The Province of British Columbia this month published a report on the current state, and planned future, of the region’s power grid. The May 2025 report, titled “Energizing our economy: B.C.’s Clean Power Action Plan,” highlights the fact that 98% of the province’s electricity is generated from clean sources. The report introduces the “Clean Power […]
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$3M in Funding Available for B.C. Energy Innovation
The B.C. Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy (CICE) has launched the Call for Energy Storage Innovation, a strategic partnership with BC Hydro aimed at advancing scalable energy storage solutions and grid innovations across the province. The initiative offers up to $3 million in non-dilutive funding for projects that accelerate the commercialization of clean energy technologies. “We have partnered with […]
Canadian Investment Aims to Supercharge B.C.’s Electric Highway and Beyond
The Province of British Columbia continues to invest toward an ambitious goal: to electrify the highways of B.C. and ensure that every community has access to a fast-charging station. The government earmarked $30 million in its 2024 budget to add more than 500 public charging stations, building on roughly 5,000 currently in place today. “We […]
Arca, Intelligent City Among Winners Of 2024 BC Cleantech Awards
This past winter was Canada’s warmest on record by a wide margin, and the low snowpack in the mountains of British Columbia has authorities warning of potential droughts, increased wildfires, and water shortages this summer. The signs of climate change have never been more clearly on display, and there has never been a better time […]
Province Earmarks $30 Million to Finish Building BC’s ‘Electric Highway’ in 2024
The Province of British Columbia continues to invest toward an ambitious goal: to electrify the highways of B.C. and ensure that every community has access to a fast-charging station. The government has earmarked $30 million in its 2024 budget to add more than 500 public charging stations, building on the 5,000 already in place today. […]
BC’s Electric Highway About to Get More Expensive?
British Columbians are among the highest adopters of Zero Emission Vehicles in North America, with approximately 18% of new light-duty vehicle sales in 2022 being EVs. More than 85,000 light-duty EVs were registered in BC in last year, up from 5,000 in 2016. Since opening its first public charging station in 2018, usage across FortisBC’s […]
As Vancouver Drivers Adopt Electric Vehicles, Rural BC Gets Ready to Charge
For several years I maintained an annual summer tradition of travelling from Vancouver to Alberta, deploying a different itinerary each road trip. The idea of logging all those kilometres—about 2,000 per trip—without spending money on gas is appealing. But for a long time rural British Columbia seemed hostile to the electric vehicle, with limited charging […]
BC Hydro Suspends Cryptocurrency Mining While Province Develops ‘Permanent Framework’
B.C.’s electricity has attracted major interest from cryptocurrency miners in recent years. Currently, 21 projects request a combined 1,400 megawatts. However, BC Hydro announced this week that it will suspend electricity-connection requests from cryptocurrency mining operations for 18 months. “Cryptocurrency mining consumes massive amounts of electricity to run and cool banks of high-powered computers 24/7/365, […]
Fully Charged LIVE Canada Coming to Vancouver Next Year
The founder of Fully Charged is inspired by the fact that British Columbia is powered by 98% clean electricity, thanks to our utilization of natural resources like rivers and mountains. Popular YouTuber Robert Llewellyn from the UK announced this month that he is bringing his annual Fully Charged LIVE show to the Vancouver Convention Centre […]