To the editor:
Recent documents from BC Hydro foresee large hydro rate increases for British Columbia residents and businesses.
A big reason for this is the B.C. Liberal government’s policies have forced BC Hydro to purchase a huge excess of power from private Independent Power Projects (IPPs).
BC Hydro is now planning to cancel several of these projects, evidence of the high cost of this unnecessary power.
I am happy to have my hydro bill reflect the costs of maintaining BC Hydro’s publicly-owned infrastructure.
I’m not happy to have my hydro bill increased to subsidize private run-of-river or windmill projects, which sell huge amounts of over-priced power to BC Hydro that it doesn’t need.
Hugh Thomas
100 Mile House
