B.C. must learn from previous dams before starting new ones, says environmentalist
The province says the projects could help meet a projected 50% jump in power demand by 2050, while critics warn of cost overruns and damage.
- On Monday, Energy Minister Adrian Dix announced the B.C. government is "seriously" re-examining two potential hydroelectric projects: Site E on the Peace River and a Bute Inlet development to address future energy needs.
- To meet a projected 50 per cent spike in power demand by 2050, Dix stated the province must explore all options, despite the recently completed John Horgan Dam facing $16 billion in cost overruns.
- The Site E project, currently prohibited under the 2010 Clean Energy Act, would generate up to 750 megawatts, while the Bute Inlet project would produce 900 megawatts according to government estimates.
- West Moberly Chief Roland Willson and Peace Valley Landowner Association president Ken Boon condemned the proposal, citing insufficient consultation and negative impacts on wildlife and farmland from the Site C construction.
- Technical studies will determine whether the projects are viable, and the government intends to introduce legislative amendments this fall to allow further investigations, though no decision to build has been made.
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B.C. must learn from Site C dam before starting new projects, says environmentalist
VICTORIA - An environmental group is condemning plans by the British Columbia government to consider building two new hydropower projects, including a fourth dam on the Peace River, saying the
Revisiting the Site E dam proposal draws pushback in northeastern B.C.
Farmers, First Nations and communities in northeast B.C. are raising concern as the NDP government plans to revive a decades-old proposal for a fourth dam on the Peace River, a project currently banned from being built under provincial law.
B.C. must learn from previous dams before starting new ones, says environmentalist – Energeticcity.ca
BC Hydro’s Site C dam and hydroelectric generating station on the Peace River is seen in this handout photo near Fort St. John, B.C., on Nov. 6, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout — Site C Clean Energy Project (Mandatory Credit) VICTORIA — An environmental group is condemning plans by the British Columbia government to look into building two new hydropower dams, including a fourth dam on the Peace River. Joe Foy with the Wilderness Committee says …
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