Industrial Facilities

Whatever type of manufacturing you do, energy costs can account for a significant portion of your overhead costs.  Whether you are considering upgrades to an existing plant, or are planning to build a new one, FortisBC PowerSense can offer you expert advice as well as valuable rebates on energy-efficient technologies and solutions that will help you get the most out of your energy dollar. 

Walk Through Audit

Qualified customers can also take advantage of a free walk-through energy audit conducted by a qualified technical advisor to identify where conservation opportunities exist. If required, we'll also fund up to 50 percent of an approved consultants fee to conduct a comprehensive energy study.

New Process Design

This program helps industrial customers build energy efficiency into the design of new processes.  
  • Your project will be assessed by one of our technical advisors or an approved consultant to determine energy saving opportunities.  If necessary, a more comprehensive study will be completed and FortisBC PowerSense will pay up to 50% of approved study costs.
  • Based on findings, customer has a choice of implementing suggested technology upgrades.  Financial assistance for costs exceeding baseline technologies is available to implement approved energy efficiency measures.

Unless otherwise stated, the rebate entitlement is based on 5¢ per estimated annual kW.h savings, with the maximum rebate calculated to achieve a two-year payback on incremental cost.

For more information on how FortisBC PowerSense can help you with your next project, contact your local FortisBC PowerSense Technical Advisor.

Lighting

Lighting accounts for a significant portion of the electricity used in industrial buildings.  With energy efficient lighting technologies, you can improve the quality of lighting while consuming less energy. This will:

  • Improve the quality of your lighting
  • Reduce your lighting costs
  • Reduce your maintenance costs
  • Improve the safety and comfort of lighted areas

Energy-efficient lighting products that qualify for FortisBC rebates include:

  • Compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs)
  • Electronic ballasts
  • Reflectorized luminaries
  • T8 fluorescents
  • LED and CFL exit lights
  • High intensity discharge lighting
  • Motion sensors and other lighting control systems

See Energy-Efficient Lighting Technologies for more information on the above products.