Environment
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Try out our interactive model to find out how a wind turbine works.


Guide to planting trees near power lines.


Being Power Smart saves energy and the environment.

BC Hydro's goal is to become a leading sustainable energy company by producing and delivering electricity in environmentally and socially responsible ways. Read about our environmental activities:

  • Green and Clean Power. Our efforts to support green energy technologies and our commitment to a greener future
  • Water, Land & Air. Our efforts to minimize impacts on our water, land and air resources
  • Compensation Programs. BC Hydro and the provincial government manage compensation programs in the Columbia Basin, Peace-Williston and Bridge River Coastal areas to conserve and enhance fish and wildlife populations affected by BC Hydro dams
  • Water Use Planning aims to find a better balance between competing uses of water
  • Greenhouse Gas. BC Hydro is consistently one of the lowest greenhouse gas emitters in the North American electricity industry.