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News & Energy Savings Tips from BC Hydro

January 2025

With the onset of winter, we offer warm wishes for 2025 and a seasonal stew of fun and tips. Test your smarts in our cold winter mythbuster, discover smart home tools for comfort and convenience, and see one B.C. family's path to charging an electric car at home. Also in the spotlight, Passive House buildings at a Prince George university, and our first EV charging hub in the Okanagan.

A BC Hydro bucket truck parked by a fallen tree that's on top of a power line

Cold weather myths: survival of the smartest

How long can you survive an icy winter plunge? Is Canada really the coldest country? How high should you set your thermostat? Answers to these questions, and more, in our mythbuster mashup.

Test your winter wisdom

Top stories

Jaclyn from BC Hydro lounges comfortably on a couch, looking at a smartphone. A golden retriever rests at Jaclyn's lap.
Dave and Jaclyn from BC Hydro stand next to an Okanagan Springs worker inside the Vernon company's brewery
University of Northern BC's Wood Innovation Research Lab

Recent updates

New wind projects boost B.C.'s clean energy supply

Eight of the nine projects we selected in our 2024 Call to Power have at least 51% First Nations equity ownership.

Wind adds 8% to our power supply

Our first Okanagan EV charging hub is big and fast

Up to 22 vehicles can charge at one time at our Lake Country hub, and there's a 350-kilowatt charger in the mix.

Read about our biggest hub

Save energy, save money

Act fast. For a limited time, shop instant discounts on select smart thermostats, smart water heater controllers, load controllers, and WaterSense® certified showerheads.

Shop instant discounts

 

Everything to know about electric baseboard heating

Tips on how to keep your home comfortable while avoiding high bills, and how a smart thermostat can help.

All about baseboard heaters