System Design

System Design offer is for new or major retrofits commercial, institutional or multi-unit residential buildings that can save at least 50,000 kWh. This offer allows customers and designers to investigate for energy efficient opportunities for specific building systems where detailed energy modeling is not required, or not cost-effective.

TIP: This offer works for building projects too far along in the design process to qualify for Whole Building Design offer, but have not yet gone to tender for the specific systems.

The offer

• Capital Incentives. If the energy efficiency measures in the system design involve added costs, then BC Hydro may also provide capital incentives to help qualified projects implement the improved design, based on the amount of savings the building will achieve.*

*Minimum criteria apply. Projects are considered qualified once certain guidelines have been met.

Eligibility

The System Design offer is for new commercial, institutional or multi-unit residential buildings projects that are:

• Potential electricity saving with at least 50,000 kWh 
• Have not ordered or purchased the specific system 
• Located in BC Hydro service territory