Bc Hydro Report

• BC Hydro imported a quarter of the province’s power in the last 12 months

  According to documents filed with the B.C. Utilities Commission, BC Hydro imported 13,600 gigawatt hours of electricity in fiscal year 2024, at a cost of nearly $1.4 billion.

  Economy

  Nov 28, 2024
  
• ‘Knowledge gap’ is contributing to on-the-job electrical injuries, BC Hydro says

  Trade workers were involved in more than 60 per cent of electric contact incidents that led to serious injuries over the last three years, according to BC Hydro.

  Health

  Jun 10, 2022
  
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• BC Hydro: 2021 was a record-breaking year for electricity demand

  BC Hydro released a new report on electricity demand, and how extreme temperatures over extended periods of time in 2021 led to record peak loads.

  Canada

  Jan 21, 2022
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• Selfie-seekers taking dangerous risks on BC Hydro property, Crown corp. says

  BC Hydro says it's seen a 200 per cent jump in trespassing on its property in the past five years, sometimes on dams, transmission towers, or other electrical infrastructure.

  News

  Jul 30, 2021
• 20% of B.C. homeowners regret renovations: report

  Despite some regrets, 40 per cent said they'll attempt to do more renovations in the spring.

  Consumer

  Mar 12, 2021
• Amid rash of B.C. drownings, the biggest risk in the water may be overconfidence: report

  The survey suggests 85 per cent of British Columbians rate themselves as experienced swimmers, but most are only in the water a few times each summer.

  Canada

  Jul 31, 2020
• British Columbians will use enough extra power to cook 1.5 million turkeys Christmas Day: BC Hydro

  BC Hydro says last year British Columbians used an extra 8,000 megawatt hours of power on Christmas Day.

  Dec 5, 2019
• Luxury condo buildings sucking twice as much power as older ones, BC Hydro says

  A new report finds the various amenities included in newer buildings would end up nearly doubling the average hydro bill.

  Apr 12, 2019
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• Baby boomers think they’re energy conscious, but use double the power millennials do: BC Hydro

  A new report from BC Hydro found that baby boomers think they're more energy conscious that their children's generation, but in fact use twice as much power.

  Consumer

  Mar 1, 2019