On April 1, B.C. Premier John Horgan announced relief for BC Hydro customers who are facing bills after being laid-off during the economic shutdown due to the COVID-19 epidemic. “Giving people relief on their power bills lets them focus on the essentials, while helping businesses and encouraging critical industry to keep operating,” he said.
BC Hydro residential customers in the province who have been laid off due to the pandemic will see a credit for three times their average monthly bill and small businesses forced to close will have power bills forgiven for three months.
But a large region of the province which gets its power from FortisBC will not have the same bail out. FortisBC is the electricity provider to the tens of thousands who