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Originally Posted by Migrant_Coconut
But we're only using a third of our existing maximum capacity right now. Electrifying the transportation sector at least (especially with increasing transit use and other mode shares) seems doable.
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No, we are not. We are actually a net importer of electricity on an annual basis per the NEB and Statistics Canada.
And from the last time someone studied total energy use in BC, it was estimated that BC consumed 1,142 Petajoules of energy (electric, natural gas, coal, and oil) in 2000:
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In 2000, B.C. used some 380 PJ of petroleum products (gasoline ~50%, diesel fuel ~24%, aviation fuels ~20% and heavy oil ~6%), 343 PJ of which were imported. Automobiles and other light vehicles accounted for 45% of all petroleum products used in B.C. Natural gas supplied 300 PJ of B.C.’s energy needs in 2000, waste biomass supplied 225 PJ, and electricity supplied 220 PJ. Coal and coke was used in some industrial operations such as cement plants. The vast majority of B.C.’s coal production was exported.
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http://globe.ca/wp-content/uploads/2...ssenreport.pdf
As an FYI, 1,142 petajoules of energy equals to 317 Terawatt hours of energy.
BC Hydro's entire generating capability was 76.4 terawatt hours in 2017. Even just isolating the petroleum products usage means that BC consumed the equivalent of 105 terawatt hours of energy annually.