CleanBC Income Qualified Program Rebates for Air-to-Water Heat Pumps

In order to qualify for this rebate, all of the following requirements must be met. Please read them carefully. Contact an Energy Coach if you have questions.

Income qualification requirements

Rebate coverage is based on the combined income of all adults in your home and how many people live in your home, including adults and children.

• Combined incomes less than Income Level 1 are eligible for up to 95% of upgrade costs.
• Combined incomes less than Income Level 2 are eligible for up to 60% of upgrade costs.

Requirements for the home

You must live in an eligible home:

• The home must be a year-round primary residence that is at least 12 months old.
• The property must have a total assessed value at or under $1,222,000 in the BC Assessment listing for the address of the applicant’s home in the year of program registration.
• You must have a residential utility account with FortisBC, BC Hydro, or a municipal utility.
• The home must be one of the following types of residential buildings:
  • Single family home (detached dwelling).
  • Secondary suite in a single-family home (detached dwelling), with its own separate utility meter.
  • Mobile home that is permanently fixed, sits on a foundation and is structurally complete with installed and connected plumbing, heating, electrical, water and sewer services; towing apparatus and axle must be removed.
  • Duplex, triplex, row home or townhome, where each unit has its own natural gas and/or electricity meter; utility accounts must be in the name of the resident and/or homeowner. Utility accounts in the name of a strata corporation are not eligible.
• If you currently rent your home, you will need a landlord consent form to accompany your application.
• You must pay your own energy utility bills. Utility accounts must be in the name of the resident and/or homeowner; utility accounts in the name of a strata corporation or landlord are not eligible.
• You must pre-register and receive an eligibility code before completing the upgrade.
• The home must be primarily heated by one of the following:
  • natural gas, propane or oil
  • electricity (hard-wired electric heating systems such as electric baseboards, radiant ceilings, radiant floors, forced-air furnace/boiler, or heat pump).
  • wood or other solid fuels.

Requirements for your contractor

The new air-to-water heat pump must be installed:

• By an Income Qualified Program Registered Contractor who is approved to install home upgrades for the CleanBC Income Qualified Program, for the trade applicable to the upgrade being installed (e.g. heat pumps must be installed by a licensed residential heating and cooling contractor).
• In accordance with the Heat Pump Best Practices Guide for Existing Homes.

Requirements for the upgrade

• You must pre-register and receive an eligibility code before completing the upgrade.
• The new air-to-water heat pump must:
  • Replace the existing primary heating system.
  • Be sized to function as the primary heating system of the home.
  • Have a minimum capacity of 12,000 BTU (1 ton).
  • Serve a main living area (e.g. family room, living room, or open-concept kitchen-living room).
  • Be listed as a qualified system on the qualified product list.

Requirements for the equipment being replaced

The old heating system must also meet requirements in order to be eligible for this rebate.  Select your existing system type to learn more.