Meeting Demand Growth
Meeting a Growing Demand. Efficiently.
British Columbians pay less for electricity than most areas in Canada and yet we use more energy on average. At the current forecast of future demand growth, British Columbia will increase its energy demands by approximately 1.7% per year for the next 10 years.
BC Hydro forecasts demand using population and economic forecasts as well as outlooks for BC Hydro’s major business and commodity sectors.
BC Hydro is looking at a number of ways to meet this increased demand for energy. Our goal is to have the most economic and environmentally friendly resource acquisition program in North America in the next five years. We will do so by meeting new demand requirements from a combination of Resource Smart, Power Smart, Green and Alternative Energy and Customer Generation.
