BC Power Grid Map

Hello sir, would you please provide me here MAP of BC Power grid? What are the systems of BC Power grid MAP?

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Most of the generation comes from facilities in the northern and southern Interior of BC, while most of the load is in the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island.

70 - 80% of the province's electricity is consumed in the Lower Mainland and on Vancouver Island.


BC's high voltage transmission system consists of:

Over 18,000 km of lines and underwater submarine cables
100,000 wood poles
22,000 steel towers
292 substations
The transmission grid in BC operates at voltages from 69 kV to 500 kV and stretches over 75,000 hectares of the province.


BC Power grid MAP



BC's power grid has been linked to Alberta and the United States for over thirty years.

Two 138 kV lines and one 500 kV line connect BC to Alberta

Two 500 kV lines and two 230 kV lines connect BC to the United States