Lheidli Could Get Into Power Business

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Part of the agreement signed in Prince George today between the Provincial, Federal governments and the Lheidli T'enneh outlines how, under the agreement, British Columbia will establish a Lheidli T’enneh Hydro Power reservation from identified water sheds "to allow the Lheidli T’enneh the opportunity to investigate the potential for Hydro Power development."

That promise comes on the heels of an announcement last week at the UBCM by Richard Neufeld Minister of Energy, that Municipalities are not, under the current legislation, allowed to sell surplus power to the grid. The UBCM passed a resolution calling on the government to allow municipalities to sell to the grid. A number of municipalities, including the City of Prince George have been looking at the prospect of community power generating system. The plan would be to sell surplus power to the Hydro grid as a means of paying for the project and perhaps putting some money into cash strapped municipalities.

City Councilor Don Zurowski says "We are importing 14% of our electrical power into this province; we need to be more flexible. If we can manufacture green power with all of our wood waste then so we should be. We met with Hydro" Zurowski says "and I think we came away with a good feeling, but the end result is we need to be more flexible in the manufacture of green power."

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