Apply for a free smart hub
To help you get real-time insights into your home electricity use, we’re giving away a limited number of Powerlync hubs. These hubs connect to the HydroHome app, giving you the tools to better manage your energy use and save money.
Please note that Powerlync hubs require a strong wireless connection to your home’s electricity meter. To work properly, the hub must be placed within 30 feet of the meter with minimal walls or barriers in between. If you cannot place the hub within 30 feet of your home meter, please don’t apply for this promotion as the device won’t connect reliably.
Eligibility
To qualify for this giveaway, you must be an administrator of your home’s BC Hydro account and have a mobile device that can download the HydroHome app. Your home must be a single detached home, row home, townhome, duplex, or triplex.
Additionally, you must either be able to start a Team Power Smart Reduction Challenge on or after February 19, 2026, or your home must never have been on an electricity rate with time-of-day pricing before February 19, 2026.
Customers who both cannot start a Reduction Challenge because they are already in an active challenge, and whose homes were on an electricity rate with time-of-day pricing at any time before February 19, 2026, are not eligible for this giveaway.
This promotion is available while supplies last. See terms and conditions [PDF, 265 KB] for more information.
How to apply
To claim a free Powerlync hub, complete the following steps:
Step 1: Log in to HydroHome
Log in to the HydroHome app with your MyHydro profile. If you don’t already have the app, you can download it from the App Store or Google Play.
Step 2: Complete a qualifying action
Complete at least one of the following actions:
- Join Team Power Smart and start a Reduction Challenge on or after February 19, 2026. If you’re already in an active challenge, you cannot take this qualifying action. Team Power Smart members who are not in an active challenge must start a new Reduction Challenge to take this qualifying action.
- Switch your home’s electricity rate to a rate with time-of-day pricing. Please note that if your home was ever on a rate with time-of-day pricing before February 19, 2026, you cannot take this qualifying action.
Step 3: Submit application form
Submit a short application form. Once we’ve confirmed your eligibility, we’ll email you a promo code that needs to be used within 30 days.
Step 4: Claim your Powerlync hub
After receiving your promo code, go to the Toolkit section of the HydroHome app and enter your promo code, then follow the steps to place your order. Once complete, your Powerlync hub will be shipped to your home.
Why Powerlync?
HydroHome users say that real-time energy data is the app’s most valuable feature. With a Powerlync hub, you can:
- See real-time energy use for your home
- Identify opportunities to save money
- Make smarter decisions about when and how you use electricity