Cost expected to total $5 billion to $6 billion.
The B.C. government has given the green light to nine wind energy projects — including one on Vancouver Island — to help power the province’s economy and light up 500,000 homes, Premier David Eby said Monday.
“We need more electricity,” Eby said, adding the prospect of more people, more jobs and more companies in B.C. will mean an increased need for clean, renewable energy. On Vancouver Island, Wei Wai Kum First Nation and Capstone Infrastructure have teamed up for the Brewster Wind Project, about 40 kilometres northwest of Campbell River, with a capacity of up to 200 megawatts, including about 30 wind turbines.
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