BC Hydro customers sell energy excess energy under program BC Hydro’s Net Metering customers are some of the most creative and committed when it comes to developing innovative projects to offset their electrical load. Net metering lets residential and commercial customers connect a small generating unit, like solar panels, to the BC Hydro grid. Customers can then generate their [...]
BC Hydro purchase contracts from independent power projects not necessary BC Hydro is losing hundreds of millions of dollars to surplus energy costs born from Liberal policies, according to NDP energy critic John Horgan. Horgan made the statement, on his website, after the release of a number of documents last week by BC Hydro. “B.C. [...]
Alberta electricity consumers not protect from price volatility By Christopher Walsh The Alberta PC government’s decision to strike a Tory-only committee to implement some of the recommendations made by a provincial task force into the volatile, deregulated Alberta electricity market will not help Albertans over the coming months, says an Alberta Liberal MLA. Kent Hehr [...]
Repairs at 40 Avenue substation requires power outage Beacon News The City of Red Deer has announced that there will be a planned power outage on Thursday, Jan. 17 for nearly half an hour to the south west portion of the Anders area. The power outage will take place due to City crews beginning the second phase [...]
Planned power outage to affect some 30 residents for 7-8 hours Beacon Staff Reporter The City of Lethbridge Electric Department has announced a planned power outage on Jan. 8 in order to complete some maintenance. The Lethbridge planned power outage will affect around 30 residents in the Westminister area (between 23- 25 Street North and 6- [...]
Green energy slowly making its way into the mainstream Troy Media – by David Dodge When the White Rabbit in Alice in Wonderlandsaid, “I’m late! I’m late! For a very important date,” he could have been talking about humanity’s transition to a sustainable energy future. While the pace of our transition to a lower carbon [...]
