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Find programs designed to help you optimize your home energy use.
To help our community lower emissions and reduce energy use, we’re working alongside key partners on strategies and programs to help achieve our greenhouse gas emissions reduction target.
Home Energy Efficiency
Programs and tools that help residents reduce energy use and improve home comfort.
City Energy Initiatives
Plans, policies, and programs that support community and corporate energy efficiency.
Rebates & Resources
External programs, incentives, and educational resources available to residents and businesses.
We’re helping residents improve home energy efficiency
Book a FREE appointment with an Energy Concierge to help you navigate complex energy upgrades in your home. Find out what energy efficiency means for your home, identify upgrades that are best suited to your home, and help you take the first steps to improving your home’s comfort.
In partnership with City Green Solutions and Home Energy Navigator.
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Do you know where your home is losing energy? Borrow a thermal imaging camera from the library and connect it to your smartphone to learn more about the energy efficiency of your home, checking things like insulation, window/door seals and what outlets or plug-ins might be leaky.
How to participate:
- Borrow a thermal imaging camera kit from any Kelowna library for up to seven days. The kit includes:
- FLIR thermal imaging camera and case
- Charging cable
- Micro-USB to USB-C Adaptor (for Android phone users)
- Kill-A-Watt Meter (to measure loads of electrical appliances)
- Instruction guides
- Bring the kit home and follow the instruction guide provided.
- Return the borrowed items to the library you checked it out from so that the next patron may enjoy it. Please note that there is a late-return fine of $1 per day. Replacement cost for lost or damaged cameras is $272.
For technical support, visit FLIR.CustHelp.com.
In partnership with FortisBC and Okanagan Regional Library.
How the City is supporting efficient energy use
Transportation accounts for approximately 53 per cent of Kelowna's greenhouse gas emissions. We have been working to transition from our car-centric culture by building more compact, complete communities and promoting cycling, walking, public transit and ride sharing. Electric vehicles (EVs) can also play a significant role in reducing transportation emissions.
Kelowna’s Community Electric Vehicle & E-Bike Strategy envisions a city where charging an EV or riding an e-bike is easy, convenient and affordable. Objectives of the strategy include:
- Increasing access to EV charging on private property
- Expanding the public EV charging network
- Increasing awareness and knowledge level of EVs, EV charging options and e-bikes among residents
- Supporting and accelerating fleet and shared mobility electrification (e.g., carshare, bikeshare, ridesharing, ride-hailing)
- Expanding e-bike infrastructure and improve e-bike affordability
READ THE STRATEGY
The Energy Step Code is a provincial policy implemented by the City of Kelowna that aims to create healthier, more efficient and more comfortable buildings.
A building's performance must be proven through whole building energy modeling and on-site airtightness testing. Modelling and testing validate how the design and constructed building meet performance targets associated with each "step."
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The Corporate Strategic Energy Management Plan (SEMP) is the City of Kelowna’s blueprint for becoming more energy efficient, reducing corporate greenhouse gas emissions, and supporting a more sustainable future for Kelowna.
The SEMP outlines the recommended 2030 corporate energy and emissions targets and details the plan to achieve progress toward these targets and beyond.
READ THE PLAN
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