BC Clean Energy Act - Bill 17

Read the News Release and Backgrounder for the BC Clean Energy Act tabled today in the Legislature. 

Also, below are hyperlinks to key sections of the Bill 17:

 

1 

Definitions

Part 1 — British Columbia's Energy Objectives

 

2 

British Columbia's energy objectives

 

3 

Integrated resource plans

 

4 

Approval and procurement

 

5 

Status report

 

6 

Electricity self-sufficiency

 

7 

Exempt projects, programs, contracts and expenditures

 

8 

Rates

 

9 

Domestic long-term sales contracts

Part 2 — Prohibitions

 

10 

Two-rivers system development

 

11 

Project prohibitions

 

12 

Prohibited acquisitions

 

13 

Burrard Thermal

Part 3 — Preserving Heritage Assets

 

14 

Sale of heritage assets prohibited

Part 4 — Standing Offer and Feed-in Tariff Programs

 

15 

Standing offer program

 

16 

Feed-in tariff program

Part 5 — Energy Efficiency Measures and Greenhouse Gas Reductions

 

17 

Smart meters

 

18 

Greenhouse gas reduction

 

19 

Clean or renewable resources

Part 6 — First Nations Clean Energy Business Fund

 

20 

First Nations Clean Energy Business Fund

Part 7 — Transmission Corporation

 

Division 1 — Transfer of Property, Shares and Obligations

 

21 

Definitions

 

22 

Transfer of property

 

23 

Transfer of obligations and liabilities

 

24 

Records of transferred assets and liabilities

 

25 

Transfer is not a default

 

26 

Legal proceedings

 

Division 2 — Employees

 

27 

Definitions

 

28 

Transfer of employees

 

29 

Continuous employment

 

30 

Pensions

 

Division 3 — General

 

31 

Commission subject to direction

 

32 

Utilities Commission Act

 

33 

Designated agreements

Part 8 — Regulations

 

Division 1 — Regulations by Lieutenant Governor in Council

 

34 

General

 

35 

Regulations

 

Division 2 — Regulations by Minister

 

36 

General

 

37 

Regulations

 

38 

Regulations

Part 9 — Transition

 

39 

Transition

Part 10 — Consequential Amendments

 

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Consequential Amendments

 

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Commencement

 

Schedule 1 — Heritage Assets

 

Schedule 2 — Prohibited Projects