UBCM Resolution BC Hydro Distribution Policy

Summary

• Council endorsed a resolution for submission to the 2023 UBCM convention calling on UBCM to support BC Hydro's Distribution Extension Policy Option 3, which would spread electrical servicing upgrade costs equitably across new and upgraded connections using a per-dwelling-unit charge.
• The resolution responds to provincial plans to allow up to four units on single-family lots, which under current BC Hydro policy could require developers to pay $75,000-$100,000 for a pad-mounted transformer.
• Motion arose from a June 14 staff report on Climate Emergency Action Plan accelerated measures that identified BC Hydro electrical servicing as a barrier to missing middle housing.

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