Rebates and offers listings

New Home Program

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up to

$20,000

  • Customer
    • Residential electric
    • Residential gas
  • Heating
    • Electricity
    • Gas
  • Income
    • Not income qualified
Due to a potential Canada Post service interruption rebate cheque deliveries may be delayed. Mailed cheques remain the only available method of rebate payment. For general updates, please refer to the information alert page.

FortisBC is advancing energy efficiency in new home construction by helping builders and developers achieve higher levels of the BC Energy Step Code with support through the New Home Program. The program helps lower the costs of incorporating higher energy efficiency in new home construction and building to higher code standards.

If you have pre-registered for the 2023 New Home Program, rebate details can be found on the 2023 program page.

An energy advisor can help maximize the efficiency of your project and our rebate can help lower the cost of hiring the advisor. You’ll need to hire a program-qualified energy advisor to qualify for home performance rebates.

Design offer rebates are for integrated design processes focused on improved building envelopes and installing high-efficiency equipment. This includes integrated design process, building envelope design and mechanical design.

Learn more about building new homes to higher steps of the BC Energy Step Code.

Whole home

Item

Amount

Homes built to Step 4

Up to $15,000

Homes built to Step 5

Up to $20,000

Energy advisor support 

Item

Amount

Details

Program-qualified energy advisor

$800  

$500 (to the builder)

For completion of a mid-construction blower door test

$200 (to the energy advisor)

 

Equipment and appliances

Item

Amount

Details

Drain water heat recovery system

$250

for properties where a FortisBC energy source is supplying domestic hot water

Connected thermostat

$100

for properties where a FortisBC energy source is supplying space heating

ENERGY STAR® refrigerators

Up to $100

FortisBC electricity customers

ENERGY STAR washers

Up to $100

FortisBC electricity customers

ENERGY STAR dryers

Up to $250

FortisBC electricity customers

Design offer

Item

Amount

Integrated design process

$1,000

Building envelope design

Up to $3,000

Mechanical design

Up to $3,000

  1. To qualify for rebates, the home(s) must meet this criteria:
    • new construction
    • built on a permanent foundation
    • built in FortisBC’s gas or electricity service areas
    • a maximum of three storeys high
    • one of the following:
      • detached house (may include a secondary suite)
      • attached house (e.g. semi-detached, townhouses, duplexes, triplexes, row house or attached house with or without a secondary suite)
      • laneway home
  2. The home's mechanical system must undergo commissioning to ensure the system is installed and operating according to best practice.
  3. For homes with a dual fuel mechanical system, applications must be submitted no later than the earlier date of either: six months after the "completion date" for the building and by December 31, 2027, whichever comes first
  4. For homes with an all-electric mechanical system, applications must be submitted no later than the earlier date of either: six months after the "completion date" for the building and by December 31, 2027, whichever comes first

Mechanical system eligibility

Dual fuel

  • combination space and water heating system integrated with a heat pump, or
  • furnace integrated with a heat pump, electric water heating

Integrated means a system that is:

  • operated by a single system of controls
  • connected to a single heat distribution system
  • designed, rated and sold together as a single heating system, or combined into a single package and sold together as a single heating system

Switchover temperature

  • climate Zone 4: Lower than 5°C
  • climate Zone 5, 6, 7, 7A, 7B, 8: Lower than 2°C

All-electric (FortisBC electricity service territory only)

  • electric furnace, baseboards or heat pump, electric water heating

Product eligibility

Drain water heat recovery system

Connected thermostat

ENERGY STAR refrigerators, washers and dryers

  1. The program-qualified energy advisor has all the necessary tools to submit the application on your behalf.
  2. Apply online for New Home Program rebates:
    • For homes with a dual fuel mechanical system, applications must be submitted no later than the earlier date of either: six months after the "completion date" for the building and by December 31, 2027, whichever comes first
    • For homes with an all-electric mechanical system, applications must be submitted no later than the earlier date of either: six months after the "completion date" for the building and by December 31, 2027, whichever comes first
  3. If you are eligible, we’ll mail your rebate in the form of a cheque. Please allow up to 90 days to process.

Additional details

  • Support for Indigenous communities
    • Indigenous communities may qualify for enhanced New Home Program rebates.
    • To learn more, please contact us at [email protected] or call 1-866-884-8833 and select option 4.
  • 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.
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up to

$20,000

Start your rebate application

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

We're here to help

For advice on the energy-efficiency options best suited for your project, or help with understanding the BC Energy Step Code, or completing your rebate application, contact a energy solutions manager or a program qualified energy advisor.