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FortisBC female executives: Leading the way to a lower-carbon future
In celebration of International Women’s Day 2021, we asked four of our vice-presidents to share more about their stories and thoughts on the future of energy in the province.
March 8, 2021
How can waste heat be repurposed for space heating?
Heat recovery is an innovation that captures waste heat from a building’s air exchange system and puts it to new use—like space heating.
February 2, 2021
5 exciting ways we’re getting renewable energy from waste
FortisBC is working towards having 75 per cent of the gas in our system be either renewable or low carbon by 2050, an important aspect of our Clean Growth Pathway and the provincial government’s Clean BC Roadmap.
January 27, 2021
Protecting White sturgeon: a 175-million-year-old species at risk
We caught up with our aquatics biologist to learn more about White sturgeon in the Kootenays, a species listed as endangered, and understand how we’re working with our partners to protect this age-old species.
January 13, 2021
Year in review: progress made to 30BY30 and reducing greenhouse gas emissions
Last year we set our 30BY30 target to reduce our customers’ greenhouse gas emissions 30 per cent by 2030. Let’s look at some of the progress we made this year as we work towards this ambitious target.
December 17, 2020
How we’re building and maintaining resilient natural gas supply
Do you ever turn on your furnace and worry about having the natural gas to run it? Of course not! Here’s how we ensure our natural gas supply is reliable, delivering the gas you need when it’s cold.
December 15, 2020
Why is FortisBC asking me to use less energy?
We're working toward our 30BY30 target by making energy-efficient appliances and equipment accessible and more affordable to our customers through our rebate programs, helping lower their energy use and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
October 27, 2020
How we overcame an emergency to keep energy flowing to the Sunshine Coast
With no idea how much time we had, it took a team effort to keep natural gas flowing to the Sunshine Coast.
June 22, 2020
FortisBC female executives: Leading the way to a lower-carbon future
In celebration of International Women’s Day 2021, we asked four of our vice-presidents to share more about their stories and thoughts on the future of energy in the province.
March 8, 2021
How can waste heat be repurposed for space heating?
Heat recovery is an innovation that captures waste heat from a building’s air exchange system and puts it to new use—like space heating.
February 2, 2021
5 exciting ways we’re getting renewable energy from waste
FortisBC is working towards having 75 per cent of the gas in our system be either renewable or low carbon by 2050, an important aspect of our Clean Growth Pathway and the provincial government’s Clean BC Roadmap.
January 27, 2021
Protecting White sturgeon: a 175-million-year-old species at risk
We caught up with our aquatics biologist to learn more about White sturgeon in the Kootenays, a species listed as endangered, and understand how we’re working with our partners to protect this age-old species.
January 13, 2021
Year in review: progress made to 30BY30 and reducing greenhouse gas emissions
Last year we set our 30BY30 target to reduce our customers’ greenhouse gas emissions 30 per cent by 2030. Let’s look at some of the progress we made this year as we work towards this ambitious target.
December 17, 2020
How we’re building and maintaining resilient natural gas supply
Do you ever turn on your furnace and worry about having the natural gas to run it? Of course not! Here’s how we ensure our natural gas supply is reliable, delivering the gas you need when it’s cold.
December 15, 2020
Why is FortisBC asking me to use less energy?
We're working toward our 30BY30 target by making energy-efficient appliances and equipment accessible and more affordable to our customers through our rebate programs, helping lower their energy use and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
October 27, 2020
How we overcame an emergency to keep energy flowing to the Sunshine Coast
With no idea how much time we had, it took a team effort to keep natural gas flowing to the Sunshine Coast.
June 22, 2020