Fortis

• FortisBC announces electricity rate hike, cites growing demand

  The increase, which will start on Jan. 1 and was given the green light by the B.C. Utilities Commission, is pegged at 6.74 per cent.

  Consumer

  Dec 14, 2023
  
• Power restored in Banff after thunderstorm-related outage

  Fortis Alberta confirmed Monday afternoon that power had been restored to the roughly 400 customers affected by the outage in the Banff townsite.

  Canada

  Jul 17, 2023
  
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• Kelowna, B.C. couple transforms home after taking advantage of FortisBC rebates

  Roughly $14.5 million of FortisBC’s 2023 investment is going towards targeting electric efficiency programs for their electric customers in the Southern Interior.

  Environment

  Apr 24, 2023
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• Keeping the lights on: Waterton Lakes National Park townsite now has backup power

  'We have one transmission line bringing electricity to (the park), which means whenever there's a disruption on that line we're looking at a power disruption.'

  Tech

  Apr 20, 2023
• Gas leak in Saanich, B.C. prompts evacuations, leaves 500 without service

  FortisBC confirmed it was responding to the incident, which it said involved a gas main damaged by a third-party shortly after 2 p.m.

  Canada

  Jan 25, 2023
• Power outage planned for Kelowna on Saturday morning

  FortisBC says the power will be turned off in the Mission area, along Gordon Drive, starting at 9 a.m., Sept. 17 and will last about four hours.

  Canada

  Sep 16, 2022
• 30K without power during 35-minute outage in Kelowna

  FortisBC says planned work being done in Kelowna led to a power outage Thursday, with 30,700 customers being affected.

  Canada

  Jul 21, 2022
• Unusual meter mix-up leads to shocking bill for Alberta man

  An Alberta man is questioning why he is on the hook for thousands of dollars following a utility meter mix-up he was not to blame for.

  Consumer

  Feb 10, 2022
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• New record set for electricity demand: FortisBC

  FortisBC customers used 777 megawatts of power on Dec. 27, eclipsing the old mark of 764 megawatts that was set during the heat dome in late June.

  Canada

  Dec 29, 2021
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• B.C. floods: Mayor of Princeton concerned that Highway 3 opened

  “We're going to have everything coming through our little town right now. And it's not that we don't want you here it's just we don't have the capacity right now.”

  News

  Nov 19, 2021