Infrastructure Investment to Bring Clean Energy to BC’S Peace Region

Infrastructure

Apr 21, 2019

Electricity demand in the South Peace Region is increasing due to natural gas exploration and development. To meet current and future demand, BC Hydro will expand the existing transmission infrastructure by building two parallel 230-kilovolt power lines between the future Site C Substation near Fort St. John and the existing Groundbirch Substation, located about 30 kilometres east of Chetwynd.

Once complete, industries and businesses in the Peace region will have access to a cleaner supply of energy to power their operations, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by up to 2.6 megatonnes per year.

The federal government is providing up to $83.6 million for this project through the Investing in Canada Plan, while BC Hydro is providing the remaining $205.4 million.
Work scheduled for this summer includes:

    • foundation installations
    • structure assembly and erection
    • stringing
    • commissioning

Find out more about the project.

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