BC Hydro Annual Report 2001

M O V I N G F O R W A R D T O T H E F U T U R E
To ensure reliable power delivery, we employ the latest in
leading-edge technology. Our PowerOn outage management
system proved itself in December when bad windstorms hit the
province. Through PowerOn, we were able to increase our
M A K I N G A G O O D T H I N G B E T T E R
East Vancouver and south Burnaby residents can be sure of
continuing to receive reliable electricity. We have completed the
first stage of replacing underground cables that supply power
to the two municipalities, as the existing 230 kV cables were
nearing the end of their life. Also in the Greater Vancouver
area, seismic upgrades were completed on four of our tallest
transmission towers spanning the Fraser River, from Delta to
Richmond. These towers are critical for supplying power to south
Vancouver and for alternate supply to the downtown core.
L O W E L E C T R I C I T Y C O S T S ,
processing of customer calls significantly, and power was
restored within 36 hours – about 15 per cent less time than
in previous storms.
C O U P L E D W I T H H I G H R E L I A B I L I T Y ,
M A K E O U R S Y S T E M O N E O F T H E B E S T
I N N O R T H A M E R I C A .
And to better protect our electric system equipment and
maintain reliability, forty sites on the Mica-Kootenay microwave
communication system have been updated from analog to
digital technology. This was the second phase in a five-year
program; the Lower Mainland and south Vancouver Island
systems are due to be replaced by 2002.