Energy Efficiency Policy & Regulations

The B.C. government develops and implements energy efficiency policies and regulations to support the Province's energy, economic and greenhouse gas reduction priorities, as articulated in the following:

• The Clean Energy Act, including British Columbia's energy objectives to:
  • Take demand-side measures and conserve energy
  • Reduce BC Hydro’s expected increase in demand by 66% through demand-side measures by 2020
  • Reduce B.C. greenhouse gas emissions to 33% below 2007 levels by 2020 and 80% by 2050
• Ministry of Energy and Mines and Petroleum Resources 2018/19 - 2020/21 Service Plan (PDF, 225 KB)
  • Objective 1.2: Decarbonize B.C.’s energy use to reduce our impact on climate and establish a new diversified foundation for our economy