Resources

Incentives

ecoENERGY Retrofit Program

Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) is offering a new residential energy efficiency assessment service to owners of single family homes, including detached, semi-detached and low-rise multi-unit residential buildings (MURBs) that are no more than three storeys high.

LiveSmart BC

The Province wants to help families go green and, in doing so, help you save money along the way. There are a number of rebates, incentives and tax exemptions that make it easier and more affordable for you to make green choices as you work towards reducing your carbon footprint at home, at work and on the road. Be part of the solution.

PST Exemption for Material and Equipment

The following material and equipment that prevent heat loss from a building are exempt from PST:
Wind-powered generating, Solar photovoltaic panels, Micro-hydro turbines, Pipes used to bring water from the source

SolarBC

Builders and developers who install solar hot water on new homes are now eligible to receive a $1,000 discount. The discount is currently available for installations carried out before March 31, 2009. Eligible new buildings include single-family residences or small multi-unit residences without a common entrance and comprising less than 600 square meters of building area – or three or fewer stories of building height.

Finances

REDI - Renewable Energy Deployment Initiative

Van City - Environmental Borrowing Options

Associations, Non-Profits, Networks...

BCSEA - BC Sustainable Energy Association

CAGBC - The Canadian Green Building Council and the LEED Green Building Rating System

CANREN - Canadian Renewable Energy Network

CANSIA - Canadian Solar Industries Association

CANWEA - Canadian Wind Energy Association

SEI - Solar Energy International, providing renewable energy education