BC Hydro to offer free smart thermostats and cash for home energy efficiency

BC Hydro is introducing a suite of programs to promote household energy efficiency as the province looks to ramp up the electricity available to power a growing slate of incoming major mining and liquefied natural gas projects.

BC Hydro to offer free smart thermostats and cash for home energy efficiency. BC Hydro is introducing a suite of programs to promote household energy efficiency as the province looks to ramp up the electricity available to power a growing slate of incoming major mining and liquefied natural gas projects. Supports will include free $350 smart thermostats for homes with baseboard heaters, up to $200 per year in household incentives for lower energy use, as much as $325 in support for energy efficiency in income-qualified homes and up to $200 in rebates for select energy-efficient products. Premier David Eby says the program, dubbed Power Smart 2.0, has two goals. “First of all, it reduces your monthly bill,” he said. “Second, it frees up that electricity to be able to drive economic activity here in the province.” Eby put this in the contex...