The present Act lays down provisions relating to fundamental socio-economic and environmental issues in British Columbia today, such as economic development in first nations and rural communities, greenhouse gas reduction, energy efficiency and clean energy project development. The key parts of the Clean Energy Act (CEA) are, inter alia, as follows: a) the Province is to achieve electricity self-sufficiency by 2016; b) the demand-side management target is raised to an aggressive 66% ; c) it sets a clean and renewable energy target of 93%; d) the Province is to become a net exporter of electricity from clean and renewable resources, with BC Hydro being the aggregator; e) certain major electricity projects are also exempted from BCUC regulation; f) BC Hydro is to deliver comprehensive Integrated Resource Plans to Cabinet, every 5 years ; g) BC Hydro is made stronger by its merger and re-integration with BC Transmission Corp.; h) no clean energy projects are permitted in parks or conservancies; environmental cumulative impacts of clean energy projects are to be taken into consideration in the Environmental Assessment Act; i) there is a feed-in-tariff, but only for emerging technologies (i.e., ocean and others to be prescribed); j) smart meters are to be added by 2012; k) creation of a First Nations Clean Energy Business Fund (with details to be prescribed by regulation); l) mandates reductions of BC's greenhouse gases for prescribed periods to 2050; m) Standing Offer Program to be revamped (i.e. prices, size and included technologies. The text consists of 77 sections divided into 10 Parts as follows: British Columbia's energy objectives (1); Prohibitions (2); Preserving heritage assets (3); Standing offer and feed-in-tariff programs (4); Energy efficiency measures and greenhouse gas reductions (5); First Nations Clean Energy Business Fund (6); Transmission corporation (7); Regulations (8); Transition (9); Consequential amendments (10). Two Schedules are enclosed.
Canadá · 2010-01-01