Storms becoming more frequent and severe: BC Hydro
VANCOUVER — A new BC Hydro report states the number of storm events the company has responded to has tripled over the past five years.
The report found storm and extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and severe, leading to more damage to BC Hydro’s electrical system and outages for customers, according to a news release.
The number of customer outages during major storm events has increased by roughly 265 per cent from 323,000 affected customers in 2013 to 1.18 million last year. Storm impacts have not gone unnoticed by British Columbians, BC Hydro says, adding that a recent survey found more than 75 per cent of British Columbians agree that storms in the province are getting worse.
Twenty per cent indicate they’ve experiened more outages in their neighbourhood in recent years.