Tag Archives: BC Hydro
BC Hydro Smart Meters On Schedule
BC Hydro is running ahead of schedule and under the $930 budget for the 250,000 Smart Meters, scheduled to be installed by the end of October. There are several articles weighing the pros and cons of these controversial devices. According to an article in Business in Vancouver and the BC Hydro website, some benefits of … Read More
Laneway Housing: BC Hydro Costs?
BC Hydro has eased the installation cost for laneway housing by permitting an overhead option from the house (or adjacent power pole) to the laneway house. In most cases, you can connect from the main house to the laneway house via an overhead connection. This will require a new panel at the laneway house and … Read More
Laneway House: Are you ready?
Many clients have approached us about building a laneway house on their property. They are excited at the prospect of adding more space for a growing family and/or rental to help with mortgage payments. Unfortunately, for a few of our clients, it is currently not possible due to site conditions. As it is in it’s … Read More
BC Hydro: That will be $20,000 for your new Laneway House!
Vancouver Sun article reports that BC Hydro wants to charge as much as $20,000 to hook up new Laneway Homes. We were quite astounded by this development as we had been planning our Laneway Homes with the understanding that a service extension from the home to the garage (where the new Laneway Home will be … Read More
Greening your home for $$$
Recently we have been flooded with calls & emails regarding government grants & bursaries for greening your home. So we have compiled a list so you have all the information to make an informed decision. GVRD Incentives–A useful list of GVRD Financial Incentives on their BuildSmart site EcoEnergy Grants for Residential Property Owners–Government grants for … Read More
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