Electricity power market

British Columbians once again topped the province’s power consumption record on Wednesday evening (Dec. 21), for the second time in one week. The above-normal use comes amidst a severe cold snap. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Electricity-use record broken for 2nd time in 1 week as B.C tries to stay warm

Consumption around dinner time Wednesday (Dec. 21) hit over 10,900 megawatts

 

The setting sun reflects off of power lines as a motorist travels on the Trans-Canada Highway in Walhachin, B.C., west of Kamloops, on Tuesday, March 29, 2022. The B.C. government is temporarily suspending requests for electricity connections from cryptocurrency mining operations, saying the decision is aimed at preserving the power supply while supporting climate action and economic goals. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

B.C. pauses electricity connections for crypto mining, citing ‘massive’ consumption

18-month suspension to give province and BC Hydro time to engage with industry and First Nations

 

Photo of an early morning fogscape along the Columbia River near Trail. Photo: David Dudeck

Kootenay West MLA; A busy year for Columbia River Treaty negotiations

Katrine Conroy is also Minister Responsible for the Columbia River Treaty, and Minister of Finance

  • Dec 15, 2022

 

Electric rates are set to increase Jan. 1.

FortisBC increasing electricity rates by almost 4% in January

Get ready to pay almost four per cent more on your hydropower bill next month

Electric rates are set to increase Jan. 1.
FortisBC has received interim approval from the BC Utilities Commission to raise its rates as of Jan. 1, 2023.(THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld)

FortisBC sparking nearly 4% rate hike for electric customers in the New Year

‘We are forecasting an increased cost to purchase power in the upcoming year’

FortisBC has received interim approval from the BC Utilities Commission to raise its rates as of Jan. 1, 2023.(THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives with Rio Tinto chief executive Jakob Stausholm, left, and Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne, right, for a tour of a new pilot project for a blue smelting facility at the Rio Tinto plant, on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022 in Sorel, Que. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

Canada’s battery supply credibility jumps as multi-billion announcements keep coming

Canada ahead of everyone but China in annual global ranking of battery-producing countries

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives with Rio Tinto chief executive Jakob Stausholm, left, and Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne, right, for a tour of a new pilot project for a blue smelting facility at the Rio Tinto plant, on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022 in Sorel, Que. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
A Bangladeshi woman uses a traditional hand fan as she assists her daughter in her studies during a power cut at their home in Pilkhana area, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, Aug.23, 2022. Schools in Bangladesh will close an additional day each week and government offices and banks will shorten their work days by an hour to reduce electricity usage amid concerns over rising fuel prices and the impact of the Ukraine war. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)

Bangladesh cuts school, office hours to save electricity as financial pressures mount

Supply disruptions caused by the Ukraine war have led to soaring prices for energy and food

A Bangladeshi woman uses a traditional hand fan as she assists her daughter in her studies during a power cut at their home in Pilkhana area, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, Aug.23, 2022. Schools in Bangladesh will close an additional day each week and government offices and banks will shorten their work days by an hour to reduce electricity usage amid concerns over rising fuel prices and the impact of the Ukraine war. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)
FortisBC offers 90-day bill deferrals to customers impacted by COVID-19

FortisBC offers 90-day bill deferrals to customers impacted by COVID-19

Customers can apply for the relief program through the utility’s website

FortisBC offers 90-day bill deferrals to customers impacted by COVID-19