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New Provincial Program Offers Rebates for Installation of Heat Pumps
BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA, JUL 15 – The program offers up to $5,000 in rebates to income-qualified renters and condo owners to install energy-efficient heat pumps and aims to support 8,300 installations over two years.
- On Tuesday, the Ministry of Energy and Climate Solutions announced the expansion of the heat pump rebate program, covering suites in multi-unit buildings up to six storeys heated by electricity.
- The Better Homes Energy Savings Program Condo and Apartment Rebate provides up to CAD 5,000 for electric heat pump installations, with a $100 million budget over two years, to help B.C. meet its climate goals.
- Funding comes from the provincial government alongside contributions from BC Hydro and the federal government, and applicants include signed permission forms for landlords or strata corporations.
- According to estimates, while Energy and Climate Solutions Minister Adrian Dix said `We've had great success supporting the switch to heat pumps in single-family homes and in entire multi-unit residential buildings,` the program is expected to support at least 500 heat pump installations.
- A statement from the provincial government says the program will expand in the fall to include condos and apartments heated by fossil fuels, after funding for 27,832 heat pumps since June last year and a CAN$50 million commitment in April.
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