Description
Existing homes make up the majority of emissions from the buildings sector in Kelowna and retrofitting existing homes is one of the most challenging emissions reduction opportunities. Incentives and other government programs can help to lowering the cost of energy retrofits, which remains one of the key barriers preventing those actions today.
The challenges are even greater for residential rental buildings, because tenants do not have an incentive to purchase low-emission/efficiency upgrades that they will not own (and vice-versa, landlords do not have an incentive to purchase low-emission/efficient equipment if they will not reap the potential benefits of lower energy bills).
FortisBC offers an energy efficiency program for rental apartments and accommodations (https://www.fortisbc.com/rebates/detail/energy-efficiency-for-rental-apartments-and-accommodations-program).