BCUC find consultation was not adequate with certain First Nations with...
BC Utilities Commission in the matter ofBritish Columbia Transmission CorporationReconsideration of the Interior to Lower Mainland Transmission ProjectDecisionFebruary 3, 2011read more
View ArticleMajor BC Hydro Transmission Project Dealt Another Blow
News Release, Nlaka'pamux Nation Tribal Council & Okanagan Nation Alliance, February 4, 2011British Columbia Utilities Commission Rules that First Nations Not Consultedread more
View ArticleNews Alaska Power and the Bleeding of the Northwest
By Christopher Pollon, TheTyee.ca, 18 Feb 2011Critics say plan to tie state to BC's power grid will enable shipping Canadian resources from US port.read more
View ArticleBC Hydro gets environmental permit for transmission line
Derrick Penner, Vancouver Sun, February 23, 2011The provincial government has granted BC Hydro an environmental permit for its $400-million Northwest Transmission Line project, Environment Minister...
View ArticleEnbridge To Buy Montana-Alberta Transmission Line Project
Edward Welsch, Wall Street Journal, 16 August 2011Enbridge Inc. (ENB) is entering the electricity transmission business for the first time with its planned acquisition of Tonbridge Power Inc. (TBZ.V)...
View ArticleEnbridge to buy Montana-Alberta power line project
By Dina O'Meara, Calgary Herald, August 16, 2011Expanded line estimated to cost $300 millionCALGARY — Enbridge Inc. has entered into the electricity transmission business, announcing Tuesday the...
View ArticleNorthern Transmission Line construction contract goes to two U.S.-owned firms
By Gordon Hamilton, Vancouver Sun, September 2, 2011BC Hydro has awarded the construction contract for its 344-kilometre Northern Transmission Line [sic - it's actually Northwest Transmission Line]to...
View ArticleDrawing the Line at Power Lines
By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL, New York Times, February 18, 2012AS plans for the Keystone XL pipeline faltered over the last six months, its route through a pristine aquifer in Nebraska proved to be its fatal...
View ArticleBC Hydro watchdog decries power project exemption
Scott Simpson, Vancouver Sun, March 29, 2013Provincial government pulls two projects from utility commission scrutinyAn energy watchdog group is alarmed by a government decision this week to exempt...
View ArticleBC Hydro rate policy could hinder LNG growth prospects as grid expansion...
Scott Simpson, Vancouver Sun, April 11 2013A BC Hydro policy that slaps extra costs onto major new industrial customers could prompt natural gas producers to “abandon their plans” to support an...
View ArticleCoast to coast, a power grid stretched thin
Shawn McCarthy & Josh Kerr, Globe & Mail, Aug 14 2013Faced with rising demand and aging infrastructure, Toronto Hydro is spending $184-million to install a transformer just south of the CN...
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