City of Nelson explores options for Nelson Hydro assets with FortisBC
Jul 5, 2021
NELSON, BC ̶ July 5, 2021: The City of Nelson and FortisBC have entered into preliminary discussions to explore the potential sale of assets of the Nelson Hydro rural service areas to FortisBC.
Nelson City Council recently directed staff to explore all of its options with regard to Nelson Hydro assets in light of a shortfall in funding in the rural area.
No timeline has been established. At this stage discussions are non-binding and exploratory in nature only.
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