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Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist
I'm not sure that it's so much political for BC as it is economic. The infrastructure is already in place and prices make selling to the PNW (and California) very profitable. BC Hydro's mandate is to keep electricity affordable for people in BC and pay off that is maximizing sales of excess electricity
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One has to keep in mind that the dams on the Columbia River are primarily for flood control, not power generation and are subject to an international treaty.
Only the Mica Dam was designed and constructed with a powerhouse.
The Duncan Dam doesn't have any power generation facilities, so conceivably could provide for some additional generation, but believe it's not the best resource around.