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CLEAN ENERGY NEIGHBOURHOODS

Pilot Project in Vernon BC

SUMMER 2024 PILOT PROJECT - EAST HILL & FOOTHILLS

CLEAN ENERGY NEIGHBOURHOOD RETROFITS

We helped 11 local homes switch to energy systems that save money and reduce emissions. Join a tour to see how it all works and how it could happen at your home.

SUMMER 2025 RETROFITS - GREATER VERNON, BC

READY TO ELECTRIFY SYSTEMS & REDUCE EMISSIONS BY  85-100%?

We’re scaling up to help 500 families benefit from doing group retrofits. Join us to hear how we make clean energy retrofits easier, more affordable & sign up to become a 2025 candidate.

“Through projects like the HomeZero Collective Society’s home retrofitting pilot project in the city of Vernon, B.C., we are helping Canadians switch to sustainable practices and make their homes more energy-efficient.” 

– The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change

HomeZero Collective is making it faster, easier and more affordable for neighbourhoods across the City of Vernon, BC to switch to clean energy.

For example: Your current heating and electricity costs are $325/month on an annualized basis.

$325

After the renewable energy retrofit your costs drop to $40 per month, you are protected from rising energy costs, and your emissions drop by 85-100%. 

$40

Savings: $285 /month
Use the savings to pay off your retrofit. Once paid off, you will save thousands of dollars a year.

$285

How it works

HomeZero Collective is making it faster, easier and more affordable for neighbourhoods across the City of Vernon, BC to switch to clean energy.

How it works

Your current heating 

and electricity costs $325/ per month:

$325

After the renewable energy retrofit the costs drop to $40 per month: 

$40

Savings: $285 /month
Use the savings to pay off your retrofit.

$285

How it works

HomeZero Collective is making it faster, easier and more affordable for neighbourhoods across the City of Vernon, BC to switch to clean energy.

Eligibility Criteria

1. Our Specialties

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2. Programs reduce cost

The following programs will dramatically reduce the cost of your home's clean energy retrofit:

  • $10,000 - $30,000 HomeZero subsidy

  • $5,000 - $11,000 government rebates

  • Interest free Greener Homes Loan of up to $40,000

3. Clean energy retrofit

Your home will be retrofitted by our industry leading partner Okanagan Geothermal. It will be heated and cooled by a geothermal or air source heat pump that uses clean energy. Solar panels will generate electricity and you are protected from rising energy costs, carbon tax, and your emissions drop by 85-100%.

4. Savings payoff loan

Your utility bills drop to $40/month. Use the $285 in savings to pay off your interest free Greener Homes Loan sponsored by Natural Resources Canada. This loan has a 10 year term.

5. Annual savings $2500+

After your Greener Homes Loan is paid off in 10 years, you will save $2,500 to $4,000 on an annual basis. Celebrate and use those savings to buy an electric vehicle and reduce emissions even further. Together we can make a big difference!

News and Updates

10 to 15 homes retrofitted in the Okanagan region (B.C.) as part of a pilot project with support from the Government of Canada and FCM

Vernon, British Columbia – By helping Canadians upgrade their homes to be more energy-efficient, the Government of Canada, and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) are helping tackle climate change, create good jobs and reduce monthly bills. 

Pilot Launches to Help Vernon Neighbourhoods Switch to Clean Energy

Up to 15 residents could receive a $10,000-$30,000 subsidy + financing to make homes more efficient, reduce emissions by 85-100%.

Project sparks switch to clean energy in Vernon neighbourhoods

Up to 15 residents in the Foothills and East Hill could receive a $10,000-$30,000 subsidy, financing.

Program helps Vernon neighbourhoods switch to clean energy

A Vernon non-profit is looking for up to 15 homeowners in the city’s East Hill and Foothills neighbourhoods to take part in a clean energy retrofit pilot.

AFFORDABLE

We secure government funding to provide subsidies, and we connect you to rebates and low- interest lending

ACCESSIBLE

We make it easier by coordinating what’s needed at every step, from pre-retrofit inspection to installations to apps to see your impact!

IMPACTFUL

In this next phase, together we have the chance to reduce carbon emissions in Vernon by 2,000 tons/year. Together, our climate action is making a significant difference!

News and Updates

HomeZero announces plans to bring clean energy retrofits to 500 Vernon homes

With the success of a neighbourhood retrofit pilot that saw 11 Vernon homes switch to electric heat pumps and hot water tanks, and generate the electricity to run them with solar panels—HomeZero is scaling up...

HOME ZERO COLLECTIVE

Why Vernon homeowners are taking part in a novel pilot project bringing climate retrofits to the masses

Eleven homes in the North Okanagan are being retrofitted to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. 

The CBC's Megan Turcato paid them a visit. 

CBC KELOWNA

Project sparks switch to clean energy in Vernon neighbourhoods

Up to 15 residents in the Foothills and East Hill could receive a $10,000-$30,000 subsidy, financing.

VERNON MORNING STAR

Program helps Vernon neighbourhoods switch to clean energy

A Vernon non-profit is looking for up to 15 homeowners in the city’s East Hill and Foothills neighbourhoods to take part in a clean energy retrofit pilot.

VERNON MATTERS

East Hill & Foothills Retrofit Pilot Highlights

2024 Pilot Photos