BC Hydro - Site C Clean Energy Project - page 4

“Site C will meet the
electricity needs in
BC brought on by
population growth,
and commercial and
industrial development.”
David Conway, Community
Relations Manager,
is an additional eight percent capac-
ity—enough to power the equivalent of
450,000 homes.
“Site C will meet our energy needs
while having a reduced impact on the
surrounding environment,” says Conway.
Erosion and Sediment Control are major
factors on a dam of this size, something
BC Hydro has taken into account with
careful project planning, thorough envi-
ronmental mitigation programs, and
continual monitoring during construc-
tion. Approval for Site C was only given
after a three-year, cooperative federal-
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