2001 Triple Bottom Line Report - BC Hydro

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10 000 8000 6000 4000 2000 0 B C H Y D R O I S O N E O F T H E L O W E S T E M I T T E R S O F G H G E M I S S I O N S I N N O R T H A M E R I C A . TOTAL BC HYDRO SYSTEM EMMISSIONS (1989–2005) KTCO 2 E/YR 89 90 91 92 93 Actual emissions after reductions Forecast emissions after reductions 94 95 96 97 98 99 Emissions if no action taken 5-year average of 1989/1993 Forecast emissions if no action taken S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y A C T I O N P L A N I N I T I A T I V E E C O - E F F I C I E N T G E N E R A T I O N New and additional funding is being provided for initiatives that would help us add more “eco-efficient” generation to BC Hydro’s system. Funding supports work to help build our understanding of social and environmental impacts of our generating activities, and ways they can be overcome to generate more electricity from existing installations. The program’s focus includes work associated with implementing a recovery plan for Columbia River white sturgeon (see White Sturgeon Recovery, page 43). The project involves ongoing research, hatchery modifications, hatchery brood collection and operations, and flow testing. 00 01 02 03 04 05 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 GHG INTENSITIES (PER UNIT OF ELECTRICITY GENERATED) t CO 2 e/GW . h U.S. Average Canadian Average BC Hydro The program also includes investigation work associated with Site C, which would add 900 MW of generating capacity to our system through a third facility on the Peace River to join our existing G.M. Shrum and Peace Canyon dams. Funding would be used to update the project-cost estimates to be used as part of the 2002 Electricity Plan Process. Site C cannot proceed without licensing approval and a review process that would evaluate social, environmental and economic considerations. As well, funding is being provided to advance Resource Smart projects that have a benefit of boosting energy by approximately 150 GW . h per year. Resource Smart, our program to optimize generating facilities, has added 578 GW . h per year of new energy since 1988. Projects underway this year will add another 648 GW . h per year by 2004.
A C T I O N S O N G H G E M I S S I O N S We are committed to limiting the growth of GHG emissions from our electrical system, wherever economically feasible. At the same time, BC Hydro is challenged by environmental, social and economic considerations that encourage us to expand our existing generating capacity in small increments. Increased generation from natural gas sources poses a significant challenge to our efforts to reduce the growth of BC Hydro’s GHG emissions. Our Climate Change Action Plan, submitted to the Voluntary Challenge and Registry (VCR) Inc., outlines a multipronged approach to managing these emissions through measures directed at internal operations, our customers, green energy purchases and emission offsets at other locations. Activities and the progress made to support the BC Hydro Climate Change Action Plan are discussed in our annual Greenhouse Gas Report, and include: S E V E N M I L E D A M Increasing the generating capacity at BC Hydro’s Seven Mile Dam and power plant near Trail is expected to contribute significant GHG emissions savings beginning in 2004. The Resource Smart project involves installing a fourth generating unit at the plant to boost generating capacity by 210 megawatts and add 302 gigawatt-hours to BC Hydro’s annual hydropower • STRETCHING OUR RESOURCES – Our Resource Smart program, which improves the efficiency of hydro plants across our system, gained BC Hydro 578 gigawatt-hours (GW . h) of GHG-free energy last year. • HELPING CUSTOMERS SAVE – Annual Power Smart savings reached 2262 GW . h in 2000, equivalent to almost 1.2 million tonnes of avoided GHG emissions. Since its inception in 1989, Power Smart has helped us avoid more than 9.8 million tonnes of GHG emissions. • CHOOSING CLEANER POWER – We purchased 2691 GW . h of “cleaner” electricity from independent B.C. power producers in 2000 to displace fossil-fuel generation from our thermal plants. output. The increased hydro production is expected to reduce GHG emissions by 170 000 tonnes per year. Installation of the fourth Seven Mile unit began in 2001 and will take about three years to complete. The plant, located on the Pend d’Oreille River near Trail, was originally designed to house four generating units. It opened in 1979 with three turbines. E N V I R O N M E N T A L B O T T O M L I N E | 5 0
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