Independent producer’s plan to export power to the U.S. for 30 years opposed in Powell River – CBC

September 24, 2025

Tla’amin First Nation, city hope to attract potential businesses with access to power in wake of mill closure

A group of residents and a local First Nation on B.C.’s Sunshine Coast are trying to put a stop to a proposed exclusive 30-year deal between an independent hydropower producer and a U.S. company.

Two dams in the area — at Powell Lake and Lois Lake, about 125 and 100 kilometres northwest of Vancouver, respectively — are operated by Powell River Energy Inc.(PREI), a subsidiary of Brookfield Renewable.

The company has applied to the Canada Energy Regulator to export the power from its Powell River sites to U.S.-based company BR Pacific Hydro, an affiliate of PREI.

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