Power producers also generate profits
Jack Moss, BCLocalNews, July 16, 2010
To the Editor,
Re: Green energy better than new dams, Letters, July 10.
David Field’s (B.C. Citizens for Green Energy) letter puts me in mind of Mark Twain’s caution that “There are liars, there are damn liars and then there are statisticians.”
Economic prosperity of first nations hangs in the balance
By Fred Glendale And Dallas Smith, Vancouver Sun, June 14, 2010
The Da'naxda'xw, K'omoks and Campbell River first nations have a vision to create one of the most sustainable clean energy developments in North America.
Anti–IPP campaign focuses on Wood River
Katie Findlay, Revelstoke Times Review, June 12, 2010
“Let’s look after our backyard,” said James Knoop at an event hosted by the North Columbia Environmental Society on Monday, June 7.
Power deal called good for province
Terrace Standard, June 09, 2010
BC HYDRO won’t reveal exactly how much it’s paying an Alberta company for the power to come from a large run-of-river project north of here, but says it’s within the range of what it’s paying companies elsewhere.
Wilderness Committee decries IPPs
Jenny Wagler/Staff Writer, Coast Reporter, June 4, 2010
The Western Canada Wilderness Committee (WCWC) decried independent power projects (IPPs) as “a scam of epic proportions” to a packed gathering of Coast residents at Roberts Creek Community Hall Thursday evening, May 27, at an event co-hosted by the Council of Senior Citizens Organizations of B.C. (COSCO).
Critics challenge special deal for new hydro project
SCOTT SIMPSON, Vancouver Sun, June 1, 2010
AltaGas gets unprecedented 60-year contract from BC Hydro
An unprecedented 60-year electricity purchase agreement between BC Hydro and AltaGas Income Trust has prompted some critics to decry the secrecy surrounding a $700-million run-of-river hydro project in northwest British Columbia.
BC government hit with lawsuit after rejecting independent power project
By SCOTT SIMPSON, Vancouver Sun, May 28, 2010
VANCOUVER — Proponents of a stalled $2.5 billion independent power project on the central British Columbia coast are suing the province in hopes of getting their 600 megawatt hydro development back on track.
Is This Any Way to Finance Clean Energy?
By Will McMartin, TheTyee.ca, 17 May 2010
BC Hydro borrows capital at 1 per cent, private power firms pay 12 per cent or more. Campbell chose builders sure to make green power far more expensive.
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it," wrote George Santayana, the Spanish-American philosopher.
Pollution worries halt Sechelt power project
SCOTT SIMPSON, Vancouver Sun, May 17, 2010
Company struggles with cloudy water while critics portray plant's problems as evidence of lax regulation
General Electric and BC's Private Power Gold Rush
Will McMartin, The Tyee, May 12, 2010
When cash-poor Finavera needed backers for its Peace River wind farms, who stepped up? First, an aging Irish tycoon cut his sweet deal, then giant GE gained the 'lions share' of profits
Plutonic Power Corporation, GE Energy Financial Services, Sign Electricity Purchase Agreement with BC Hydro for Upper Toba Valley Hydroelectric Project
News Release, Plutonic Power Corp., Fri Apr 30, 2010
VANCOUVER, BC -- April 30, 2010 --- Plutonic Power Corporation (TSX: PCC) and GE Energy Financial Services, a unit of GE (NYSE: GE), announced today they have signed a 40-year electricity purchase agreement with BC Hydro for the 124-megawatt Upper Toba Valley Hydroelectric Project.
Edmonton Profits Big from BC Private Power
By Will McMartin, TheTyee.ca, April 19, 2010
For trio of independent power plants, net-profit margin is a whopping 26.8 per cent.
What is an appropriate profit margin for independent power producers (IPPs) who sell clean- or green-energy to BC Hydro and Power Authority?
BC Hydro selects 4 more projects for EPA awards
BC Hydro, March 31, 2010
BC Hydro has selected an additional 4 projects for the award of electricity purchase agreements in the first set of awards under the Clean Power Call. The list of the selected Proposals can be viewed on the Selected Proposals page.
How BC Hydro's 'clean power' winners fared
RICHARD BLACKWELL, Globe and Mail, Mar. 16, 2010
Five public companies have emerged as winners in the first stage of British Columbia's "clean power call" that selected green energy projects to supply the province's future energy needs.
BC Hydro selects 19 projects for EPA awards
BC Hydro, March 11, 2010
BC Hydro has selected 19 projects for the award of electricity purchase agreements in the first set of awards under the Clean Power Call. The list of the selected Proposals can be viewed on the Selected Proposals page.
Victoria owes us more information on this power deal
Editorial, Vancouver Sun, February 12, 2010
Among the good news Energy Minister Blair Lekstrom had for his constituents as he looked back at 2009 was the restarting of the Dokie Ridge wind project. The original proponents had stalled on the 144 megawatt wind farm under construction west of Chetwynd in Lekstrom's riding of Peace River South.
IPPs raise stakes in energy debate
Scott Simpson, Vancouver Sun, February 6, 2010
Independent power producers seek parity with other Hydro customers, but critics argue move would negatively impact ratepayers
Independent power producers seek economic opportunities and benefits from government similar to those available for British Columbia industries such as forestry and mining, according to a document obtained by The Vancouver Sun.
