Rob Shaw: B.C. Hydro's awkward case for rate freeze puts NDP promise into jeopardy

VICTORIA — The NDP plan to freeze electricity rates next year is on increasingly shaky ground, as shown by the rough ride B.C. Hydro got in its attempt to get approval from the province’s independent utilities regulator.
The Crown energy corporation went to the B.C. Utilities Commission last week asking to cancel a three per cent increase set for April 1 because Energy Minister Michelle Mungall announced a rate freeze this month. Hydro was hit with tough questions about the $140-mill