Effective September 1, 2007 the B.C. government has placed a new 0.4% levy on the sale of electricity, natural gas, grid propane and fuel oil that are non-transportation related to support the Innovation Clean Energy (ICE) fund. This levy will be reflected on your FortisBC bill.
The $25 million ICE fund has been introduced as part of the recently released BC Energy Plan. The government has stated that the fund will help support the development of clean power and energy efficiency technologies in the electricity, alternative energy, transportation, and oil and gas sectors.
Above is a little note I got with my power bill today.
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