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The bc hydro and power authority is a canadian electric utility in the province of british columbia, generally known simply as bc hydro. Power from site c dam dramatically more costly than. Bc hydro did that with assets worth 40% of todays value. Energy savings calculator calculate your monthly savings and your r. Our growing network of independent lighting, electrical and mechanical professionals assist industrial and commercial. Eql energy was retained by bc hydro to assess and evaluate demand response potential with industrial and commercial customers, present ideas for capacity based dsm and pricing, use of ami, and meter data analytics. Bc hydro generates, buys, sells, and distributes electricity to the peace, columbia, and coastal regions of british columbia. Bc hydro is collecting your name and email address in order to send you email updates about the project andor construction bulletins on the site c project.