I was asked about BC's latest announcement re: renewable energy. It proves a commitment to 'going green' as it's 100% recycled from a few months ago. Meanwhile, contracts from the 2024 Call for Power are not yet approved by the BC Utilities Commission:.

‘Hats off’ to Matt Morrison and the @PNWER team on a successful 34th Annual Summit! . They’ve grown in depth since I first attended 29 years ago. Best = friendships formed throughout the region, especially with Matt and his amazing family.

“I am a very pragmatic person,” Industry Minister Joly said. “It’s not the goal of the government to be disconnected from reality when it comes to what is going on across the country…there has been a drop in sales of electric vehicles and 25% tariffs.”.

Sales of zero-emission vehicles, which include battery & plug-in hybrid vehicles, fell by 32% in May from a year ago to 7.9% of all new car sales, Statistics Canada says. BC’s mandates call for 26% EV sales for the 2026 model year versus 20% federally.

Who will acknowledge reality first? The federal government, or the BC government which has even more aggressive (unrealistic) electric vehicle mandates?.

Word is getting around.

Who knew? BC Government acknowledges it will be "challenging" to reach target that 90 per cent of new vehicles be zero emission by 2030:.

According to documents, the BC Government knows the electric vehicle (EV) mandates are not achievable. The 26% EV sales requirement applies now to new 2026 models arriving on dealer's lots. Details here: .

This text version of the story has more details about the conflict between BC’s expensive electric vehicle mandates and consumer reality:.

As predicted, government policy is colliding with consumer reality.

BC legislation mandates 26% EV sales by the 2026 model year (these vehicles are arriving now on dealers' lots), with potential penalties of $20,000 per vehicle that does not comply. Achievable?

Electric Vehicle (EV) sales are dropping across Canada, including here in BC. This means government mandates (26% EV sales required in BC for the 2026 model year) are on a collision course with reality.

Burrard Thermal was once claimed to be 900 megawatts, but it is long gone. Dismantled.

BC has 450+ megawatts of existing power generation capacity that has been in use, but the government's CleanBC policy says it must be shut down because it's from natural gas. Meanwhile, BC Hydro is looking for more capacity.

Hmmm. near the end of this article, there are comments about BC Hydro increasingly looking east (Alberta) for power where 75% of the electricity generated last year came from natural gas. a power source which is being banned in BC next year.

Another year of dependence on the USA for electricity looms. BC Hydro has already imported 60% of the annual output of the almost-finished Site C dam in just the first 4 months of the year. #BCPoli

It’s time to revise CleanBC policies which are driving up electricity demand, to reduce dependence on imported power from the USA.

Big step forward for BC this week with the first fuelling of a LNG-powered cruise ship in Canada, making use of a made-in-BC fuel and reducing fine particulates and other criteria pollutants. #BCPOLI

New data shows BC Hydro is continuing to import electricity so far this year, purchasing 3,000 gigawatt hours of power on a net basis since January - details: .

It’s encouraging to hear the BC Government state an intention to reduce reliance on imported electricity, but are government policies fully aligned towards this goal?. #bcpoli .