British Columbia · 16 local services · checked September 28, 2026

Home energy audits and home testing in Kelowna

Kelowna gets about 3,715 heating degree-days a year, 8% of its houses were built before 1961, and 21 NRCan-licensed service organizations list its postal codes. Pick a service for the local details.

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A two-storey Vancouver Special house on a rainy street above a mossy retaining wall

How Kelowna is built

Kelowna's houses by when they were built Ten house shapes, one for each tenth of Kelowna's 41,965 houses. Before 1961: 8%, 1961–1990: 42%, 1991–2000: 16%, 2001 or later: 33%. Older houses glow hotter.
  • Before 1961 8%
  • 1961–1990 42%
  • 1991–2000 16%
  • 2001 or later 33%
Each house stands for one in ten of Kelowna's 41,965 houses (single-detached, semi-detached, row and duplex), drawn by when it was built. The glow shows the usual pattern: older houses tend to be leakier and less insulated. Snowfall scales with heating degree-days. Sources: Statistics Canada 2021 Census (table 98-10-0233-01), NRCan HOT2000 climate data.

Kelowna at a glance

Climate

Kelowna gets about 3,715 heating degree-days a year and has a winter design temperature of −16.1°C, according to NRCan's HOT2000 climate data for Kelowna.

Housing

Of Kelowna's 41,965 houses (single-detached, semi-detached, row houses and duplexes), 8% were built before 1961 and 50% before 1991, according to the 2021 Census. The typical house dates from 1981–1990.

Heating

In the Kelowna area, 72% of households heat mainly with a forced-air furnace; natural gas is the main heating energy for 63% of households (Statistics Canada, 2023).

Radon

Health Canada's 2012 survey found 17.4% of 109 homes tested in the Okanagan Health Service Delivery Area health region above the guideline. The larger 2024 Cross-Canada survey reports 28.5% (1 in 3) of houses at or above the guideline for the Kelowna, BC (Kelowna CMA) metro area.

Local service guides for Kelowna

Energy audits and tests

An energy advisor’s kit on a front-hall bench: infrared camera, pressure gauge with tubing, tape measure, headlamp and a floor sketch

Home energy audit

21 licensed organizations
A red blower-door panel with a large fan fitted into the front doorway of a brick bungalow, a pressure gauge on a stool inside

Blower door test

3,715 degree-days
Hands holding an infrared camera aimed at a ceiling corner beside a frosty window; the screen shows a cold streak

Thermal imaging inspection

3,715 degree-days
A kitchen table with a house floor plan, a laser measure, a tape measure and a laptop showing the plan

Heat loss calculation

Design temp −16.1°C
A duct-testing fan on a basement floor connected by flexible duct to a furnace, a pressure gauge hanging from a joist

Duct leakage testing

72% forced-air
A gloved hand inserting a combustion analyzer probe into a furnace flue pipe in a basement

Combustion safety test

63% heat with gas
A heat recovery ventilator on a basement wall with four insulated ducts running up between the joists

Ventilation and humidity assessment

33% built since 2001
Loose-fill insulation between attic joists, a yellow ruler showing its depth and frost on the roofing nails above

Attic insulation inspection

50% built before 1991
Utility bills and a phone showing a monthly energy-use chart on a kitchen table

Energy bill analysis

FortisBC

Home health tests

A small digital radon monitor on a bookshelf in a finished basement family room

Radon testing

28.5% at or above guideline (2024)
A carbon monoxide alarm on an upstairs hallway wall outside the bedrooms at night

Carbon monoxide testing

Not required (recommended)
A moisture meter pressed into water-stained basement drywall, an air-sampling pump on a tripod nearby

Mold and air quality testing

50% built before 1991
A gloved hand holding a sealed sample bag above vermiculite insulation between attic joists

Asbestos and vermiculite testing

50% built before 1991
A gloved hand swabbing layers of cracked old paint on a wooden window sill

Lead paint testing

8% built before 1961
Filling a water-sample bottle at a farmhouse kitchen tap with the aerator removed, snowy fields and a barn outside

Well water testing

Wells in some areas

For businesses and buildings

An auditor walking between rooftop heating and cooling units on a snowy commercial roof

Commercial energy audit

5 incentive programs

Who does energy evaluations in Kelowna

21 NRCan-licensed service organizations list Kelowna postal codes. See the list with phone numbers and coverage →

City programs in Kelowna

Kelowna EnerGuide Subsidy Offer (Home Energy Navigator)

Limited-time City of Kelowna offer through the Home Energy Navigator: free pre- and post-retrofit EnerGuide evaluations plus free extras (heat pump sizing, duct flow measurement, electrical panel assessment). Eligibility: a Kelowna single-family home, townhouse, duplex or mobile home with fossil-fuel primary heating, planning a ducted central or dual-fuel heat pump, upgrades done after registering, and the post-retrofit evaluation done within 12 months. The offer page says 'Accepting Requests'.

Home Energy Navigator (City of Kelowna)

Free Energy Concierge appointment and ongoing retrofit support for Kelowna residents, offered through the City's partnership with City Green Solutions.

See the Heat thermal imaging camera loan

Kelowna library cardholders can borrow a free smartphone thermal imaging camera kit (with a Kill-A-Watt meter) for up to 7 days to find drafts and heat loss. Run with FortisBC and the Okanagan Regional Library.

Rebates and financing for Kelowna homes

Provincial · needs an evaluation BC Home Energy Improvement Bonus $20 for every percentage-point your home improves — $750 minimum, $2,000 maximum — or $300 for any two upgrades Open Provincial CleanBC Energy Savings Program Free energy-saving upgrades for income-qualified BC households — insulation, heat pumps and more, installed at no cost Open · deadline Federal CMHC Eco Improvement premium refund 25% back on your CMHC mortgage insurance premium after $20,000 of energy renovations Open Federal Canada Greener Homes Affordability Program Free retrofits for low-to-median-income households in BC, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, PEI and Quebec — not available in Ontario Open · deadline

Cities near Kelowna

Kamloops110 kmAbbotsford229 kmLangley246 kmCoquitlam259 kmSurrey261 kmBurnaby267 km All 70 cities →

Sources

Checked September 28, 2026.

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