BC Hydro offers support and expert guidance to help your eligible business access incentives to improve energy efficiency. As set out in our Energy Efficiency Plan, we support businesses across a range of sectors, including:
- Industrial facilities
- Industrial fleet transportation, such as road, rail, marine, and air
- Other sectors, including district energy, oil and gas, mining, as well as pulp and paper
Note that EV fleet electrification is separate from the industrial fleet transportation program, and more information can be found here.
Economic development support
Businesses that establish operations in B.C. benefit from strong system reliability when accessing our integrated grid. We can help your business navigate the interconnection process and get connected. Expert support is available to help eligible businesses:
- Access BC Hydro and government funding to transition to clean energy, or make energy-efficient upgrades.
- Get matched with a suitable site, pre-screened by BC Hydro.
- Get an industrial site assessment to evaluate the electrical servicing potential.
- Apply for connection study funding to reduce the cost of connecting new projects to our grid.
Find out more about support for new operations in B.C.
Industrial fleet transportation
Your business can access incentives to support energy efficient electrification for your industrial transport fleet and heavy equipment including seaport operations, airports, and rail. Switching all or part of your fleet to electricity can increase fuel savings and operational efficiency.
We offer support and planning resources to support the integration or transition to a zero-emission mobile fleet. This also includes funding pilot projects as well as energy emissions audits and roadmaps.
Find out more about funding for electrifying your fleet
Other sectors
We can help your business access funding to improve energy efficiency, or market your eligible industrial site. We support businesses in various other sectors, including:
- District energy
- Oil and gas
- Mining
- Pulp and paper and forestry
- Manufacturing
To achieve this goal, we currently offer incentives to help eligible businesses:
- Establish new high-load operations or expand existing operations for a new end-use.
- Initiate projects that reduce GHG emissions and enhance energy efficiency.
- Earn rewards through participation in our demand response events.
- Assess and improve the electrical infrastructure of eligible industrial sites to ready the site for a potential customer.
Find out if your project is eligible for support
Contact our team to find out whether your energy efficiency electrification project qualifies for a range of incentives administered by BC Hydro and CleanBC.
