The B.C. government is slashing the cost of connecting new homes to BC Hydro by spreading those costs across more customers and increasing the utility’s contribution to infrastructure upgrades. The move is meant to support residential development and ease the financial burden on builders and homeowners.
B.C. Energy Minister Adrian Dix said in a Tuesday release that “the cost of a simple connection to a new single-family home has dropped by more than 90 per cent, from over $800, and can now be as low as $64.”
Specifically, BC Hydro’s “distribution extension policy” has been updated for the first time since 2008. This policy, which applies to new homes
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