Quick quiz: British Columbia rebates
A few questions from the programs we track. Tap an answer to see why.
Short answer: Yes, you can claim BC Hydro's solar, battery, heat pump and heat pump water heater rebates on the same home, but each has its own rules. The heat pump and water heater rebates are only for replacing electric equipment. Real totals depend on your system sizes and costs, so the worked example below shows how the math actually works.
Canada’s new heat pump rebate is worth up to $10,000. Get an email the day it opens
Applications are not open yet. Ottawa says they open in early 2027, and that you can add this rebate on top of provincial ones.
- Up to $10,000
- if your household earns below the median income
- $2,000
- for other homeowners who qualify
Stack it with the British Columbia rebate open today
Ottawa says you can combine them. Each program has its own rules. Amounts are the most you can get.
Applications open early 2027
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- Launch-day email, with what to do first
- Who qualifies for the $10,000, once Ottawa says
- A short hello now, so you know it worked
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The 2026 BC Hydro amounts
- Solar: $1,000 per kW, max 50% of cost, up to $5,000.
- Battery: $500 per kWh, max 50% of cost, up to $1,500 (or $5,000 if enrolled in Peak Saver).
- Heat pump (replacing electric heat, HPCN contractor): up to $4,000 whole-home or $1,500 partial, plus up to $1,000 bonus for installs done Aug 1 to Oct 31, 2026.
- Heat pump water heater (replacing an electric tank): up to $1,000.
- Home renovation rebates in total (insulation, heat pump, windows and doors, water heater, plus a multi-upgrade bonus) can reach up to $12,500.
Worked example: an electrically heated home
Say you add a 6 kW solar system, a 10 kWh battery enrolled in Peak Saver, a whole-home heat pump replacing baseboards, and a heat pump water heater replacing an electric tank. If each cost is high enough that the 50% caps don't bite:
- Solar: 6 kW × $1,000 = $5,000
- Battery: 10 kWh × $500 = $5,000 (Peak Saver cap)
- Heat pump: up to $4,000
- Heat pump water heater: up to $1,000
- Total: up to $15,000, plus any multi-upgrade bonus you qualify for, and Peak Saver bill credits for the battery ($500 at sign-up, $250 per winter).
A smaller battery gets less: a 5 kWh battery is worth up to $2,500, not $5,000.
Heated with gas? Income-qualified?
If you heat with gas, oil or propane, BC Hydro's heat pump rebate doesn't apply. Income-qualified households can get CleanBC Energy Savings Program rebates instead: up to $13,000, $7,000 or $3,500 (by income level) for a heat pump, and up to $3,500 for a heat pump water heater. You can't claim two programs for the same heat pump or water heater.
The gotcha: installers often do solar or heat pumps, not both. Ask each one which rebates their part of the job qualifies for, in writing.
Sources, checked September 26, 2026: BC Hydro solar and battery rebates · BC Hydro home renovation rebates · CleanBC Energy Savings Program requirements
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