Social Housing Energy Savings Program
The Social Housing Energy Savings Program aims to help non-profit, co-operative, local government, provincial housing authorities and Indigenous housing providers reduce their electrical energy use. The program helps to identify and implement energy retrofits for multi-unit residential social housing buildings.
Funding for energy-saving and clean energy projects
Explore available funding to improve your property’s energy efficiency, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, lower operating costs, and create a more comfortable living environment for your tenants.
Get started with any of the offers below:
Offers available
Opportunity assessment funding
Get funding of up to $6,000 for a consultant to conduct a high-level assessment and identify electrical energy- and emission-saving opportunities for the properties that you manage. Energy Managers at BC Housing and BC Non-profit Housing Association can complete these studies internally as well.
Feasibility study funding
Get funding up to $37,500 for a consultant to conduct an in-depth analysis of specific systems in your building to prepare for a retrofit project.
Equipment upgrade funding
Get funding of up to 75% of project upgrade costs, to a maximum of $600,000, plus up to $11,000 in implementation support for whole-building energy upgrades including heat pumps, windows, water heating and more. Choose from our list of measures with pre-determined incentives available or learn about custom projects.
Resources
Explore tools and resources designed to guide you through the program.
- Social Housing Energy Savings Program participant guide [PDF, 1.8 MB]
- Request your building's peak demand data. For multi-unit residential or mixed-use buildings looking to check overall building capacity to add new electrical load.