Iskut, B.C.- Clean  electricity has  arrived in the community of Iskut,  430 kilometers north of Terrace.

BC Hydro  says the delivery of  electricity  is  several months ahead of  schedule.

The connection was made possible  because of the completion of the Northwest Transmission Line (NTL) this past summer. NTL received a capital contribution from the federal Green Energy Fund, with the condition that BC Hydro connect Iskut to its grid within a year of the NTL coming into service.

“Connecting Iskut to the grid will provide a clean, reliable supply of power to the community” says  Minister of Energy and Mines, Bill Bennett, “It’s also part of a larger project that will play an important role in the economic development of northwest B.C. by delivering power to a growing region.”

The  current  diesel powered generator  that  has been providing the community with power  will act as a back up until it is decommissioned sometime in 2016.