B.C. Hydro to offer clean industries reduced rate as province aims to cut emissions
Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Bruce Ralston, speaks after being named to the position after a provincial government cabinet shuffle, in Vancouver, on Wednesday January 22, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck January 28, 2021 - 3:35 PM
VICTORIA - B.C. is partnering with the province s hydroelectric utility to offer a lower rate for some industries and public transportation agencies with the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the province announced Thursday.
BC Hydro, a Crown corporation, will offer a 20 per cent discount to approved customers for five years, with a gradual transition back to the standard industrial rate by the eighth year, the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation said.
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