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Natural Resources committee  The only thing I would add is that a number of the communities we're working with are receiving federal funding. That's how we're leveraging some of our Power Smart program funding. The funding doesn't come directly to B.C. Hydro. It's going to the communities to leverage.

March 5th, 2009Committee meeting

Victoria Smith

Natural Resources committee  I'll comment on that. A number of the studies we're undertaking now are with our largest urban centres, the City of Vancouver and the City of Surrey, and they are really taking a holistic approach to how they're doing their community planning. I don't think it needs to take 100 years, but I think some of our leading communities are taking a long view and doing their design charrettes looking out much further into the future to plan for and design for their renewable energy options.

March 5th, 2009Committee meeting

Victoria Smith

Natural Resources committee  I'd like to add something to that. As part of our provincial energy plan, I know there were some forecasts done on both energy savings and person-hours of labour created in order to reach some of those targets. We can follow up with that information for you as well.

March 5th, 2009Committee meeting

Victoria Smith