Open data for Greater Victoria heat pump decisions
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Heat pump noise limits by municipality, Greater Victoria (2026)
Decibel limits, night hours, whether the bylaw names heat pumps, tonal penalties and where the reading is taken, for all 13 municipalities, quoted from each municipality's bylaw.
Heat pump installed-cost ranges, Greater Victoria (2026)
Installed price ranges before rebates and GST by system type and by number of ductless heads, plus electrical work tiers, calibrated from published Greater Victoria and BC installer prices.
Heat pump rebates available in Greater Victoria by program, system and income level (2026)
Rebate amounts for a detached home by program, system type and CleanBC income level, with each program's deadline and contractor rule, as verified on the official program pages.
Residential electricity and natural gas rates, Vancouver Island (2026)
BC Hydro tiered, flat and time-of-day residential rates and FortisBC Vancouver Island natural gas rates, with effective dates, as used in the running-cost comparison.
Found an error? Use the corrections page; we re-verify every source by the recheck date shown. How the figures are built: methodology.