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Special offer for commercial customers on Haida Gwaii
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North Coast electrification and economic development
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Vancouver, Coast & Mountains
La Joie Dam Improvement Project
Surrey Langley SkyTrain
West End Substation
Vancouver Island
Campbell River System Upgrades
Victoria to Esquimalt Cable Replacement Project
Victoria to Saanich Cable Replacement Project
Columbia
/
Kootenays
Elk Valley Resources Electrification Project
Walter Hardman Project
Northern B.C.
North Coast B.C. electrification
Prince George to Terrace capacitors project
Site C Project
Thompson
/
Okanagan
Westbank Substation upgrade project
West Kelowna Transmission Project
Wilsey Fish Passage Project
View all projects
Coquitlam Pole and Power Line Replacement
Operations
Right of Way management
Compatible use application form
Pollinator corridors under power lines
Rights of Way guidelines
Transmission line relocation requests
Our facilities
Columbia Region
Lower Mainland and Coast
Peace Region
Vancouver Island
Thermal Generation
Dam safety
Seismic hazards & our dams
Dam safety reports
Dam safety FAQ
Transmission
Transmission planning
Transmission scheduling
Transmission system
Water, flows and reservoirs
Hydrometeorologic data
Reservoir levels
Reservoir discharges
Importing and exporting power
Regional reports & programs
Beautification Fund for local governments
Community ReGreening program
Report graffiti on our equipment
Decorative wraps on BC Hydro equipment
Decorative wrap application
Clean Energy Champions
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Employment and scholarships
Advancing reconciliation
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Youth & education
Power Smart for Schools
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BC Hydro Power Pioneers
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BC Hydro Visitor Centres
Vancouver Island
John Hart
Puntledge River
Upper Campbell Reservoir
Lower Mainland
Buntzen Lake
Buntzen Lake Trails
Hayward Lake
Jones Lake
Ruskin Dam
Stave Falls Visitor Centre
Stave Lake
Southern
Arrow Lakes Reservoir
Bridge River
Kootenay Canal
Pend d'Oreille
Revelstoke Dam Visitor Centre
Shuswap River
Northern
Alexander Mackenzie's Landing
Clayton Falls
W.A.C. Bennett Dam Visitor Centre
Williston Reservoir
Local government support
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Small-scale, multi-unit housing guide
Local government and collaborations
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Engineers-in-training program
Co-operative educational program
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Connect to our grid
North Coast Expression of Interest
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Register your industrial site
Sell clean energy
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2025 RFEOI for Capacity
2025 Call for Power
Documents
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2024 Call for Power
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Call documents
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The Participants
Closed offers
Haida Gwaii - RFEOI
Feed-In Tariff
Community-Based Biomass Power Call RFQ
Bioenergy Phase 2 Call RFP
Clean Power Call
Bioenergy Phase I Call RFP
F2006 Open Call for Power
Standing Offer Program
Micro-SOP for First Nations and Communities
Remote community renewable energy projects
Suppliers
Bid opportunities
Doing business with BC Hydro
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Indigenous procurement
Registered civil contractor list
Request to join the registered civil contractor list
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Alliance of Energy Professionals
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Consulting engineers
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Become an affiliate
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Safe distance from downed power lines
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