{"id":1895,"date":"2026-03-06T21:47:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T21:47:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2030districts.org\/greater-victoria\/?p=1895"},"modified":"2026-03-06T21:47:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T21:47:43","slug":"introducing-r2a-a-bc-hydro-funded-pilot-to-get-from-reporting-to-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/2030districts.org\/greater-victoria\/introducing-r2a-a-bc-hydro-funded-pilot-to-get-from-reporting-to-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing R2A: a BC Hydro-funded Pilot to get from Reporting-to-Action"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reporting-to-Action pilot (“R2A”), funded by BC Hydro<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n

Buildings covered by the new benchmarking and reporting bylaw in Victoria or Saanich are eligible to participate in a limited BC Hydro-funded implementation pilot delivered through the Greater Victoria 2030 District. The pilot will help commercial property owners and managers turn benchmarking data into practical action \u2014 reducing energy use, carbon pollution, and operating costs. There is no cost to participate and participation is limited to 5\u20138 buildings.<\/p>\n

Visit our dedicated R2A resource page<\/a> to learn more about this limited program.<\/p>\n

Context:<\/h4>\n

On June 1, 2026, all buildings over 30,000 square feet in Victoria<\/a> and Saanich<\/a> \u2013 as covered buildings<\/em> under Energy & Carbon Emissions Reporting Requirements bylaws \u2013 must report their 2025 utility consumption data to the CRD Building Benchmarking Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Reporting is required, now wouldn\u2019t it be nice to make the most of this data?<\/p>\n

The Greater Victoria 2030 District is recruiting a small number of covered buildings<\/strong> for a BC Hydro pilot <\/strong>that provides low-lift, practical support<\/strong> for owners with limited time or internal capacity.<\/p>\n

This is an opportunity to:<\/p>\n