Most heat-pump "savings" claims are sales math. This one uses real BC energy prices to show your true running cost — and how much you actually save versus gas, oil, propane, or baseboard.
Pick your current heating, your home, and your climate zone — see annual and monthly cost and your savings.
Installers are paid to say "huge savings." The truth depends entirely on what you heat with today.
BC's cheap gas and cheap hydro are close — a gas-to-heat-pump switch often saves only ~$100/yr on running cost. We show that honestly.
Oil and propane are expensive — a switch can cut thousands a year. The calculator makes the gap obvious.
Electric baseboard at full rate vs a heat pump at COP ~2.8 typically saves around $1,500/yr on a 2,000 ft² home.
Running cost is only half the decision. The full kit does the rebates, net cost, and payback.
Everything the free calculator does, plus the money-and-decision math:
Plain-English answers to the questions BC homeowners ask before switching.
For a typical 2,000 ft² coastal-BC home needing ~18,000 kWh of heat a year, a heat pump at a seasonal COP of ~2.8 uses about 6,400 kWh — roughly $840/year on BC Hydro's ~13.1¢/kWh rate. Colder zones and bigger homes cost more. See the full breakdown →
Usually only a little. BC's natural gas and hydro electricity are both cheap, so a gas-to-heat-pump switch often saves just ~$90–150/year in running cost — the bigger reasons are cooling, comfort, and carbon, not your bill. Switching from oil, propane, or electric baseboard saves far more. The honest payback math →
On the mild south coast, a standard heat pump covers most homes. In the Interior and the north, a cold-climate model (and sometimes backup heat) is worth it. How to decide →
It depends which bucket you're in. The standard gas-to-heat-pump fuel-switch rebates ended in April 2025; today the big stacks are income-qualified (up to ~$16k), electric-baseboard conversions (~$5–10k), and federal Oil to Heat Pump Affordability for oil homes. Most installer guides still quote the old numbers. What you really qualify for →
No. The calculator runs entirely in your browser — every number stays on your device, with no tracking that phones home.