How much you get
Most Kelowna homes buy power from FortisBC, not BC Hydro, so BC Hydro's $4,000 heat pump rebate doesn't apply here. FortisBC runs its own heat pump rebates for its electricity customers, so check its current offer first. If your household is income-qualified, CleanBC's Energy Savings Program pays up to $13,000 (Level 1), $7,000 (Level 2) or $3,500 (Level 3) to replace gas, oil or propane heat with a central or 3+ head system.
Who qualifies
- You own your home in Kelowna
- Your current system matches the upgrade type (e.g., gas furnace for a heat pump upgrade)
- Your HPCN-certified installer files the rebate claim
- Income-qualified households see higher rebates
How much you get depends on your income tier
Income decides the CleanBC amount, not a sliding scale for everyone. For a family of four, Level 1 is household income up to $94,900, Level 2 up to $118,600 and Level 3 up to $189,800 (the limits change with household size, and the home's assessed value is capped too). Above those limits, CleanBC pays nothing for a heat pump, and your only rebate is whatever FortisBC offers. You may still see “$4,000–$16,000” online. That’s out of date: CleanBC cut its amounts for invoices from July 6, 2026. The $16,000 figure only exists north of 100 Mile House, so it doesn’t apply in Kelowna. Pre-register with the Energy Savings Program before any work starts. Official income table →
What you'll actually save each month
Rebates cover the upfront cost, but the number that decides whether this is worth it is the payback period — how long until the monthly savings pay back what you spent out of pocket. Here's the real math, using the actual current utility rates for Kelowna rather than a rough guess. Kelowna is FortisBC electricity territory, not BC Hydro — a distinction that matters, since the rates differ:
- FortisBC electricity (2026): 10.799¢/kWh for the first 1,600 kWh/two-month billing period, 14.320¢/kWh above that, plus a $34.56 customer charge per two-month period. (Check current FortisBC electricity rates →)
- FortisBC natural gas (2026): roughly $1.66/GJ for the gas itself, plus delivery charges that bring most bills up meaningfully higher — your own FortisBC bill's "total rate" line is the number to use, not the commodity price alone. (Check current FortisBC gas rates →)
A cold-climate heat pump draws electricity off the FortisBC grid and returns roughly 2.5–3.5 units of heat for every unit it uses, a ratio known as its coefficient of performance. That's why it wins against baseboard heat on cost almost every time. A gas furnace is a tougher call to judge in general. Insulation level, house size, and how cold a given Okanagan winter turns out to be all shift where the math lands, so no single number fits every house on the lake.
Get your real payback number: Plug in your current heating bill and system type in our free assessment tool and it'll estimate your monthly savings and payback period using these same current FortisBC rates — not a generic average.
How to claim it
FortisBC processes this claim the same way BC Hydro does elsewhere in the province, just through a different utility portal. The steps below are what a Kelowna homeowner actually files, in order.
- Check your income tier and rough total with the free rebate assessment
- If you might be income-qualified, pre-register with CleanBC’s Energy Savings Program before any work starts (BC Hydro’s standard rebate needs no pre-approval)
- Get quotes from HPCN-certified installers in Kelowna
- Work is installed by your program-registered contractor
- After the install, apply within 6 months of your invoice — keep the invoice showing the model and AHRI number
- Rebate arrives in 4–8 weeks
Full income-tier breakdown, stacking math, and brand comparisons: Complete BC heat pump rebate guide →
Heat Pump installers in Kelowna
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Kelowna's Okanagan winters: colder than the coast, milder than the rest of the interior
The lake tempers Kelowna's winters compared to Kamloops or Vernon, but it's still a real interior climate. Ten years of data (2015-2024) puts the average January low at -3.2°C and the coldest morning on record at -24.0°C. That's right at the edge of what a cold-climate heat pump is built to handle without losing efficiency (rated down to roughly -25°C), which makes Kelowna something of a borderline case: most winters, the unit runs comfortably within spec, but on the coldest night of a hard winter it's operating close to its limit, so a correctly sized system with a reliable backup heat source matters more here than in a milder coastal city.
Next steps
View all Kelowna rebate programs → or read guides on heat pump in BC →