bc hydro interview 5 21 01 sources conducted following record interview bc hydro executive executive summary bc hydro projected capacity bc hydro liberal government export policy bc hydro expanded capacity projects bc hydro capacity individual stated bc hydro convinced sufficient capacity supply british colombia 2005 even faced increasing demand business expansion stated bc hydro long term contracts supply power grid western us amounted 1 bc hydro capacity therefore company likely would continue active spot market powerex company main revenue generator example according company report bc hydro benefited revenue increase 2 876 billion canadian first 9 months fiscal 2001 largely due spot market trading bc hydro exports bc hydro feels new liberal government likely make concerted effort expand capacity british colombia likewise since liberal government business oriented bc hydro official expects government promote increased exports power us however individual cautioned would likely public relations battle point people necessarily favor increasing capacity produce energy export due broad based environmental opposition building plants therefore long term bc hydro new projects favor green alternatives dam expansion biomass thermal solar plants gas fired plants spokesman stated liberal party intends go forward campaign promise remove bc hydro monopoly power happens relations company government expected quickly sour bc hydro capacity projects bc hydro pursuing number new projects expand improve generation capacity including seven mile dam bc hydro likely add 213 mw turbine 3 units already place revelstoke dam bc hydro looking seriously adding 500 mw unit 4 units already place also potential add 5 th 500 mw unit though considered time site c dam plan 960 mw dam shelved 1980 due environmental concerns appears viable option though bc hydro reportedly definite plans pursue option time individual said constructing dam would valuable 1980 resurrecting plan would bc hydro decision burrard thermal plant bc hydro invested 250 million upgrade generation systems reduce emissions calpine bought 240 mw gas fired co generation plant called campbell river vancouver island plant final stages testing already generating calpine plans bring plant online commercially next weeks bc hydro buy power plant use vancouver island part plan make vancouver island self sufficient electricity another key plank plan port alberni plant 250 mw independently owned plant sold bc hydro plant reportedly online two years supply vancouver island