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Eby Invites U.S. Clean Energy Producers in New B.C. Power Call

The request seeks up to 5,000 GWh annually through Indigenous partnerships, with plans to boost supply, spur investment, create jobs, reduce emissions.

A solar panel array is seen outside the administration building at the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, in North Vancouver, B.C., Thursday, June 15, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Premier David Eby speaks during the B.C. Hydro news conference in Vancouver on Monday.

Overview

  • BC Hydro’s latest request for proposals aims to secure up to 5,000 gigawatt hours per year from large clean-energy projects.
  • Premier David Eby seized on President Trump’s criticism of Scottish wind turbines as “ugly monsters” to encourage American firms to bid.
  • Bids must include at least 25 percent First Nations equity with incentives to raise Indigenous ownership to a majority stake.
  • Contracts are planned to deliver power annually from 2028 through 2033, matching the Site C dam’s projected output of about 5,100 GWh.
  • Energy Minister Adrian Dix says the call will accelerate economic growth, create thousands of good-paying jobs and advance climate and reconciliation goals.