 | Quick Facts- BC Hydro is one of North America's leading providers of clean, renewable energy, and the largest electric utility in British Columbia, serving approximately 95 per cent of the province's population and 1.7 million customers.
- BC Hydro's purpose is to provide reliable power, at low cost, for generations.
- As a provincial Crown corporation, BC Hydro reports to the Minister of Energy and Mines, and is regulated by the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC).
- BC Hydro's various facilities generate between 43,000 and 54,000 gigawatt hours of electricity annually, depending on prevailing water levels.
- Electricity is delivered through a network of 18,336 kilometres of transmission lines and 55,705 kilometres of distribution lines.
- Power Smart conservation programs continued to deliver cost effective energy, producing cumulative annual incremental energy savings of 2,518 GWh.
- For Fiscal 2007, net income was $407 million, which resulted in a return on equity of 13.44 per cent.
- On March 31, 2007, BC Hydro and its subsidiaries had 4,546 employees.
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