Kees Jansen

The Clean Power 2040 initiative outlines a 20-year integrated resource plan for British Columbia's electricity future. The plan aims to secure affordable and clean electricity by addressing growing energy demands through strategic conservation efforts, managing expiring energy purchase agreements, planning for new power technologies, and upgrading existing facilities to meet climate action goals. It emphasizes public engagement to shape the province's sustainable power system and ensure a reliable supply of clean, renewable energy.

This 20-year Integrated Resource Plan outlines strategies to reliably and cost-effectively meet British Columbia's electricity needs. Key focuses include accelerating the shift from fossil fuels to clean hydroelectricity to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and combat climate change, empowering customers with energy efficiency programs and incentives for optimized electricity use, and optimizing existing infrastructure to avoid new construction costs and environmental impact. The plan also emphasizes engagement with Indigenous nations for responsible choices and maintains flexibility to adapt to future electricity demand changes and emerging technologies.

This strategy outlines a roadmap for BC Hydro to deliver clean, reliable, and affordable electricity to remote communities in British Columbia served by individual microgrids. It focuses on five key areas: ensuring clean, reliable, and affordable electricity, fostering open and transparent partnerships, and evolving BC Hydro's organizational capacity. The overarching vision is to power standalone microgrids with essential clean, reliable, and affordable electricity, thereby creating foundational support for thriving communities.

The Integrated Vegetation Management Plan for British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority facilities is a comprehensive roadmap for vegetation control, aiming to ensure public and worker safety, system reliability, and environmental protection. It is structured around key elements including prevention, species identification, systematic monitoring, establishing action thresholds for intervention, and employing various treatment methods such as manual, mechanical, cultural, biological, and chemical controls. The plan emphasizes continuous evaluation to ensure effectiveness, adherence to all applicable regulations, and responsible use of herbicides.

The Non-Integrated Areas (NIA) Strategy aims to reduce reliance on diesel generation and advance clean, reliable, and affordable electricity in remote microgrids by targeting a vision of 100% clean and renewable resources, with an interim goal of 80% diesel reduction by 2030. Key strategic pillars include prioritizing Community Renewable Energy Projects and Demand Side Management, modernizing the grid through battery energy storage and improved interconnections, and enhancing overall system reliability. The strategy emphasizes reconciliation, economic development, and energy sovereignty for NIA First Nations through collaborative engagement, transparent processes, and addressing barriers such as funding and capacity.