The statement that BC was a net importer of electricity in 2006 is in direct contradiction with BC Hydro’s Annual Report for that year, which states that BC Hydro, through Powerex, exported more energy than it imported.
Exports apparently make up 29,906 GWh, and imports make up 28,405 GWh. (BC Hydro’s Annual Report 2006 pg 65 and 66) In the fiscal year 2007, BC Hydro, through Powerex, paid out $1 billion to the US for imports, but got paid $1.4 billion by the US from exports, making a net gain of $400 million. (Vancouver Sun 2008 )
The claim that BC has a growing “energy gap” is invalid for several reasons.
