21-08-2026 22:26 via abbynews.com

BC Hydro spending $90 million to upgrade Vancouver substation

BC Hydro continues to pour money into grid upgrades and energy supply expansion to meet surging demand, announcing on Friday a $90-million spend on a new transformer in Vancouver’s Mount Pleasant neighbourhood.
“We’re making sure that as the city grows, as British Columbia grows, our electricity network grows with it,” Energy and Climate Solutions Minister Adrian Dix said.
Dix says this new upgrade will provide enough power for 50,000 homes.
The Mount Pleasant substation
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