San Francisco is in California and Vancouver is in British Columbia — two different regions with two different rebate systems.
| Category | San Francisco | Vancouver |
|---|---|---|
| 🔥 Heat Pump | 36.2 | 92.5 |
| 🧊 Insulation | 88.8 | 88.8 |
| ☀️ Solar | 28.8 | 88.8 |
| 🔋 Battery Storage | 28.8 | 88.8 |
| 🚿 Water Heater | 36.2 | 88.8 |
| 🌡️ Smart Thermostat | 68.8 | 88.8 |
| 🚗 EV Charger | 33.2 | 88.8 |
| 🪵 Windows & Doors | 28.8 | 92.5 |
| Overall PowerScore | 43.7 | 89.7 |
Vancouver has the higher overall PowerScore at 89.7/100, compared to San Francisco's 43.7/100. PowerScore is a 0-100 average of 8 rebate categories built from real published rebate amounts, program status, and how many programs stack.
Vancouver scores higher on solar, 88.8 vs 28.8 out of 100. San Francisco's strongest category overall is insulation at 88.8, while Vancouver's strongest is heat pump at 92.5.
Not entirely — San Francisco is in California and Vancouver is in British Columbia, and PowerScore's dollar-value component is normalized against the strongest program in each city's own region, not against a shared national or continental scale. Treat this comparison as directional (which city currently has more, better-funded, more stackable rebate programs), not as a precise apples-to-apples number the way a same-region comparison would be.