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BC Hydro shut down the station in 2016 after the completion of enough replacement capacity at the Mica Generating Station. [ 4 ] After the gas turbines were decommissioned, four of the six generator units had their drive shafts cut and were converted to synchronous condenser operation, providing reactive power to the transmission system.
The British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority, operating as BC Hydro, is a Canadian electric utility in the province of British Columbia.It is the main electricity distributor, serving more than 4 million customers in most areas, [3] with the exception of the City of New Westminster, where the city runs its own electrical department [4] and portions of the West Kootenay, Okanagan, the ...
*Waneta Dam has been wholly owned by BC Hydro since July 2018 [6] after Fortis BC finalized an agreement with Teck to sell its 66% interest in the dam, but BC Hydro had first rights to purchase the remaining 66% from its first 1/3 ownership deal.
BC Hydro then chose to purchase electricity under long-term contracts from independent power producers, and it continues to do so today. As of 2017 these annual purchases are about four times the capacity of Site C. Once the initial contracts with BC Hydro expire, these independent producers may be free to export their electricity. [16]
Crown corporations in BC are public-sector organizations established and funded by the Government of British Columbia to provide specialized goods and services to citizens. [1] They operate at varying levels of government control, depending on how they are defined, funded, and the kinds of services they provide.
It was the largest blackout event in BC Hydro history. [1] [2] The blackout was a result of windstorm that hit the South Coast on August 29–30, 2015, which shut down a generator and wiped out a power grid in the Lower Mainland. The hardest hit areas were Abbotsford, Coquitlam, Langley, Pitt Meadows, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody and Surrey. [3]
Independent power producer (IPP) projects have had a significant presence in British Columbia since the 1980s. Their relationship with BC Hydro grew from the province's need to supply growing energy demands and implementation of the 2002 Energy Strategy, which mandated that BC Hydro would purchase its energy supply from IPPs rather than generating the supply itself.
BC Hydro also operates thermal power plants. The Burrard Thermal Generating Station contributes 7.5% and the remaining 14.5% of the electricity requirement was supplied by purchases and other transactions. [10] BC Hydro's last dam was completed in 1984, since then run-of-the-river projects with private partners have been built. Power production ...