
BC Hydro, Atlantic Power reach deal to keep Williams Lake plant in operation
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — A deal has been reached to keep Atlantic Power’s Northwest Energy plant operating in Williams Lake.
In recent months, local officials have raised an alarm about the future of the biomass energy producer, saying it needed to secure a new contract with BC Hydro or else it would be forced to close later this year.
The company has been looking to secure more cost-effective sources of wood-waste fibre but was limited in the terms of its BC Hydro contract, which expires in 2029.
In a news release issued Friday (March 7), BC Hydro says a resolution has been found.