ARTICLE · 29 NOVEMBER 2013

BC Hydro's Integrated Resource Plan Released

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Today, at long last, BC Hydro released its intergrated resource plan.

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Warren G. Brazier

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Today, at long last, BC Hydro released its intergrated resource plan.

BC Hydro advises on its website that it has been accepted by Government.

Click here for a link to the full IRP.

Notable is the inclusion of a Clean Energy Strategy [pdf] which outline's BC Hydro's strategy to support the province's clean energy sector and promote clean energy opportunities for First Nations communities.

More analysis to come....

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