Environment

BC Hydro's goal is to become a leading sustainable energy company by producing and delivering electricity in environmentally and socially responsible ways. Read about our environmental activities:

  • Green and Clean Power. Our efforts to support green energy technologies and our commitment to a greener future
  • Water, Land & Air. Our efforts to minimize impacts on our water, land and air resources
  • Compensation Programs. BC Hydro and the provincial government manage compensation programs in the Columbia Basin, Peace-Williston and Bridge River Coastal areas to conserve and enhance fish and wildlife populations affected by BC Hydro dams
  • Water Use Planning aims to find a better balance between competing uses of water
  • Greenhouse Gas. BC Hydro is consistently one of the lowest greenhouse gas emitters in the North American electricity industry.
spotlight

Try out our interactive model to find out how a wind turbine works.


Guide to planting trees near power lines.


Being Power Smart saves energy and the environment.

didyouknow

More than 90 per cent of BC Hydro’s electricity is generated by water powering turbines at 30 hydroelectric facilities on 27 watersheds around British Columbia?