US EditionB.C. Energy minister helps unveil pioneering energy-efficiency device
- The Province of British Columbia and BC Hydro have initiated an innovative pilot project on Chestnut Street in Vancouver to electrify multi-unit residential buildings by utilizing advanced smart panel technology.
- This project responds to increasing housing densification and aims to avoid costly electrical service upgrades by leveraging Evectrix's load management system approved via a special City of Vancouver permit.
- The smart panel converts a breaker panel into a real-time energy management hub that dynamically controls suite-level loads like heating and appliances without requiring a 400-amp service upgrade.
- Minister Adrian Dix stated the innovation makes clean energy more accessible, while BC Hydro CEO Chris O'Riley called the pilot a "potential game-changer" for multi-unit housing electrification.
- If successful, the project could scale retrofits province-wide, reduce emissions, lower energy costs, and support BC Hydro's $700-million Energy Efficiency Plan targeting 2,000 gigawatt hours in savings.
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BC Hydro and the Province Collab with Local Firm to Launch Electrification Pilot
As the region’s population increases steadily, BC Hydro has launched a “pioneering pilot project” in collaboration with the provincial government in a bid to support more housing powered by clean electricity. The new initiative from the Province and BC Hydro—described as a “Canadian first”—is aimed at supporting the electrification of multi-unit residential buildings. The project intends to leverage the technology of a smart panel which was deve…
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