ENERGY FUTURES IN THE NEWS

2026/02/16 - BC's EV Mandates - What is happening? - Jas Johal, CKNW 

2026/02/12 - BC Austerity Budget & EV Mandates - Mike Smyth, CKNW 

2026/02/10 - Energy pragmatism is essential for affordability as B.C. budget day approaches - Vancouver Sun

2026/01/29 - BC Hydro Was a Net Importer again in 2025 - Global BC News

2026/01/21 - Does BC Have Enough Energy? - Mike Smyth, CKNW 

2025/12/12 - BC Hydro’s Electricity Imports and Port Moody's decision - Mike Smyth, CKNW 

2025/12/04 - BC Hydro’s Latest Report Shows Continuing Electricity Imports - CKNW 

2025/11/27 - Former B.C. environment minister Barry Penner speaks on Alberta pipeline - CTV News

2025/11/19 - BC Government Backs down on EV Mandates - Mike Smyth, CKNW

2025/10/22 - BC GOVERNMENT ADMITS IT DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH ELECTRICITY? - Mike Smyth, CKNW

2025/10/02 - EV Mandates: A Good Idea? - Carole Taylor's Journal

2025/09/18 - Is B.C.'s goal of electrifying LNG to reduce natural gas emissions possible? - Vancouver Sun

2025/09/15 - New survey shows most British Columbians want a choice for home heating - Global TV

2025/09/15 - New poll indicates British Columbians oppose municipal natural gas bans - Castanet

2025/09/15 - More than 60 per cent of British Columbians support LNG expansion: Poll - Vancouver Sun

2025/09/10 - BC's Electric Vehicle Mandate - Mike Smyth, CKNW

2025/08/28 - B.C. auto industry predicts rising new, used vehicle prices due to onset of EV mandate - City News

2025/08/27 - Federal minister blames auto and oil industries for EV 'misinformation' - Blackpress Media

2025/08/27 - Feds to fund 480 electric car chargers in B.C., even as EV sales fall - CTV

2025/08/27 - Electric vehicle infrastructure funding - BC Today, CBC

2025/08/27 - Support for an EV mandadte dwindling in Canada - CKNW

2025/08/26 - As incentives vanish, B.C. interest in zero-emission EV mandate wanes, poll finds - Vancouver Sun

2025/08/25 - Support for electric vehicle mandates softening in B.C., poll suggests - Global News

2025/08/14 - Are Canada's EV Mandates Realistic? - Mike Smyth, CKNW

2025/07/29 - BC Hydro looking for new clean energy projects - Global TV

2025/07/28 - BC Hydro's New Call For Power - CKNW

2025/07/25 - Canada's Electric Vehicle Mandate - Mike Smyth, CKNW

2025/07/07 - EV mandates are "well-intentioned but not realistic," says Energy Futures Institute chair - CBC

2025/07/03 - Time to hit the brakes on unrealistic EV targets in B.C.- Business In Vancouver

2025/06/04 - Capacity crunch? B.C. Hydro seeks proposals for more backup power for provincial grid - Vancouver Sun

2025/05/15 - B.C. car dealers brace for end of EV rebate as zero-emission targets remain in place - Vancouver Sun

2025/05/13 - Could B.C. be stuck importing power for a 3rd year? Drought and snowmelt prompt concerns - Global News

2025/05/12 - B.C.'s low snowpack and early melt signal drought, raising concerns for hydro power - CBC News

2025/04/23 - Realism meets idealism in Canada’s energy debate - Northern Beat

2025/04/01 - EV rebates under review as B.C. looks to offset cost of removing carbon tax - CBC News

2025/03/31 - Electric Vehicles Update - Reevaluating EV Sales Targets To Balance Markets And Consumer Choice - Yahoo Finance

2025/03/18 - Energy expert on BC Hydro’s rate hike - Global TV

2025/03/07 - Complacency behind B.C. reliance on U.S. power: Former environment minister - The Northern View

2025/02/11 - B.C. snowpack levels below average raising drought possibility - Global TV

2025/02/07 - Guest column: BC is already importing significant levels of electricity - Prince George Citizen

2025/02/06 - Fast-tracked wind projects raise questions over transparency, oversight - BIV

2025/01/30 - Barry Penner: An upside-down world: The Importance of keeping U.S.-Canada relations on an even keel - Vancouver Sun

2025/01/27 - Power Play: Should B.C. Use Electricity in Trade Disputes? - CFAX 107 with Ryan Price

2025/01/14 - Barry Penner discusses the Federal EV rebate pause and its impacts - CKNW The Mike Smyth Show

2024/11/28 - BC Hydro imported a quarter of the province’s power in the last 12 months  - Global TV

2024/11/27 - Barry Penner discusses BC's transition challenges and electricity shortages with Mike Smyth. - CKNW The Mike Smyth Show

2024/11/26 - Barry Penner Discusses Concerns Around Vancouver's Proposed Natural Gas Ban with Jas Johal - CKNW The Jas Johal Show

2024/11/14 - Former Environment Minister and Chair of the Energy Futures Institute responds to report into LNG expansion - CBC On The Coast

2024/10/02 - Opinion: Yes, electric vehicles really do require more electricity  - BIV

2024/09/02 - B.C. Hydro can't deliver the electricity required to meet province's climate goals: critic - Vancouver Sun

2024/07/23 - Fortescue's green hydrogen project in Prince George getting back-burnered - BIV

2024/06/20 - B.C. needs new energy plan amid supply concerns, former minister says - Global News

2024/02/18 - B.C. backs hydrogen despite concerns about electricity supply shortage - The Globe and Mail

2024/01/22 - British Columbia boosts power plan but electrifying LNG proving big challenge - Reuters

2024/01/19 - Barry Penner: Meeting tomorrow’s energy needs demands action now - BIV

2024/01/18 - Australia’s Fortescue touts hydrogen plans in B.C. despite limited hydroelectricity supply - The

                     Globe and Mail 

2024/01/18 - After year of record-breaking imports, BC Hydro rolls out new spending plan - The Globe and

                     Mail 

2024/01/17 - What is Possible for BC’s Energy Future? – Margareta Dovgal - Energy Now

2024/01/15 - B.C. electrical grid inadequate as province ends use of natural gas for power: report - True 

                     North

2024/01/12 - 'A wake-up call': alarm raised over B.C. electrical grid amid plans for natural gas heating ban -

                     Castanet

2024/01/10 - B.C.’s energy supply can’t meet demand for power: report - Global TV

2023/12/20 - Barry Penner on Mike Smyth