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Old 11-12-2009, 10:54 AM   #48
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cool! that would actually put an end to one of the questions. i read that it was the opposite that hydro power is one of the natural resources we export.
To clear this up:

BC is a net importer ONLY because we shut our dam capacity down at night, to import power from U.S. plants that must run 24/7 (IE gas/coal/nuclear plants) and have to offload it for dirt cheap (because of low demand at night).

We have far more than enough power to run our province when our plants are running at full tilt.
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