Increased electrical demand anticipated from major projects under consideration for North Coast.
To meet increased demand for power in northwestern B.C., the province’s electricity provider BC Hydro announced its plan to twin its transmission line from Prince George to Terrace.
O’Riley said there is significant job potential for the project, but the start of construction won’t likely happen this decade. “While we currently have enough transmission capacity to serve the existing committed load to the North Coast with room to spare, we do have an unprecedented queue of potential customers that have applied for service,” said O’Riley.
“The lines are quite impactful on the land, they take up a lot of space, and that has to be considered in the environmental review of the line and we would want to hear a First Nations perspective on that before we get locked in on a route,” said O’Riley. “Where we once talked about the effects of climate change showing up in 2050 or 2100 we now all know that those alarming changes are occurring today, so it’s critical as a society that we meet our emissions reductions targets.”
“We need progression all these areas across our entire society to meet these emissions targets and achieve the goals we’ve set for ourselves and we will not be able t get there relying on electricity alone.”
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