Public Sector Energy Conservation Agreement

 In November of 2007, the provincial government and BC Hydro entered into a new Public Sector Energy Conservation Agreement to significantly reduce electricity consumption across more than 6,500 public sector buildings.

The agreement sets ambitious conservation goals for all ministries and crown agencies, including BC Housing – reducing electricity consumption in existing provincial buildings by five per cent from the 2006 baseline by 2011; 14 per cent by 2016; and 20 per cent by 2020.

The agreement will be in effect from 2008 through 2020 and applies to provincial government office buildings, crown corporations, schools, universities, colleges, hospitals and social housing.