BC's New Electricity Strategy Criticized as Insufficient and Lacking Ambition
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Markham Hislop
Summary
British Columbia's new electricity strategy is criticized for conflating a clean electricity system with an electrified economy. The article argues the plan is insufficient and lacks ambition, with Premier David Eby and Energy Minister Adrian Dix presenting a weak proposal. The piece also notes a correction about BC's LNG production capacity and references Prime Minister Mark Carney's vision for West Coast LNG production reaching 100 mtpa by 2035.
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· 3 pulledBritish Columbia's new electricity strategy has a problem. It confuses having a clean electricity system with having an electrified economy.
Premier David Eby and Energy Minister Adrian Dix should hang their heads in shame for trying to palm off such thin gruel as a 'comprehensive new plan'
Prime Minister Mark Carney said in his Terrace speech that he thinks the West Coast can produce 100 mtpa by 2035.
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