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Electricity in BC: prices and supply
How BC electricity prices compare with the overall cost of living, and how much power the province buys from, or sells to, other provinces and the United States. Updated monthly from Statistics Canada.
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Electricity prices vs all items
Power bought from outside BC
Net imports are electricity received from other provinces and the United States minus electricity delivered to them. BC relies mostly on hydro power, so dry years can turn it from a seller into a buyer.
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What these measures cover
Prices: Statistics Canada table 18-10-0004-01, consumer price index for electricity and for all items, British Columbia, monthly, not seasonally adjusted. Both are rebased to 100 at the chosen start month. BC Hydro rates usually change on April 1, so the electricity index moves in steps.
Supply: Statistics Canada table 25-10-0016-01, electric power generation, receipts, deliveries and availability, British Columbia, in megawatt-hours (shown as GWh and TWh). Receipts and deliveries include trade with other provinces and the United States. Net imports are calculated by this site; fiscal years run April to March, as at BC Hydro.
Consumer price index source ↗ · Electricity supply source ↗
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