BCUC's Preliminary Report About Site C Reaches Few Conclusions

On September 20, 2017, the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) issued its Preliminary Report about BC Hydro's "Site C" hydroelectric project. This is the final step in the "fact gathering" phase of the Government-ordered "Site C Inquiry Process." That process requires the BCUC to determine the implications of completing, suspending or terminating the Site C project. In the Preliminary Report, the BCUC indicates that the project is currently on schedule, but that it requires further information to determine whether the project is on budget and about the costs of suspending or cancelling and replacing the project. BC Hydro is required to provide this information by October 5 to ensure that the BCUC can issue its Final Report by November 1.