ENERGY PLAN TO CREATE INVESTMENT,
JOBS, PROSPERITY

The province's energy plan is designed to increase investment in the energy sector and maintain low-cost electricity and public ownership of BC Hydro.

The plan encourages investment in energy development, including oil, gas, coal, coalbed methane, and "clean" (alternative) energy sources; retains public ownership of BC Hydro's reservoirs, wires and dams; and restores an independent BC Utilities Commission to ensure BC Hydro rates are set without political interference.

REPORT CARD CHARTS PROGRESS OF ENERGY PLAN

A report card highlighting the progress of Energy For our Future: A Plan For BC (A Report Card on Progress), was released by Energy and Mines Minister Richard Neufeld at the Annual Independent Power Producers of BC (IPPBC) conference October 28, 2004.

Click here to read the news release and backgrounders.

Click on the links below to read Energy for Our Future: A Plan for BC

• Executive Summary, Introduction, Background (PDF - 1.5MB)
• Challenges, Opportunities (PDF - 887KB)
• Solutions, Conclusions (PDF - 727KB)
• Glossary and Appendices (PDF - 457KB)

Fact Sheets

• B.C. Electricity Resources
• B.C. Oil and Gas Resources
• B.C. Coal Resources
• B.C. Coalbed Methane Resources

Read Minister Neufeld's speaking notes.

Watch the questions and answer session with the minister.

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