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B.C. government proposes new legislation to speed up renewable energy projects

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B.C. government proposes new legislation to speed up permitting process for renewable energy projects.

Energy Minister Adrian Dix says the legislation would help simplify the permitting process.

The legislation would expand the authority of the province’s energy regulator to oversee renewable energy.

The regulator would be the primary permitting agency for clean energy and transmission lines.

The proposed legislation would exempt the NCTL project and the nine wind projects selected in the 2024 call for power from environmental assessment processes.

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