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My HERO Bonus Offer Plan For Oil Heated Homes Switching to Gas supplied by FortisBC If you’d like to access the Home Energy Rebate Offer (HERO) Program’s $750 Bonus Offer, here’s what to do: 1) Complete a pre-retrofit EnerGuide home evaluation with City Green (1-866-381-9995 or
[email protected]) before starting your energy efficiency upgrades. Evaluations back to April 1, 2013 are eligible as long as the home has not changed owners. Upgrades purchased and/or installed before April 22, 2014 are not eligible. Upgrades performed before your evaluation are not eligible for the Bonus Offer. 2) Replace your oil furnace with a gas furnace in compliance with the Switch ‘n Shrink program requirements (note the important timelines, which are different from HERO). A gas furnace backup for a heat pump does not qualify for the HERO program and will make you ineligible for other rebates from the HERO program. 3) Review your Renovation Upgrade Report, which you will receive after your evaluation. a. If insulation is in your top three recommendations in the Report, you must complete an insulation upgrade up to the Bonus Offer level. b. If draftproofing is in your top three recommendations in the Report, you must draftproof up to the draftproofing Bonus Offer level. c. If both draftproofing and insulation are in the top three recommendations, you only need to do one of either draftproofing or insulation as one of your three Bonus Offer upgrades. 4) Complete at least three upgrades (including the Switch ‘n Shrink upgrade) to Bonus Offer requirements. Requirements for accessing the standalone rebate are not necessarily the same as the requirements for accessing the Bonus Offer. Upgrades must meet Bonus Offer Requirements to be counted towards the Bonus Offer. 5) Complete a post-retrofit evaluation. Refer to your confirmation e-mail for how to prepare. Your energy advisor will complete “Form A” at your post-retrofit evaluation. 6) Please ensure you have completed the Homeowner- or Landlord/Tenant (and Tenant Consent Form) Application form to the best of your ability before the post-retrofit evaluation. Upgrade
Insulation
Rebate
Requirements for Standalone Rebate
Attic Insulation: $0.02 x R x square feet
A minimum of 150 square feet at the R-value indicated below must be installed in a single location. Must be installed by a licensed contractor. Minimum R-value Maximum Location Installed added rebate
Example: $0.02 x R20 x 500 sq. ft. = $200 Other Insulation: $0.05 x R x square feet
Draftproofing
$10 x percent air leakage reduction Example: $10 x 15% = $150
Bonus Eligible?
attic - flat and cathedral ceiling
R12
$600
Yes
exterior wall cavities
R12
Yes
exterior wall sheathing
R3.8
$1200 combined
basement/crawlspace walls other - exposed floor, joist header, floor above crawlspace*
R10 R20
$1,000 $450
Yes
Pre- and post-retrofit home energy evaluation required. Rebate is based on the difference between the pre- and post-upgrade EnerGuide home evaluation air leakage rate. Minimum reduction of five percent required for rebate. Maximum rebate is $500.
Yes Yes
Yes
Bonus Offer Requirements
Insulation upgrade must amount to a minimum of $300 in each location. Each insulation location meeting the minimum $300 can qualify as one of the three bonus measures. If your home is too small to reach $300 in the upgrade location, contact the HERO program directly at
[email protected] to request an exception (promo code). *Homeowners may access the crawlspace wall or floor above crawlspace rebate, not both. Only one will count towards the Bonus Offer. Achieve a minimum of 15% reduction in air leakage as measured at the preand post-retrofit energy evaluation.
Bonus Plan (at least three)
This document has been prepared by City Green to facilitate your upgrade planning. It is not an official rebate chart. We accept no liability for any incomplete, inaccurate, or out of date information displayed. Please refer to the original HERO Program documents from the Program Partners (BC Hydro and FortisBC) for complete and current rebate amounts and term and conditions, as they are subject to change, available at www.fortisbc.com/homerebates. Document updated April 2016.
My HERO Bonus Offer Plan For Oil Heated Homes Switching to Gas supplied by FortisBC
ENERGY STAR® natural gas furnace or boiler
$0 from HERO. $1000 available through Switch ‘n’ Shrink program.
Gas Fireplace
$300
No HERO Rebate. Counts as one action towards Bonus Offer. See fortisbc.com/furnace or fortisbc.com/switchnshrink (if accessing rebate from Switch ‘n’ Shrink Program) for qualifying models and program terms and conditions.
Yes
Must be an EnerChoice rated. See fortisbc.com/enerchoice for qualifying models and program terms and conditions.
Yes
ENERGY STAR ® Water Heaters (gas) 0.67 storage tank non-condensing tankless condensing tankless condensing storage tank ENERGY STAR bathroom fan
Furnaces must be ENERGY STAR qualified and rated 95% AFUE or higher. Replacement furnaces must be used as the primary heating source. Furnaces used with a heat pump are not eligible. Boilers must be ENERGY STAR qualified and rated 94% AFUE or higher. Eligible models can be found on www.fortisbc.com/switchnshrink. If applying for Bonus Offer using gas fireplace + furnace or boiler you must apply for a promo code through the HERO Program (
[email protected]).
Yes
$200 $400
See fortisbc.com/waterheater for qualifying models and program terms and conditions.
Yes
$500
Yes
$1,000
Yes
$25 per fan (2 fans max.)
Find qualifying models. Fans must be ducted to the outside of the home and at least one fan must be installed in the main bathroom. Rebates will be paid to a maximum of $25 per fan (rebate cannot exceed the purchase price of the fan) for a maximum of two fans per home.
No
ENERGY STAR® qualified windows and doors
$0
No Rebate. Counts as one action towards Bonus Offer.
Yes
Heat Recovery Ventilator
$0
No Rebate. Counts as one action towards Bonus Offer.
Yes
Only one water heating system can qualify for the Bonus Offer.
N/A
Seventy-five percent of windows and doors must be replaced to ENERGY STAR models, one zone above climate zone. ENERGY STAR qualified and HVI certified (as per section three of the Home Ventilating Institute directory located at hvi.org/proddirectory/index.cfm. House air tightness must be 3 ACH@50Pa or lower at post-retrofit evaluation.
N/A
This document has been prepared by City Green to facilitate your upgrade planning. It is not an official rebate chart. We accept no liability for any incomplete, inaccurate, or out of date information displayed. Please refer to the original HERO Program documents from the Program Partners (BC Hydro and FortisBC) for complete and current rebate amounts and term and conditions, as they are subject to change, available at www.fortisbc.com/homerebates. Document updated April 2016.
