BC's Massive "Site C" Dam gets go ahead

[DoubleK]

Originally Posted by s211

In return for another pipeline to the coast, maybe.

Don't really see the association between pipelines and powerlines...

[s211]

Originally Posted by DoubleK

Don't really see the association between pipelines and powerlines...

Why buy power from a province that is rabidly antithetical in its approach toward Alberta? If you want electricity, create it yourself. Show BC they're not your saviour.

Living here in BC, I see first hand how much vitriol and disdain there is toward the prairie provinces, especially Alberta.

[DoubleK]

Originally Posted by s211

Why buy power from a province that is rabidly antithetical in its approach toward Alberta? If you want electricity, create it yourself. Show BC they're not your saviour.

So sell it to the US instead? If Alberta had half the water BC has, the climate change converstation as it relates to the O&G industry would be very different.

[s211]

Originally Posted by DoubleK

So sell it to the US instead? If Alberta had half the water BC has, the climate change converstation as it relates to the O&G industry would be very different.

If BC is truly headed to the electric utopia it envisions (e.g. electric vehicles, ban on natural gas for heating or cooking [yes, that's a thing]), they'll need every ounce of power they can squeeze from their electrical system.

[jollyburger]

Crane operator up at Site C:



https://twitter.com/ThisIsMyName27/s...07921748525056

[SpongeG]

some recent happennings

Around Town: Site C artifacts displayed at museum
Exhibit showcases archaeological evidence unearthed during the Site C construction
a day ago By: Alaska Highway News

https://www.alaskahighwaynews.ca/reg...museum-3749516

BC Hydro changes Site C haul plans
Not being able to use trucks would cause significant construction delays, Hydro says
Apr 9, 2021 10:49 AM By: Matt Preprost


Crews remove a cofferdam in the foreground that separated the right and left bank, with the left bank core trench at top centre, March 2021.BC Hydro

https://www.alaskahighwaynews.ca/reg...-plans-3618214


Site C adds four more cases of COVID-19 as outbreak continues
Catherine Garrett, staff Monday, May. 3rd, 2021


(Photo supplied by B.C. Hydro)


https://www.myprincegeorgenow.com/14...eak-continues/

[SpongeG]

this video is pretty wild to someone who grew up there and used to camp, fish and canoe in what is now flooded. The old highway is underwater now.

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[SpongeG]

73,448 views 17 Sept 2025 #electric #cleanenergy #homeenergy
Imogen heads to northern British Columbia to check out Site C, BC Hydro’s newest (and maybe final) dam. It’s a massive project that will power around half a million homes, but it also raises big questions about the future of energy in the province.

In this episode, we take a closer look at how BC Hydro plans to meet growing electricity demand, not just through dams, but also with renewables, energy efficiency, and modernising the grid. We find out about the construction process, from site preparation to the geotechnical challenges.

Imogen also explores the big social and environmental questions that come with major infrastructure projects, including impacts on local ecosystems, communities, Indigenous lands, and cultural heritage.

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[casper]

Originally Posted by SpongeG

73,448 views 17 Sept 2025 #electric #cleanenergy #homeenergy
Imogen heads to northern British Columbia to check out Site C, BC Hydro’s newest (and maybe final) dam. It’s a massive project that will power around half a million homes, but it also raises big questions about the future of energy in the province.

I don't know I would use the word final. I don't remember if the site near the Alberta border was Site D or Site E. But there in time we will be talking about another one.

Sounds like BC Hydro has been doing some lessons learned on what they should have done differently to avoid the cost overruns.

B.C. Hydro says it should have been more proactive as Site C costs overflowed

The utility says it's on track to complete the project within a $16-billion budget — almost double the original budget.

British Columbia's power utility says it should have been more proactive about ballooning costs on the massive Site C hydroelectric dam project, partly blaming a failure to budget for "low-probability, high-consequence risks."

B.C. Hydro blames the huge overrun on the pandemic, as well as a failure to budget for low-probability risks that included substantial geotechnical problems.

The utility says it should have "ramped up its internal project resources more proactively and sooner."

Source: https://www.timescolonist.com/busine...lowed-11439076