Building a Vision for Green Energy in BC
Welcome
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About the Dialogue
Why a Dialogue on Building a Vision for Green
Energy?
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About the Dialogue
Goal
To share perspectives and explore a common vision
for green energy in BC
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To support a deeper understanding of the issues
To create a safe space to probe and debate the issues
To highlight areas of agreement towards a collective vision
It is hoped that this session will be the start of a series of
dialogues on green energy
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About the Dialogue
Why a focus on Small Hydro projects as a case
study to inform a Green Energy Vision?
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About the Dialogue
Guidelines for Dialogue
See program guide…
  Respect for people and time constraints
  Introduce yourself
  Strive to find good way to say difficult things
  Let there be humour
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About the Dialogue
Dialogue Format
Arranged according to a number of different perspectives –
industry, environment, civil society, government
Sessions are intended to be interactive
Most sessions will follow a similar structure
  Brief presentations by all speakers
  Questions for speakers
  Open dialogue
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About the Dialogue
Guiding Questions
  What are the opportunities for and challenges of developing
independent power production in BC?
  Are we on the right path?
  What is needed for better decision-making?
  Would a strategic plan help? And if so, what would it look
like?
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Some terminology
(Electric) Energy
The average amount of electricity
produced over a period of time - e.g.
GWh/yr
(Electric) Capacity
The maximum electric power that a device
or system is capable of producing
instantaneously: e.g. MW
Firm Energy
The energy that is available 100 per cent
of the time
Demand Side
Management (DSM)
Actions to reduce customer demand
for electricity (i.e. conservation focused,
e.g. BCH’s Power Smart program)
IPP
Independent power producers
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Quick Facts
  BC Hydro produces over 43,000 GWh annually
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About 85% of this is hydro-electric
The remainder is mostly thermal generation (natural gas /
biomass)
  BC Hydro currently purchases about 9,000 GWh from close
to 50 IPPs
  70% of these IPPs are run of river hydro-electric
  There are an additional 38 IPPs who have “active”
agreements with BC Hydro to produce electricity by 2012
  BC Hydro issued a “Clean Energy Call in 2008 and received
68 bids for new projects from IPPs
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Building a Vision for Green Energy in BC
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