The BC Utilities Commission has accepted a purchase agreement between BC Hydro and a Stellat’en First Nation and Innergex partnership for a wind farm near Fraser Lake.

The Nithi Mountain Wind Project is one of nine wind-energy projects accepted during BC Hydro's 2024 Call for Clean Energy projects. One solar project was also accepted.

To expedite the development of the 10 projects, Adrian Dix, B.C.'s Minister of Energy and Climate Solutions, announced on December 9, 2024, that the projects will be exempt from environmental assessments.

These nine wind projects are expected to generate nearly 5,000 gigawatt hours (GWh) of electricity annually, enough to power approximately 500,000 homes, and will increase BC Hydro’s current power supply by eight per cent.

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