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The BC Hydro and Power Authority is a Canadian electric utility in the province of British Columbia generally known simply as BC Hydro. It is the main electric distributor, serving 1.8 million customers in most
areas, with the exception of the City of New Westminster, where the city runs its own electrical
department and the Kootenay region, where FortisBC, a subsidiary of Fortis Inc. directly provides electric service to 213,000 customers and supplies municipally owned utilities in the same
area. As a provincial Crown corporation, BC Hydro reports to the BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, and is regulated by the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC). It is mandated to provide, "reliable power, at low cost, for generations." B.C. Energy Minister Rich Coleman said that increases would not be as high as the 10 per cent per year for five years that Hydro had announced March
2011.
A
SUSTAINABLE FUTURE Never
mind the politics, people need a place to live, food and energy.
Imagine a world where there is abundant energy for transport, the home
and our factories, and that energy does not harm our environment.
Imagine that the world economy is stable and that the population is
under the threshold where the planet can meet our needs. Isn't that a
wonderful vision? That
ideal may not be totally within our grasp. But was can at least strive
for clean energy for living, which is technologically within sight.
RENEWABLE
ELECTRICITY Solar
power from
micro generation is now a growing industry as many Youtube videos are
demonstrating. As these conversions and new builds gain in popularity
electric vehicles will also gain favour, especially for households
generating excess energy, which they could get better value from by
using for transport. Electricity used in this way might reduce transport
costs
by up to 200%. So provide a higher quality of life with lesser
environmental damage. If
buying an EV, it would make
sense to have the latest future proof technology, such as battery
cartridge exchange built into the vehicle, for self servicing, or
exchanges at local stores or cooperatives. This technology exists but
has not yet been incorporated in production vehicles. When
EVs become available with cartridge
refueling, it would make sense to have in place at least a few
service stations to cater for eventual demand. The technology would thus
be in place when it is needed. Such a move when it is implemented will
greatly reduce carbon
dioxide build up in the atmosphere and ease the transition from oil
based economies to abundant clean energy. THE
CHICKEN AND EGG SITUATION If
there were service forecourts to cater for battery cartridge exchange,
that might in turn persuade motor manufacturers to produce vehicles with
the system. This is a classic chicken
and egg situation. Who should do what first. Given
the scale of the problem, it might be prudent for every corporation
involved in the industry to at least investigate the potential that any
emerging technology might offer for the future on mankind,
which is after all the future of their company and eventual profits for
their shareholders. ENERGY
GENERATING-DISTRIBUTION UTILITIES AFRICA AMERICAS AUSTRALIA CHINA NextEra
LLC LINKS British
Columbia Transmission Corporation
BC
Explorer - A Digital History of the Northwest
Clean
energy from wind generation
Probably the world's fastest solar powered Eco electric car: 350mph + This car's batteries are charged using natural solar energy. A green eco sporting event - looking for sponsorship for 2015/2016. Chasing the blue bird of clean air happiness - Maurice Maeterlinck.
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