BC Hydro electricity bill deferrals extended for industries impacted by pandemic
VICTORIA — The B.C Government and B.C Hydro have extended an opportunity for companies to defer their electricity bill payments for another three months.
As part of the B.C Hydro COVID-19 Relief Program, eligible industrial companies had a chance to defer 50 per cent of their electric bill payments for the March-May billing period.
In a release from the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources today (June 20), the province says the move will continue to provide support for B.C’s mining, forestry, and other industries hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The payment program can continue until the end of August of 2020, but the deferred amounts are subject to interest, and will be repaid over a nine-month period in the future.