Energy-efficiency tools for natural gas business customers

We have free tools to help you understand your energy usage. The first step is to assess how much energy you’ve been using, so you have a benchmark. Next, talk to your FortisBC account manager or review our tips and tools to determine where you can improve. Then track your progress on a regular basis. 

Benchmarking with Account Online

Reviewing your building’s historical energy use can help you identify areas for improvement, increase energy-efficiency awareness and help you develop an energy management action plan.

To review your building’s detailed consumption history:

  1. Log in or register for Account Online.
  2. Click on the Billing menu and select Export billing information.
  3. Click the text file or spreadsheet radio button to select the file format to export to. Select the time period you want and click on the Download button.

Benchmarking with ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager for businesses and property owners

ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager is a free web-based tool for benchmarking your building’s energy performance. It offers several tools including reports and graphs to help you review your building’s energy performance and gas consumption, and compare your building’s energy performance with similar buildings.

We make benchmarking easier by helping you upload your gas consumption data directly to your Portfolio Manager account.

Eligibility requirements

  1. You must be a FortisBC commercial rate schedule gas customer.
  2. You must register for a free ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager account with Natural Resources Canada.1
  3. You must agree to the terms and conditions regarding sharing your gas consumption data with Portfolio Manager.2

Track energy performance with ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager

Getting started with Portfolio Manager

Reducing your energy use

Sign up for Renewable Natural Gas

Receive a credit on your B.C. carbon tax by designating up to 100 per cent of your natural gas as Renewable Natural Gas.3

1FortisBC does not own, license or provide user support for Portfolio Manager software. FortisBC’s role is to help customers access and upload their natural gas consumption data to Portfolio Manager.

2Data uploaded to Portfolio Manager is stored outside of Canada by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, under the control of Natural Resources Canada.

3Renewable Natural Gas (also called RNG or biomethane) is produced in a different manner than conventional natural gas. It is derived from biogas, which is produced from decomposing organic waste from landfills, agricultural waste and wastewater from treatment facilities. The biogas is captured and cleaned to create RNG. When RNG is added to North America’s natural gas system, it mixes with conventional natural gas. This means we’re unable to direct RNG to a specific customer. But the more RNG is added to the gas system, the less conventional natural gas is needed, thereby reducing the use of fossil fuels and overall greenhouse gas emissions.