Ten projects in B.C. Hydro’s 2024 call for independent power proposals have cleared a regulatory hurdle with the B.C. Utilities Commission’s acceptance of their energy purchase agreements with B.C. Hydro.

Hydro unveiled the successful bidders, one solar power project and nine wind farms with the capacity to produce more than 4,800 gigawatt hours of electricity per year, last December, subject to a review by the commission.

Proceedings in the commission’s review, which were extended several times for Hydro to address comments around the adequacy of consultation with First Nations, concluded July 8.

The review panel came back with its decision this week that “the energy purchase agreements are in the public interest,” under terms of the commission’s legislation.

The province has promised

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