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Social Housing Retrofit Support Program (SHRSP)

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Program Category: Clean Energy, Community Infrastructure
Project Type(s): Energy Efficiency (Housing / Buildings)

Deadline Details

FortisBC continues to offer the Social Housing Retrofit Support Program for its gas and electric customers. For further information on valid offers please refer to their website.

For any information or clarifications related to BC Hydro’s support of already existing SHRSP projects, customers should contact BC Hydro’s Social Housing team by emailing socialhousing@bchydro.com

Intake Type

Continuous Intake

Funder

FortisBC

Funding Organization Type

  • Utility

Funding Range

  • Small (up to $50K)
  • Medium ($50K-$250K)
  • Large ($250K-$500K)
  • Major (over $500K)

Eligible Community

  • Local Governments
  • Indigenous Communities
  • Métis Nations
  • Modern Treaty Nations

Eligible Project Activities

  • Project Feasibility
  • Operations and Maintenance
  • Project Planning
  • Project Implementation (e.g. Design / Procurement / Construction)

FortisBC is working to help housing providers and charitable organizations save energy and costs and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in their buildings. Better yet, we’ll help guide you through the process.

Contact your FortisBC key account manager to request an application.

If your project involves measures for electricity only and your building is in BC Hydro’s service area (including New Westminster), contact your BC Hydro key account manager.

ENERGY STUDY FUNDING 
A detailed energy study can help you identify measures that can lead to gas and/or electricity savings. If you choose this option, FortisBC will schedule a kick-off meeting and provide the Energy study guide to outline the requirements. To receive energy study funding, you must use an engineering consultant listed on the FortisBC approved list and submit the completed energy study to us for review and approval.Note: FortisBC can provide additional funding for a gas absorption heat pump feasibility study. You’ll need to work with your engineering consultant to submit a feasibility study proposal to be considered for this funding.
 
IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT FUNDING
Implementation support can help ensure retrofits are safe, permitted and meet quality standards. The engineering consultant will guide you through the various aspects of the retrofit such as:

  • project management

  • project specification and RFP

  • engaging contractors to install equipment (these costs are separate from this funding)

  • preparing required documentation and invoices for submission.

Implementation support funding may be available pending results of the energy study, and you must use an engineering consultant listed on the FortisBC approved list.
 
REBATES FOR ENERGY CONSERVATION MEASURES
You can access rebates for a variety of natural gas and/or electric energy conservation measures for your building.Terms and conditions apply and amounts are subject to change.

Specific Eligibility Requirements

  1. You must be a commercial FortisBC gas customer under any rate class other than Rate 1, and/or be a commercial electricity customer of either FortisBC or one of the following municipal providers: Grand Forks, Penticton, Summerland and Nelson Hydro. 

  2. You must be a registered charity providing assistance to income-qualified persons, or a housing provider that is:

    • a local government

    • housing society registered under the Societies Act (excluding member-funded societies)

    • a housing co-op registered under the Cooperative Association Act or

    • a governing body of an Indigenous band, provided the housing is primarily for low-income households

  3. You must be either the registered owner, long-term leaseholder, or property manager of the premises.

  4. The building where energy conservation measures will be implemented must be an existing multi-unit residential building (MURB) with a minimum of nine units. Spaces being retrofitted should be common areas or supplied by a centralized system. Recreational spaces can qualify.

  5. Participants must apply through their key account manager and be approved before accessing funding and rebates through this program. Charities that want to participate in the program but do not have a residential building can apply and be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

Other Eligible Communities

Indigenous Organizations
Non-governmental Organizations / Not-for-Profits

Type of Funding

  • Support (e.g. consulting management)
  • Rebates
  • Non-repayable Contribution

Range of Funding Available per Project

  • Small (up to $50K)
  • Medium ($50K-$250K)
  • Large ($250K-$500K)
  • Major (over $500K)

Description of Funding

For rebate amounts please refer to the program webpage: https://www.fortisbc.com/rebates/detail/social-housing-retrofit-support-program 

 

Eligible Costs

Engineering
Planning
Operational and Maintenance Costs
Capital Costs
Equipment/Material Purchase
Project Management
Reporting

Ineligible Costs

Any costs incurred prior to signing a funding agreement

Reporting Requirements

Progress reports and final reports