pumps, vertical units and all-in-one systems.

Split system air source heat pumps*

Item

Amount

Details

Split system air source heat pumps (less than 5.4 tonnes)

$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

Split system air source heat pumps (5.4 to 11 tonnes)

$450 per tonne

  • AHRI 340/360 certified
  • EER of 11 or higher
  • COP of 3.4 or higher

Split system air source heat pumps (more than 11 tonnes)

$500 per tonne

  • AHRI 340/360 certified
  • EER of 10.4 or higher
  • COP of 3.2 or higher

* Including central systems, mini-split (ducted) and mini-split (ductless).

Rooftop unit air source heat pumps 

Item

Amount

Details

Rooftop unit air source heat pumps (less than 5.4 tonnes)

$2,000 per unit

  • ENERGY STAR certified
  • EER of 12 or higher

Rooftop unit air source heat pumps (5.4 to 11 tonnes)

$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

Rooftop unit air source heat pumps (11 to less than 15 tonnes)

$500 per tonne

Rooftop unit air source heat pumps (15 tonnes or more)

$550 per tonne

Variable refrigerant flow (VRF) systems

Item

Amount

Details

Standard VRF systems (two pipe)

$600 per tonne, up to a maximum total of $200,000

AHRI 1230 certified

Heat recovery VRF systems (two or three pipes)

$750 per tonne, up to a maximum total of $200,000

Occupancy sensors

Item

Amount

Details

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

LED interior luminaires 

Item

Amount

Details

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)
  • must be 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 luminaire

LED low-bay luminaire (50 to 100W)

$60 per luminaire

  • must be listed and approved by DesignLights Consortium (DLC)
  • must be 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 to 250W)

$150 per luminaire

LED high-bay luminaire (251 to 300W)

$200 per luminaire

LED exterior luminaires

Item

Amount

Details

LED exterior luminaire (up to 30W)

$30 per luminaire

LED exterior luminaire (31 to 60W)

$60 per luminaire

LED exterior luminaire (61 to 90W)

$80 per luminaire

LED exterior luminaire (91 to 120W)

$100 per luminaire

LED exterior luminaire (121 to 200W)

$140 per luminaire

LED exterior luminaire (201 to 300W)

$180 per luminaire

LED exterior luminaire (301 to 500W)

$220 per luminaire

LED street lights and pole/arm mounted luminaires

Item

Amount

Details

LED area and roadway luminaire (up to 60W)

$60 per luminaire

  • must be listed and approved by DesignLights Consortium (DLC) 
  • must be categorized as outdoor with pole/arm-mounted area and roadway luminaires as the primary use

LED area and roadway luminaire (61 to 90W)

$90 per luminaire

LED area and roadway luminaire (91 to 120W)

$120 per luminaire

LED area and roadway luminaire (121 to 200W)

$150 per luminaire

LED area and roadway luminaire (201 to 300W)

$180 per luminaire

LED area and roadway luminaire (301 to 530W)

$220 per luminaire

Common area lighting 

Item

Amount

Details

LED low-bay luminaire – (101 to 150W)

$70 per fixture

  • must be listed and approved by the DesignLights Consortium® (DLC)
  • must be 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 (201 to 250W)

$120 per fixture

LED high-bay luminaire (251 to 300W)

$150 per fixture

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

$7 per lamp

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

$10 per lamp

LED ENERGY STAR fixture (up to 40W)

$10 per fixture

  • must be approved and listed on the ENERGY STAR certified bulb list

LED interior troffer (up to 40W)

$35 per fixture

  • must be listed and approved by DLC 
  • must be categorized as indoor - troffer

LED interior troffer (41 to 80W)

$40 per fixture

LED linear ambient luminaire (up to 50W)

$40 per fixture

  • must be listed and approved by DLC 
  • must be categorized as indoor - linear ambient luminaire with direct linear ambient luminaire as primary use

LED linear ambient luminaire (51 to 100W)

$50 per fixture

LED low-bay luminaire (50 to 100W)

$60 per fixture

  • must be listed and approved by DLC
  • must be 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 
  • must be categorized as outdoor with full-cutoff wall-mounted area luminaires as the primary use

LED wall pack luminaire (31 to 60W)

$60 per fixture

LED wall pack luminaire (61 to 120W)

$70 per fixture

LED parking garage luminaire (up to 70W)

$60 per fixture

LED parking garage luminaire (71 to 120W)

$70 per fixture

LED flood light (251 to 350W)

$150 per fixture

  • must be listed and approved by DLC 
  • must 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 appliances

Item

Amount

Details

Clothes 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
  • qualifying washers

Clothes dryers

$100 per appliance

  • ENERGY STAR certified with CEF of 3.93 to 4.3
    OR
  • ENERGY STAR certified gas clothes dryers
  • qualifying dryers

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
  • qualifying dryers

Clothes dryers

$250 per appliance

Refrigerators

$50 per appliance

  • ENERGY STAR certified
  • qualifying fridges
  • 10 per cent more efficient than the federal standard

Refrigerators

$100 per appliance

  • ENERGY STAR certified
  • qualifying fridges
  • 15 per cent more efficient than the federal standard

Bathroom fan

$25 per unit

  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.
  1. Review all terms and conditions.
  2. Contact a FortisBC electricity technical advisor or gas energy solutions manager to get started. If you have questions about agriculture, food and beverage processors, contact Phil Hawkes.
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