VANCOUVER — BC Hydro has launched two requests for expressions of interest (RFEOI) to explore the province’s next power initiatives, expand clean-energy resources and advance energy efficiency.
The first RFEOI focuses on expanding B.C.’s long-term capacity to meet peak electricity demand as consumption patterns evolve, states a release. The organization is seeking ideas on capacity and baseload energy projects, including geothermal, pumped storage and hydroelectric resources.
“Capacity and baseload projects can reliably deliver firm power and provide backup for intermittent energy projects, such as wind and solar that rely on external, uncontrollable conditions such as the wind blowing or the sun shining to deliver power,” the release reads.
The second RFEOI targets innovation in energy efficiency by identifying partners capable of delivering market-ready technologies that help conserve energy in homes and buildings.
The information gathered from both RFEOIs will guide future energy planning and procurement strategies. Submissions will close in September.
Both initiatives are part of the recently announced Clean Power Action Plan, which includes:
- *aunching a second call for power to acquire a target of as much as 5,000 gigawatt-hours per year of energy from large, clean and renewable projects. This builds on the success of the 2024 call for power which resulted in 10 new renewable-energy projects, with First Nations asset ownership between 49 per cent and 51 per cent, capable of powering about 500,000 new homes;
- investing more than $12 million from the B.C. Innovative Clean Energy fund in a targeted three-year call for new, made-in-B.C. clean-energy technologies; and
- streamlining connections to B.C.’s grid to enable new homes and businesses to access clean electricity faster and less expensively.
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