BC Business
B.C. is using more power than ever during summer—so as the province flips on the A/C, we break down the system that helps us keep our cool
A/C accounts for about 20% of provincial power consumption, or 1,300 megawatts on the hottest days of summer
AVERAGE ELECTRICITY PRICES IN VANCOUVER, IN CENTS PER KILOWATT-HOUR, 2017:RESIDENTIAL: 11:3INDUSTRIAL: 7.05
IN 2016, B.C.’S TOTAL ENERGY DEMAND WAS MET BY
ESTIMATED GENERATING POTENTIAL OF 1,000 TO 3,000 MEGAWATTS
ESTIMATED CAPITAL COST FOR A 100MW GEOTHERMAL PLANT: $40 MILLION