The BC Utilities Commission recently concluded that “increasingly viable alternative energy sources such as wind, geothermal and industrial curtailment could provide similar benefits to [BC Hydro] ratepayers as the Site C project, with an equal or lower Unit Energy Cost.” Nevertheless, today Premier John Horgan announced BC approves the Site C Dam.
Though still nominally premier, Christy Clark knows her government’s days are numbered. If she doesn’t resign, the BC Liberals will be toppled by a non-confidence motion when the provincial legislature reassembles in June.
Originally published on the ECOreport. After almost a year of feeding the grid, British Columbia’s first utility-scale solar installation has proven it can “do what it was designed to do.” Though SunMine’s production fell in December and January, the site was back within 95% of the projected yield by the end of … [continued]
Geothermal has far less environmental impact, creates more jobs, and produces cheaper energy, but British Columbia will probably stick with hydroelectric.
