Bc Hydro

• BC Hydro launches call for private wind, solar power producers to feed grid

  The Crown corporation said it needs another 3,000 gigawatt hours of electricity annually, enough to power the equivalent of 270,000 homes or a million electric vehicles.

  Economy

  Apr 3
  
• BC Hydro power pole deliberately set on fire, Nanaimo RCMP say

  The fire broke out at the base of a power pole in the city's downtown core on Thursday night, and police say they believe someone used accelerant to ignite it.

  Canada

  Mar 15
  
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• Power restored to parts of West Kelowna, Peachland, Summerland after outage

  The outage happened just before 1 p.m., and repair crews are said to be on their way, with an estimated arrival time of 3:35 p.m.

  Canada

  Mar 9
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• Minister ‘confident’ B.C. is adequately preparing for drought, energy needs

  "We know that between now and the end of the decade, towards 2030, we're going to need about 15 per cent more clean electricity than we have," said Energy Minister Josie Osborne.

  Environment

  Feb 13
• Crypto firm fails in court bid to force BC Hydro to power it

  A cryptocurrency mining company has lost a bid to force BC Hydro to provide the vast amounts of power needed for its operations.

  Economy

  Feb 5
• B.C. power line cut access to Highway 99 to and from U.S. border for hours

  BC Hydro, the Crown power utility, says a vehicle crashed into a power pole, bringing the line down across both directions of the highway.

  Traffic

  Jan 25
• B.C.’s $36-billion hydro plan opens clean power economic opportunities, says premier

  A planned 10-year, $36-billion expansion of B.C.'s electrical system by BC Hydro, will open clean energy economic opportunities, according to the premier.

  Politics

  Jan 17
• B.C. Premier David Eby announces 10-year, $36-billion plan to expand BC Hydro system

  The 10-year capital plan for Crown utility BC Hydro has been updated to include almost $36 billion in spending on community and regional infrastructure projects.

  Politics

  Jan 17
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• Hundreds of thousands lose power during midweek B.C. snowstorm

  As of 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday, BC Hydro's website said more than 208,000 customers on the Sunshine Coast and Lower Mainland had their power restored.

  Weather

  Jan 17
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• After smashing record, BC Hydro says it can ‘ramp up’ power generation at any time

  On Jan. 13, peak hourly power demand in B.C. reached 11,300 megawatts, breaking December 2022's record of 10,977 megawatts.

  Environment

  Jan 15