Abundant, clean electricity has been a cornerstone of British Columbia’s economy and quality of life for generations. That’s why BC Hydro is building the Site C Clean Energy Project (Site C), a third dam and hydroelectric generating station on the Peace River in northeast B.C. Site C will be a source of clean, renewable and cost-effective electricity in B.C. for more than 100 years.
The Site C reservoir will be one of the most stable in the BC Hydro system with relatively little fluctuation in water levels during typical operations. Far downstream of the Site C project at the Peace-Athabasca Delta (PAD) – approximately 1,100 kilometres away – Site C will have no measurable effect.
The latest employment statistics show that there were 1,916 total workers on the Site C project in December 2016. Of the total workers, 82% were from British Columbia.