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British Columbians set new energy record during cold snap: Fortis
On Dec. 27, FortisBC set a new electric system record with 777 megawatts used, beating…
FortisBC could be heating B.C. homes with gas from garbage by 2050
FortisBC is a North American leader in supplying renewable natural gas and, a new study…
British Columbians can expect a $100 break on their electricity bill this winter
B.C. Hydro and FortisB.C. both announced they will be offsetting the cost of customers’ electricity…
FortisBC customers dealing with sticker shock as natural gas bills arrive
The price of natural gas has gone up in B.C., so much so customers are…
Watch as a Kelowna osprey couple watch a pair of eggs
A pair of ospreys have made their home on top of a nesting pole in…
iN VIDEO: Watch newly hatched osprey chicks in Kelowna
A pair of ospreys who have made their home on top of a nesting pole…
Cost of saving Kelowna tree from FortisBC chainsaws: $42,000
Brad Rix had a simple and cost-effective deal with FortisBC five years ago to save…
FortisBC raising electricity rates by more than 6% next year
FortisBC is increasing its electricity rates by more than six percent for all its clients…
FortisBC gas rate steady as carbon tax increases
The BC Utilities Commission has approved FortisBC's request to maintain the cost of natural gas…
Kelowna could face shortages of gas for new housing within three years
While City of Kelowna staff say its utilities are in good shape to handle the…
Kelowna’s growth challenging Fortis supply of power, gas
It’s well known that Kelowna is the fastest growing city in Canada and all signs…
FortisBC moves away from time-based rates at electric vehicle charging stations
Drivers of electric vehicles using FortisBC charging stations will no longer pay per minute beginning…
FortisBC seeking clean energy projects to meet electricity demand in Southern Interior
FortisBC wants to find Indigenous-led clean energy projects to meet the Southern Interior region’s growing…
FortisBC announces electrical rate relief
PENTICTON – Some relief from rising electrical rates as FortisBC announced today there will be…
Fortis B.C. phasing out controversial two-tiered electricity rate
PENTICTON – Fortis B.C.’s much-maligned two-tiered residential electrical conservation rate will disappear over the next…
Pilot program could create B.C.’s largest publicly-accessible solar array to Ellison
KELOWNA – If approved, Kelowna could soon be home to the largest community solar array…
Fortis jacking up power rates on New Year’s Day
OKANAGAN - The price of electricity will be going up almost three per cent in the Fortis service area. Rates will be going up 2.96 per cent New Year's Day, the publicly-owned utility announced last week after receiving regulatory approval. The company says that amounts to a monthly increase of $3.81 for the average Fortis...
Want quick attention to Fortis over-billing? Go to the media
WORKED FOR THIS GUY KELOWNA – Media attention got an almost immediate result for a local celebrity who went to the news with a $4,500 power bill for a cabin that wasn’t even there. Gary Fong, a world-famous photographer and inventor made headlines last week when he went public with a massive bill for his...
Summerland power outage to last until at least 2 p.m.
SUMMERLAND - A power outage has been affecting the majority of Summerland residents since earlier this morning and Fortis B.C. says it will be at least 2 p.m. before power is restored. Fortis B.C. says crews are busy on site and were inspecting a problem with a transformer on the feed to the city. Interior...
The power of information during electrical failure
WHO HAS IT, WHO DOESN'T THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - When the power goes out, so do most of the things we depend on for life and business — lights, refrigerators, internet, air conditioning, point-of-sale machines, cash machines — and depending on which power company you use, so does information. The Thompson-Okanagan is divided between Fortis B.C. and...
Increased power bills protest planned for this weekend
KELOWNA – A group of moms and concerned citizens are gathering in front of Premier Christy Clark’s West Kelowna office Saturday to protest what they say are exhorbant power bills. Shannon Christensen is one of the speakers at the rally. She says hundreds of women in her non-profit group Mamas for Mamas have been hit...
Power back on after outage hits large chunk of Central Okanagan
KELOWNA - Only 124 customers in Vernon remain without power following an outage that affected thousands of B.C. Hydro customers in Kelowna, Lake Country and parts of Vernon. The brief power outage started at roughly 7:20 a.m. leaving more than 7,000 people in the dark. B.C. Hydro blames a transmission circuit failure for the outage....