Hydro-rich Canada has traditionally exported power to the United States. Recent droughts have reduced that to a trickle
According to recent data from Statistics Canada, last year Canada’s electricity exports to the U.S. fell to their lowest levels since 2010 ...
The Canadian Press on MSN7d
First of six units begin generating power at B.C.’s Site C dam
B.C. Hydro says the massive Site C dam project in northeastern British Columbia has started generating power. The provincial ...
Tech Xplore on MSN14d
Increasing the efficiency of hydropower plants with utility-scale batteries
Utility-scale batteries can revolutionize how we harness renewable power. Coupled with wind and solar, these batteries could ...
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Heavy rainfall, flooding causing 'access challenges' for BC Hydro crews
BC Hydro says Saturday's rainfall and localized flooding are causing "access challenges" for crews, who are unable to make repairs to restore power to customers in some areas. "This includes 36 ...
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Bedford town electric utility looks to increase hydro plant's output
BEDFORD — In an effort to improve efficiency and capacity of the Town of Bedford’s hydro electric plant in the Snowden ... since the early 1900s and can power up to 1,000 homes when water ...
Why provinces are ramping up transmission-line infrastructure
Challenges remain but as power demand increases, transition to renewable energy requires infrastructure upgrades ...
List of Top 10 Major Dams in India
Dams are not a new invention; they have been built for thousands of years to control water flow and generate hydroelectric power. These are important structures that help manage water resources. The ...
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Zambia Approves New Coal Power Plant as Drought Saps Hydropower
Zambia approved the construction of a third coal-fired power plant as it battles a power crisis caused by a record drought, which has stricken its hydro-electricity generation. The 300-megawatt ...
The Hamilton Spectator7d
VW in St. Thomas: One mega-factory, one big proposal to power it
As auto giant Volkswagen builds out its $7-billion electric vehicle battery plant ... power distributor is closing in on a massive new power line for what will become North America’s largest EV ...
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Ecuador expands power cuts to 14 hours a day due to drought
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador has announced an increase in daily power cuts as the severe drought impacting the nation keeps lowering water levels for the key hydroelectric plants, the source of more ...
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12-hour power outage successful, will help prevent future unplanned outages: Hydro
BC Hydro took the North Thompson region ... Valemount and McBride were moved to a local Independent Power Producer and did not lose power, while areas south of Valemount such as Clearwater ...
The Tyee24d
Rustad Wants Nuclear Power for BC. We Don’t Need It
This page requires Javascript. Your browser either doesn't support JavaScript or you have it turned off. Please enable JavaScript before you proceed. An artist’s ...