2026 - 2030 Surrey Financial Plan

STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK

• In 2018, the City was one of the first municipalities to adopt the BC Energy Step Code, with requirements for higher levels of energy efficiency in new construction, compared to the BC Building Code minimum. In 2021, new standards came into effect for detached homes and small (Part 9) multi-unit residential buildings to meet Step 3 of the Energy Step Code. As of March 2025, all buildings are measuring and reporting their greenhouse gas emissions through Zero Carbon Step Code requirements, the first step towards transitioning to renewable energy sources for space and water heating; • In 2025, Council adopted the Sidewalk Prioritization Framework and Action Plan in support of the City’s ongoing efforts to create a more people-centric, accessible, and sustainable Surrey. This initiative takes a strategic approach to addressing the City’s long-standing sidewalk deficit – estimated at 558 kilometres – by guiding where new sidewalk investments are to be placed. The framework is grounded in prioritizing road safety and vulnerable road users. These facilities are both essential to daily life and foundational to supporting walkable, low-carbon neighbourhoods; • Surrey continues to lead in supporting the transition to electric vehicles (“EVs”). Today, Surrey provides three DC Fast Charging stations and 56 Level 2 chargers, with 33 more Level 2 stations planned over the next four years. The City is also electrifying its fleet, currently operating 10 battery EVs, 28 hybrid vehicles, with a corporate fleet decarbonization strategy in process. Additionally, in 2024 BC Hydro worked with the City to open their first fast charging hubs at four City facilities (Surrey Arts Centre, Surrey Sport & Leisure Complex, North Surrey Sport & Ice Complex and Guildford Recreation Centre), providing a total of 40 additional fast charging ports across the city; and • Surrey City Energy is a City-owned utility providing heating to buildings in Surrey's City Centre. The City is undertaking the design of a new energy centre that will convert waste heat from the sewer system to renewable low-carbon energy by tapping into this sustainable energy source in our sewers. The facility is expected to come online near 2029-2030 and the first 4 megawatt phase will supply up to 20% of the District Energy system's heating requirements and reduce up 15,000 tonnes of GHG emissions per year. The full build-out of the facility is sized at 27 megawatts and the subsequent growth of the future phases will contribute to over 80% of district energy’s total energy mix.

City of Surrey | 2026—2030 Financial Plan | Executive Overview

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