Submission to the Green Energy Advisory Task Force

The B.C. government created a Green Energy Advisory Task Force to review BC Hydro regulations and to look for ways to expand 'green' power projects to create jobs while keeping electricity rates competitive. A tall order and unlikely to be achieved.

The Task Force on Procurement and Regulatory Reform is to make recommendations to improve BC Hydro's regulatory regime. However, the task force includes no one currently from BC Hydro and more importantly, no one from the actual BC Hydro regulator -- the BC Utilities Commission (BCUC). The absence of the current regulator creates a great deal of concern because BCUC's mandate is to keep BC Hydro rates competitive. However, without a strong voice for ratepayers at the table, this mandate could be undermined.

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By: Maureen Bader
Posted: December 30, 2009
Topic: British Columbia

Contact the regional director Jordan Bateman for further information.

Type: Presentations

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