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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…
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FortisBC LNG storage facility in Kelowna planned to replace rejected Okanagan pipeline
FortisBC Energy Inc. (FortisBC), BC’s largest natural gas distribution company, announced it has applied to the BC Utilities Commission (BCUC) to build a liquified natural gas (LNG) storage and send-out…
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Does the BCUC’s 2017 Site C Inquiry still measure up?
A lot has changed since the BC Utilities Commission (BCUC) reviewed the Site C project in 2017. How does the BCUC’s analysis look with the benefit of hindsight? Disclosure: I…
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How independent is the BCUC’s oversight of BC Hydro?
BC’s Auditor General recently warned that future government directions regarding BC Hydro’s net income are a “risk area” for the provincial accounts, which have twice been qualified as a result…
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BCUC bypassed again as Government legislates BC Hydro’s net income
On July 15, 2024, the BC government ordered the BC Utilities Commission (BCUC) to allow BC Hydro’s regulated net income to remain at $712 million a year for an additional…