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BC Hydro offering some customers free AC units

Summer is right around the corner and BC Hydro has launched a new campaign to help some customers beat the heat.

Eligible low-income and vulnerable BC Hydro customers can apply for a free portable Air Conditioning unit.

According to BC Hydro, AC use is up 20% in the last “few years,” half of the province is using AC now as opposed to just one third in 2020.

They estimate 730,000 portable AC units are in use around BC right now, nearly double what was in use three years ago.

Despite the uptick, BC Hydro says all their customers can’t afford to pick up a portable AC unit.

According to BC Hydro, “Last summer the Government of B.C. announced a three-year program with $10 million in funding for BC Hydro to install 8,000 free portable air conditioning units in the homes of British Columbians that need them the most.”

You can see if you are eligible for a free unit here.

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