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CleanBC Social Housing Incentives

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Maximum incentive including the top-up offer is $350,000 per project.

Description

The CleanBC Social Housing Incentives Program (SHIP) offers energy study funding, project implementation support, and GHG reduction incentives. BC Hydro is currently offering top-up funding to conduct electrical load analysis and offset capital costs related to electrical system upgrades in service of Low Carbon Electrification (LCE) projects.

Eligible Applicants

  • You are a non-profit housing society, housing co-operative or municipal housing authority that operates multi-unit residential buildings.
  • To receive CleanBC incentives, you are a customer in a BC Hydro service territory or FortisBC electric territory.
    • To be eligible to receive an Electric Load Analysis Incentive and associated Electrical System Upgrade Incentive, you must be in BC Hydro service territory, including New Westminster.
  • Program projects will have a preferred minimum threshold for eligibility of 500 tC02e of lifetime savings at a single facility.
  • If a project is receiving an incentive or grant through another third-party program (e.g. the SHRSP program), for the same measure(s), the total amount of this other funding will be subtracted from the project’s incremental cost before the eligible incentive is calculated.

Eligible Expenses

Available Incentives:

  • Electrical Load Analysis Incentive – BC Hydro is offering up to $7,000 to cover 100% of the costs for an electrical load analysis.
  • Energy Study Incentive – The SHIP offers up to $25,000 towards the cost of an energy study. To qualify for a CleanBC Energy Study Incentive, the energy study must also include an electrical load analysis (or updating a previously performed one.
  • Project Implementation Support – This funding is intended to help navigate various aspects of the project, such as project management, project specification and a request for proposals, and engaging contractors to install equipment. The SHIP offers up to $7,000 toward implementation support for electrification projects.
  • Retrofit Incentives – Up to $300,000 is offered. The incentive amount is based on a rate of $260/tCO2e of lifetime greenhouse gas savings up to a maximum of 90% of a project’s incremental cost.
    • Building envelope incentives are also available. Please consult the Program Guide for details.
  • Electrical System Upgrade Incentive – BC Hydro will provide a top-up on the CleanBC Capital Incentives up to 100% of the cost of upgrading the building electrical system as part of the implementation of LCE measures.

Deadline Date

The CleanBC Social Housing Incentives program is no longer accepting applications. It has been replaced by the Social Housing Energy Savings Program, which launched on February 19, 2026. This new program accepts applications on a first-come, first-served basis, subject to available funding. Please visit the official Better Buildings BC website for the Social Housing Energy Savings Program for current details and guidelines.

Contact

Contact Name: BC Hydro

E-mail Address: socialhousing@bchydro.com

Website: https://www.betterbuildingsbc.ca/incentives/cleanbc-social-housing-incentives/

Industry:

Energy & Environment, Housing, Municipalities, Non-Profit

Location:

British Colombia

Tags:

Clean Energy, Retrofit

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