September 2023

	Ready for the cold?

September 2023

After a challenging summer of high temperatures, droughts, and wildfires, it's hard to believe that it's actually going to get cold. But it will, so take a minute to explore five ways to ready your home for comfort and safety in the colder, stormy months of the year. Also this month, a reminder to grab 50% savings on tickets to Fully Charged LIVE Canada, why students should consider a life in the trades at BC Hydro, how a B.C. landscaper is using electric riding mowers and other tools to reduce fossil fuel use, and how we're protecting the likes of birds, bats, and the continent's largest freshwater fish.

5 ways to ready your home for cooler months

The shift from summer to fall is finally underway. Five ways to keep your home comfortable and safe as cooler temperatures and storms arrive.

Look what's coming to the world's leading EV show

Get discounted tickets to Fully Charged LIVE Canada. It's about new EVs like the VW ID. Buzz, electric bikes, home energy advice, and more. Learn more

Why four electricians chose a life in trades at BC Hydro

There are different career paths to a job that's not quite like what you might expect. And it helps if you make key course choices in high school. Learn more

Surrey-based landscaper bets big on switch to electric tools

Bye-bye fumes and CO2 emissions. Premier Landscaping rides electric mowers and more to a clean energy future. Learn more

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Ideas big and small protect birds, bats, snails, sturgeon

Protecting biodiversity is all in a day's work along rivers and near BC Hydro facilities and power lines across the province. Learn more

In a summer of low water, pink salmon arrive

When pink salmon start running, anglers rejoice and the BC Hydro crew monitoring the Cheakamus River near Squamish gets busy. Learn more

Save on tickets to the Vancouver Fall Home Show

Get 2-for-1 tickets by using the promo code BCHYDRO, then stop by our booth at the show – set for September 28 to October 1 – for tips and info about rebates.

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Support for wildfire evacuees

If you were impacted by the wildfires this season, see the support we offer, including payment plan options and bill credits for electricity used while on evacuation order.