Sustainable communities program

Reducing emissions, improving energy efficiency

Whether you're leading the way to high-performance buildings, implementing home energy retrofit programs, or looking to make it easier for your residents to switch to electric vehicles, we want to help.

Program benefits

Through the sustainable communities program, we provide expertise, education, and funding to help eligible local governments improve energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) in their communities.

The offers

We provide funding to hire staff, conduct research and training, and develop policies and programs to help your community advance energy efficiency and low carbon electrification. We can also connect you with our industry partners so you can work together on achieving your goals.

Helpful resources

Learn more about the initiatives we've supported to help local governments take action:

• Planning and strategies to support electric vehicle adoption
• High-performance, low carbon new construction projects 
• Retrofits and energy-efficient upgrades at existing buildings
• See all projects.

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Subscribe to receive an email from us every few months with the latest stories and updates from the sustainable communities program.

BC Hydro is collecting your personal information for the purpose of establishing a contact list to keep you informed about the sustainable communities program. Your personal information is collected in furtherance of BC Hydro's mandate under the Hydro and Power Authority Act and the Clean Energy Act. If you have any questions concerning how your personal information is handled, or to update your information or unsubscribe, please contact the Sustainable Communities group.