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As BC Hydro’s call for power signals the province’s commitment to expanding clean energy capacity, with a minimum 25 per cent First Nations equity stake, the need for Indigenous participation has never been greater.

The province's new renewable initiatives are historic step forward in energy partnerships with First Nations, says BC Hydro.

The massive storm battered parts of coastal British Columbia with winds up to 170 km/h, equivalent to a Category 2 hurricane. A bomb cyclone is caused by rapidly dropping atmospheric pressure at the centre of a weather system.

Hurricane-force winds of up to 159 km/h have slammed into parts of the British Columbia Coast as a massive storm swirling off Vancouver Island severed highways and cut power to about 225,000 people.

British Columbia's nagging drought could be eased by an incoming weather pattern that may bring a colder and wetter than normal winter, says Sean Fleming, an adjunct UBC professor of atmospheric sciences.

BC Hydro says in a statement that the filling of the reservoir is one of the last steps toward starting operations for the controversial dam project, located about 14 kilometres southwest of Fort St. John, B.C.

Clean electricity is the backbone of the energy transition, but building the power grids needed will be a monumental task. Natural Resources and Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson sits down with Canada's National Observer to discuss forging the path ahead.

In June, BC Hydro will shift to energy-based rates at its public EV chargers, meaning drivers pay for the energy supplied to their vehicle not how long their car is plugged in.

British Columbia intends to electrify its fledgling LNG industry to help its competitiveness, but a new poll released suggests that plan may be on thin ice with the public.

A cryptocurrency firm has lost a bid to force BC Hydro to provide the vast amounts of power needed for its operations, upholding the provincial government's right to pause power connections for new crypto miners.

Two hydro-rich provinces are being forced to import power from other jurisdictions due to severe drought in Western Canada.

Electrical grid upgrades are crucial because households need affordable, reliable power and access to clean technologies like electric vehicles and heat pumps.

The winter storm that blanketed southern British Columbia with snow on Wednesday meant a day off work or school for some, but it had much harsher implications for those without a home.

The utility’s bid to move to "fairer" energy-based rates means some EV drivers will likely pay more and others less.

A warming trend is in the forecast for much of British Columbia after several days of record-breaking temperatures, but the cold weather on the Prairies will continue.