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BC Hydro forced to rely on electricity imports last year
The drought caused BC Hydro to import $1.4 billion-worth of electricity last year. Profits from Powerex, its energy trading subsidiary, will subsidize the additional cost for now, but we should…
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BC Hydro’s operating expenses are growing too fast for comfort
BC Hydro’s operating expenses are rising considerably faster than inflation. This will work its way through to increased electricity rates. The latest results BC Hydro’s latest annual report (for 2023/24,…
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BCUC approves FortisBC Fruitvale substation project
After detailed scrutiny by the BCUC, FortisBC’s Fruitvale substation project will go ahead, despite local opposition. But are the BCUC and the government applying the same standards to BC Hydro’s…
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BC Hydro revenues drop nearly a billion dollars in one year
BC Hydro’s unaudited revenues for the 2023/24 fiscal year are reported to be $7,131 million, a reduction of $896 million compared to the previous fiscal year, according to the BC…
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Independent BCUC review of BC Hydro’s capital spending is at risk
On August 2, 2024, the BC Minister of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation wrote to the BC Utilities Commission (BCUC) giving it advance approval to exempt a wide category…