As the third largest electric utility in Canada, BC Hydro serves customers in an area [PDF, 140 Kb] containing over 94% of British Columbia's population.

BC Hydro endeavours to provide energy solutions to its customers in an environmentally and socially responsible way by balancing British Columbians' energy needs with the concerns of the environment.

Through the efficient and reliable supply of electricity, BC Hydro supports the development of British Columbia and has constructed a world-class integrated hydroelectric system. Due to this efficient, reliable system, British Columbians enjoy some of the lowest electricity rates in North America.

BC Hydro is accountable to British Columbians to take care of the environment, meet community needs and deliver excellent financial results. As such, we are committed to a path of sustainability whereby we balance, track and measure our performance along environmental, social and economic bottom lines. We believe better business decisions result by looking at these three bottom lines together and understanding that what happens in one area has effects on the others.

Our environmental bottom line looks at how we manage impacts from our operations, weigh environmental values with economic ones and plan for a future with more green energy in our system.