Energy News & Articles


A revolution for the rest of us | Posted on June 29 2018
This simple and tasteful four-bedroom house nearing completion in Invermere could offer a glimpse of the future of home building in British Columbia

Liberals to introduce incentives to retrofit homes, rules for more net zero new homes | Posted on October 27 2016
Liberals to introduce incentives to retrofit homes, rules for more net zero new homes

High-performance homes | Posted on July 29 2014
Why isn’t Canada spearheading the movement to build more sustainable homes?

Eco-friendly features increasingly important to BC home buyers | Posted on August 12 2013
“An energy-efficient home is cheaper to operate than a non-energy efficient home. With increasing utility rates, buyers are looking to energy efficiency to keep their utility bills as low as possible. An energy efficient house has a lower environmental footprint, period.”

Power rates to rise by 50% across Canada | Posted on July 30 2013
A study of provincial utilities' power-purchase agreements and financial statements indicates the average cost per kilowatt-hour countrywide will rise more than 50 per cent by 2020.