CleanBC Indigenous Community Heat Pump Incentive

Eligibility Requirements

• Community Type:
  • For fuel-switching and woodstove to heat pump projects, must be an Indigenous Community whose homes and/or community buildings are primarily heated by propane, diesel, natural gas, oil, wood or other solid fuels.
  • For efficiency projects (e.g., baseboard or electric furnace to heat pump), must be an Indigenous Community primarily served by diesel generated electricity.
• Community Support: must show proof of community support of the project (e.g., Band Council Resolution, Tribal Council Resolution, or Directors’ Resolution approving the project).
• Connected to Clean Electricity: Must have utility service with BC Hydro or FortisBC Electric or with a local municipal utility within the service territories of BC Hydro or FortisBC Electric. Remote communities powered by renewable energy generation are also eligible.
  • Remote communities powered by diesel generation are eligible for efficiency projects (e.g., baseboard or electric furnace to heat pump conversions), subject to an assessment of their energy system.
  • For questions regarding your project’s eligibility, please contact the Indigenous Community Energy Coach at ICEC@betterhomesbc.ca to discuss eligibility.
• Residential Heat Pump Incentives – Housing Type: Homes eligible for the residential heat pump incentives must be one of the following types of buildings:
  • Single family detached dwelling;
  • Mobile home on a permanent foundation; or
  • Side-by-side duplex, stacked duplex, side-by-side row home or townhouse (provided that each unit has its own natural gas and/or electricity meter).
• Community Building Heat Pump Incentives: Interested Indigenous communities should contact the Indigenous Community Energy Coach program at ICEC@betterhomesbc.ca to confirm eligibility.