British Columbia · Energy · checked September 28, 2026

Energy bill analysis in Kamloops

Your own bills are the most accurate starting point for any energy plan. In Kamloops, that means electricity from BC Hydro and natural gas from FortisBC.

Utility bills and a phone showing a monthly energy-use chart on a kitchen table

Electricity

BC Hydro

Natural gas

FortisBC

Heating degree-days

3,365

A moderate heating season

Cost

Free to do yourself

How Kamloops is built

Kamloops's houses by when they were built Ten house shapes, one for each tenth of Kamloops's 32,450 houses. Before 1961: 11%, 1961–1990: 51%, 1991–2000: 15%, 2001 or later: 24%. Older houses glow hotter.
  • Before 1961 11%
  • 1961–1990 51%
  • 1991–2000 15%
  • 2001 or later 24%
Each house stands for one in ten of Kamloops's 32,450 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. More snow in the drawing means more heating degree-days: a longer, colder heating season. Sources: Statistics Canada 2021 Census (table 98-10-0233-01), NRCan HOT2000 climate data.

Getting your usage history in Kamloops

Most of Kamloops is served by BC Hydro for electricity and FortisBC for natural gas.

  • BC Hydro: MyHydro account: hourly, daily and weekly consumption, comparisons with the same period last year and with similar homes. Export and Green Button not confirmed (the page content is script-rendered). Link
  • FortisBC: Account Online: review billing information and energy usage (same login for FortisBC electricity in Kelowna and FortisBC gas). Its 'My energy use' tool adds an appliance-level breakdown. Export and Green Button not confirmed. Link

What the analysis shows

Kamloops gets about 3,365 heating degree-days a year, a measure of how much heating its climate needs, and its winter design temperature, the cold day heating systems are sized for, is −17.8°C. Those figures come from the climate data for Kamloops in HOT2000, the home-energy software Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) gives energy advisors. Weather-normalizing your bills against those degree-days separates heating from baseload (lights, appliances, hot water), so you can see how much of the bill a heating upgrade can actually touch, and compare a mild year with a harsh one fairly.

In Kamloops, summer air conditioning also shows up on the electricity bill: compare your July and August use with a spring month to see roughly what cooling costs, and how much a heat pump or better attic insulation could take off it.

How the 12-month bill analysis works.

Communities served

Area guide for the surrounding region, with every town and hamlet listed: Okanagan area guide (West Kelowna, Vernon, Penticton, Summerland and more).

NRCan-licensed service organizations serving Kamloops

A service organization is a company that Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) licenses to deliver EnerGuide evaluations; its registered energy advisors do the home visit. Bring 12 months of bills to any of these organizations' evaluations; the advisor's model uses them as the baseline for projected savings.

Source: NRCan list of licensed service organizations, checked September 28, 2026. Call to confirm your street is covered and ask about wait times.

Programs in Kamloops

Energy bill analysis in Kamloops: common questions

How do I download my energy usage in Kamloops?

BC Hydro: MyHydro account: hourly, daily and weekly consumption, comparisons with the same period last year and with similar homes. Export and Green Button not confirmed (the page content is script-rendered). Link FortisBC: Account Online: review billing information and energy usage (same login for FortisBC electricity in Kelowna and FortisBC gas). Its 'My energy use' tool adds an appliance-level breakdown. Export and Green Button not confirmed. Link

What is Green Button?

A standard format for downloading your own energy data. Ontario electricity utilities have been required to offer Green Button Download My Data since November 1, 2023.

Why weather-normalize bills?

A cold winter raises heating bills even if nothing about the house changed, and a hot summer raises cooling bills. Normalizing to degree-days lets you compare years fairly and measure real savings.

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