Buying renewable energy
Innovative power projects around the province
BC Hydro is looking to innovative power projects in B.C., such as small hydro, wind power and biomass projects, to help meet our province's electricity needs. Three new procurement processes to acquire power are currently planned or underway: a standing offer for clean electricity projects of less than 10 megawatts; a Clean Power Call for 5,000 gigawatt hours per year; and a call for bioenergy projects that generate electricity from under-utilized wood residues, including mountain pine beetle-affected timber.
BC Hydro also has three new competitive procurement processes underway to acquire additional power:
- A Standing Call for small electricity generation projects of less than 10 megawatts
- A Clean Power Call, targeting 5,000 GWh/year of energy
- A Bioenergy Call for power projects that generate electricity from under-utilized wood residues, including wood affected by the mountain pine beetle
