Canada:

Review of Proposed Dam Accuses Province of Overlooking Geothermal Energy (The Globe & Mail)

British Columbia utility BC Hydro has not made its case that the Site C dam megaproject is needed in order to keep the lights on for future generations, says a federal environmental panel tasked with determining the impacts of the project.

The Joint Review Panel concluded Hydro has not looked closely enough at alternatives to the dam. It does not give a thumbs-up or thumbs-down verdict on whether the project should proceed.

The Panel concludes that a failure to pursue research over the last 30 years into B.C.’s geothermal resources has left BC Hydro without information about a resource that BC Hydro thinks may offer up to 700 megawatts of firm, economic power with low environmental costs.

Report of the Joint Review Panel – Site C Clean Energy Project (PDF)

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