BC Hydro offers a wide range of integrated energy efficiency solutions to help large commercial and industrial businesses optimize their energy usage.
Through Low Carbon Electrification (LCE), businesses can access support for energy efficient electrification, including:
- Facility retrofits
- Transport fleet electrification
If your large commercial or industrial business is looking to improve its energy efficiency, you may be eligible for support. LCE is eligible for projects completed by March 2027.
Industrial Electrification Program
The CleanBC and BC Hydro Industrial Electrification (IE) Program creates a new, streamlined funding process to support industrial operations in applying for electrification projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The program is jointly administered by CleanBC and BC Hydro. Applications for the CIF are closed, as of December 31, 2024.
Eligible industries
Businesses that are new to B.C. or already based in B.C. across the large commercial, industrial, and transportation sectors including, but not limited to:
- Gas processing facilities
- Pipelines
- Mining and forestry
- District energy
- Transportation (marine, road, rail, air)
- Others
Studies and energy efficiency projects
Feasibility studies
Funding is available for feasibility studies to estimate increased electricity consumption, reductions in Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions to grade 10 (+/- 10%), and implementation costs to grade 30 (+/- 30%).
Project incentives
Project incentives are a mechanism by which businesses can lower the capital requirements to improve payback and/or meet investment criteria for implementing energy efficiency projects.
Incentives are available for hard capital projects with a minimum persistence of five years that increase electricity consumption by a minimum of 200,000 kWh/year. Bundling of projects is permitted to achieve minimum consumption requirements.
Pilot projects
Incentive funding is available for projects that demonstrate technologies that are commercially available but not widely used in B.C. or for testing technologies that are relatively new.
Find out if your business is eligible
Our experts can guide you to funding programs and incentives to support energy efficiency through our integrated solutions.
Fill out our pre-screening eligibility form and our experts will determine which programs your business may be eligible for.
