Thousands of Dollars Could Be Saved on BC Heat Pump Installations
BC residents could save thousands of dollars on heat pump installations if the government required CleanBC IQP approved installers to change the way they do quotes.
Recent investigations into heat pump installations in Nanaimo have revealed a startling lack of transparency in quotes provided by the majority of installers in the city. Of the 20 approved installers in the area, 18 declined to offer quotes that separate the cost of their heat pumps from labour charges. The two companies that provided transparent quotes offered significantly lower prices, with the most competitive being more than $10,000 less than those who didn’t — the same amount as the available government rebate.
This raises a critical question: Will the Minister responsible for CleanBC take action to ensure that heat pump installers provide quotes that separate the cost of heat pumps from the costs of labour to qualify for rebates?
The lack of transparency in quotes for heat pump installations has been highlighted in a letter sent to Nanaimo’s three MLAs, Sheila Malcolmson, Doug Routley and Adam Walker as well as the following government ministers: George Heyman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy; Josie Osborne, Minister of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation; Bowinn Ma Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness; Adrian Dix, Minister of Health; Ravi Kahlon, Minister of Housing; Mitzi Dean, Minister of Children and Family Development and the BC Green Caucus. The letter includes a detailed spreadsheet comparing both types of estimates. No replies have been received from any of the ministries thus far.
To address this issue, we urge the Minister to investigate and implement measures that require both the costs of heat pumps and labour in quotes for heat pump installation.
Such quotes will not only save individuals thousands of dollars, but help the government achieve its goal of promoting green technologies and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
For more information, including the spreadsheet and the full text of the letter, please visit the Nanaimo Climate Action Hub’s website.
Recent investigations into heat pump installations in Nanaimo have revealed a startling lack of transparency in quotes provided by the majority of installers in the city. Of the 20 approved installers in the area, 18 declined to offer quotes that separate the cost of their heat pumps from labour charges. The two companies that provided transparent quotes offered significantly lower prices, with the most competitive being more than $10,000 less than those who didn’t — the same amount as the available government rebate.
This raises a critical question: Will the Minister responsible for CleanBC take action to ensure that heat pump installers provide quotes that separate the cost of heat pumps from the costs of labour to qualify for rebates?
The lack of transparency in quotes for heat pump installations has been highlighted in a letter sent to Nanaimo’s three MLAs, Sheila Malcolmson, Doug Routley and Adam Walker as well as the following government ministers: George Heyman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy; Josie Osborne, Minister of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation; Bowinn Ma Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness; Adrian Dix, Minister of Health; Ravi Kahlon, Minister of Housing; Mitzi Dean, Minister of Children and Family Development and the BC Green Caucus. The letter includes a detailed spreadsheet comparing both types of estimates. No replies have been received from any of the ministries thus far.
To address this issue, we urge the Minister to investigate and implement measures that require both the costs of heat pumps and labour in quotes for heat pump installation.
Such quotes will not only save individuals thousands of dollars, but help the government achieve its goal of promoting green technologies and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
For more information, including the spreadsheet and the full text of the letter, please visit the Nanaimo Climate Action Hub’s website.
