BC dropping gas-fired power plants

Utility wants to encourage greater use of ‘clean, reliable, electricity’; estimates 2 plants produce combined 350,000 mt of CO2

Gary Park

for Petroleum News

The British Columbia government has announced plans to phase out two natural gas-powered electricity plants as it focuses on hydroelectricity in pursuit of a greener grid. Publicly owned BC Hydro said it will not renew a power-purchasing contract with one of the suppliers on Vancouver Island that is....