B.C. eyes new hydro dam project near Alberta border, minister says
BC Hydro says Site E, Homathko and other options could add firm power as electricity demand is projected to rise 20% by 2030.
- Energy Minister Adrian Dix announced plans on Monday to "seriously" re-examine the Site E Dam on the Peace River and a hydroelectric project on the Homathko River near Bute Inlet to meet rising electricity demand.
- Electricity demand in British Columbia is projected to grow about 20 per cent by 2030 and roughly 50 per cent by 2050, requiring firm power to back up intermittent renewable resources like wind and solar.
- The Site E could provide up to 750 megawatts of capacity, while the Homathko River project could provide roughly 900 megawatts; the adjacent Southgate river system is also being considered for an additional 200 megawatts.
- Because the Clean Energy Act currently bars building both projects, legislative changes are required to proceed; Dix said technical work will determine whether the two projects can or should proceed.
- Hydro is exploring other technologies including geothermal and biomass, while the Power Smart program will invest more than $1 billion over three years to expand tools helping customers save energy.
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B.C. eyes two new hydropower dams, including Site E near Alberta border, Dix says
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is looking at building two new hydroelectric dams, including a fourth dam for the Peace River where the Site C project generated opposition and cost overruns.
Power demand surge pushes B.C. to consider more big hydroelectric dams
Less than a year after the newly-built John Horgan Dam and Generation Station — formerly known as the Site C dam — reached 100 per cent power generation capacity, the Government of British Columbia has now confirmed that it is exploring the possibility of pursuing two additional major hydroelectric dam projects. This is due to BC Hydro’s revised power demand forecast for the short-, medium-, and long-term period, with the provincial Crown corpor…
B.C. looking at revisiting Site E and Homathko dams - Grand Forks Gazette
The B.C. government is looking at the potential viability of two massive new hydroelectric projects — floating the possibility of revisiting the Site E dam on the Peace River in the Northeast and a project on the Homathko River near Bute Inlet on the Central coast. Adrian Dix, B.C.’s energy minister, said these types of projects are needed to back up major recent investments in renewable energy projects that rely on the weather to generate power…
B.C. looking at revisiting Site E and Homathko dams - Northern Sentinel
The B.C. government is looking at the potential viability of two massive new hydroelectric projects — floating the possibility of revisiting the Site E dam on the Peace River in the Northeast and a project on the Homathko River near Bute Inlet on the Central coast. Adrian Dix, B.C.’s energy minister, said these types of projects are needed to back up major recent investments in renewable energy projects that rely on the weather to generate power…
B.C. 'seriously' considering new hydro dam on the Peace River near Alberta: minister
The B.C. government is looking to dust off plans for another multibillion-dollar dam on the Peace River, after the Site C project generated opposition and cost overruns. A second dam is being considered near Bute Inlet on the Sunshine Coast.
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