Cancel Site C Now - Save Ratepayers $116 Million per Year
OCTOBER 13, 2020 - VANCOUVER, BC – Canceling the troubled Site C dam construction project right now would save BC Hydro ratepayers $116 million a year, says a new report by Robert McCullough, a highly respected economist and expert on power projects. The report, released today by the Peace Valley Landowner Association (PVLA), adds that those significant savings will only grow as the costs for wind and solar continue to fall, while the costs for the troubled Site C project con
BC Hydro & Premier Horgan Roll the Dice again on Site C
Despite known foundation problems with unknown solutions or cost, and numerous calls to halt work while that is determined, work on the Site C Dam has carried on. Now, BC Hydro has ignored its own Site C experts and is completing diversion of the Peace River after the latest possible deadline of September 30th, further increasing cost overrun and dam safety risks. Since Site C was delayed one year in response to geotechnical problems, BC Hydro has consistently argued – before
