Bioenergy Call for Power
BC Hydro posted the following: June 25, 2009 June 17, 2009
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Guided by the policy actions and directions contained in the 2007 BC Energy Plan: A Vision for Clean Energy Leadership and the 2008 BC Bioenergy Strategy: Growing Our Natural Energy Advantage, BC Hydro is conducting a two-phase call for power to utilize wood infected by the mountain pine beetle as well as other wood fibre and biomass fuel sources. The Bioenergy Call will help British Columbia reach the goal of becoming electricity self-sufficient by 2016, while securing cost-effective firm, clean or renewable, carbon-neutral energy for ratepayers. Awards for Phase I were made in 2008 and are now before the British Columbia Utilities Commission. Phase II was launched on March 5, 2009.
Phase I – Request for Proposals (RFP)
Phase I focused on projects that were immediately viable and did not need any allocation of new tenure from the Ministry of Forests and Range. A RFP was issued February 6, 2008 and the successful Proponents were announced on December 8, 2008. The resulting four Electricity Purchase Agreements (EPAs) were filed with the British Columbia Utilities Commission under Section 71 of the Utilities Commission Act on February 17, 2009. More information can be found on the Phase I RFP website.
Phase II – Two streams
On March 5, 2009, BC Hydro issued a news release announcing the launch of the second phase of the Bioenergy Call for Power. Phase II involves two separate streams, with one stream targeting larger-scale biomass projects and the other stream focusing on smaller-scale, innovative, community-based energy solutions using biomass.
Inquiries and updates
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Last Modified: Jun 25, 2009
