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CLEAN ENERGY DRIVES ECONOMY

BC Hydro’s 1.8 million BC Hydro's residential and business customers benefit from power that is 93 per cent clean and renewable from a world class utility that is the third largest in Canada.

See below the forces behind B.C.'s energy advantage.

LOW COST POWER
Some of the most competitively priced power in North America

See how our rates compare [GIF, 34.74 KB]
Learn how BC Hydro is reducing rate increases for customers

 

RELIABLE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY AND DELIVERY
Satisfying customers’ electricity requirements through our 75,000-kilometre network of transmission and distribution lines

Learn how we're modernizing our system through the Smart Metering Program

 

CLEAN ENERGY
Built on a growing foundation of clean, abundant, renewable hydroelectric power projects

Learn more about how we generate electricity
Read about an independent run-of-river clean power project in Whistler

 

CONSERVATION LEADERSHP
World class Power Smart programs support customers to go green and get efficient
Read how BC Hydro is making mills more efficient
Read about Science World's energy efficiency upgrades

 

ABUNDANT POWER SUPPLY
Massive storage reservoirs are enhanced by our thriving independent power producer industry
Discover BC Hydro’s core system
Learn about the proposed Site C Clean Energy Project

 

AN INTEGRATED AND STABLE UTILITY
A fully vertically integrated utility – with generation, transmission and distribution services – on strong economic footing
Learn about BC Hydro’s history of economic development

 

To find out more about B.C.’s energy advantages, contact economic.development@bchydro.com.

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Last Modified: Mar 29, 2012

 

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