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The 2022/23 BC Indigenous Clean Energy Initiative (BCICEI), funded by New Relationship Trust (NRT), is now accepting applications. The BCICEI provides support and capacity-building funds to Indigenous communities working on the development of clean energy projects. BCICEI funding will enable the implementation of cost-effective clean energy and efficiency projects through support for: The initiative will…

The January 2023 intake of the First Nations Clean Energy Business Fund (FNCEBF) has been deferred until April 2023. The new deadline to submit applications is April 30, 2023.  Please reach out to FNCEBF.MIRR@gov.bc.ca with any questions or concerns. The FNCEBF promotes increased Indigenous community participation in the clean energy sector within their asserted traditional territories…

Recently, The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) announced a commitment to invest up to $50 million into Efficiency Capital’s Commercial Building Retrofit Initiative. Through this program, Efficiency Capital works with building owners to identify potential energy-saving upgrade projects, and provides upfront financing to implement them. Any energy cost savings from the upgrades are used to pay…

In Budget 2022, the B.C. government provided $25 million in new funding to the Forest Enhancement Society of BC (FESBC) for projects that protect communities from wildfire risk and prepare for climate change impacts. FESBC has supported 263 projects throughout BC, 43 of which have been in partnership with First Nations. These projects have reduced…

The BC Community Climate Funding Guide has officially been live for 8 months! In that time, we’ve helped thousands of people learn about potential funding for their communities. Our analytics show that since July, our website has been viewed almost 13,000 times by over 4,500 unique people from all over B.C. and even some places in Alberta and Washington…

Join us for a workshop where we will guide you through this website and optimize your experience using the Community Funding Guide. Our upcoming workshops will walk you through how best to use this one-stop resource and highlight upcoming opportunities that can help your communities meet their climate goals. There will also be a chance…

The CleanBC Roadmap to 2030 was released in Fall 2021 and builds on work already being done to accelerate climate action through the CleanBC strategy (released in 2018). The Roadmap explores new pathways to get the province on track to a net-zero economy: low-carbon energy, transportation, buildings, communities, industry, forest bioeconomy, agriculture, aquaculture and fisheries, and negative emissions technologies.    Indigenous and…

The clean energy landscape in B.C. has shifted and evolved greatly since the inception of the First Nations Clean Energy Business Fund (FNCEBF). As such, many of the capacity building projects and feasibility studies funded through the FNCEBF may no longer align effectively with the current clean energy landscape. Communities that have reached the $50,000…

We are pleased to announce the release of the new Community Climate Funding Guide. This guide is the culmination of months of work from a dedicated and passionate team. Through the course of engagement with communities we have been aware for a while that the funding landscape can be a challenge to navigate. Our hope…

In B.C., public utilities are regulated by BC Utilities Commission (BCUC) under the Utilities Commission Act. A public utility, as defined by the Utilities Commission Act, consists of any person or entity that owns or operates assets for the production, transmission, delivery or sale of electricity, steam, thermal energy or gas to the public for…