Independent power advocacy group calls B.C. energy export figures “misleading”
This entry was posted on Thursday, July 29th, 2010 and is filed under BC Hydro, Green Energy, Industry News, Policy.
The B.C. Citizens for Green Energy (BCCGE) has claimed that lumping the U.S.-generated electricity the province is entitled to under the Columbia River Treaty and calling it an export is “misleading and even somewhat disingenuous.”
BCCGE spokesperson David Field said in a release Thursday morning, “You can’t really consider electricity generated in the U.S.A. under the Columbia River Treaty to be an electricity export from B.C.”
The BCCGE, which advocates for more independent power production in B.C. and less energy importation, said that revenue generated by BC Hydro subsidiary Powerex from B.C.’s Columbia River entitlement is one reason electricity rates in B.C. are lower than many other jurisdictions in North America.
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