Alternative energy options
We recognize our customers want to reduce their impact on the environment, and we’re providing innovative energy solutions for our customers and communities—collaborating with local governments, regional districts and other public sector organizations—to help support provincial climate action goals.
Renewable Natural Gas
We work with farms, landfills and municipalities in British Columbia and elsewhere to make Renewable Natural Gas.1 It works just like conventional natural gas (using the same appliances), but it’s made from the carbon emissions of decomposing organic waste. Learn more about this affordable, lower carbon gas,2 and how you can sign up for it today.
Electric vehicle charging in BC
We’re helping British Columbians plug in to lower carbon energy sources for transportation and supporting B.C.’s climate action goals. Find out how we’re teaming up with other organizations to build electric vehicle charging stations across the Southern Interior and see where you can charge your electric vehicle.
Hydrogen gas potential
We're committed to supporting the development of lower carbon gases, which may include hydrogen in the future. We expect that hydrogen, which emits no carbon dioxide when used for energy, will play a role in expanding our portfolio of lower carbon gases.
1Renewable Natural Gas (also called “RNG”) is produced from biogas at dedicated RNG production facilities. Biogas is derived from decomposing organic waste at landfills or agricultural and other organic waste such as wastewater
from treatment facilities. The biogas is captured, upgraded and processed to create RNG that is added to existing energy infrastructure. This means we’re unable to direct RNG to a specific customer. However, because RNG displaces conventional
natural gas, the more RNG that is added to the gas system, the less conventional natural gas is used.
2FortisBC uses the term lower carbon gas to refer collectively to the lower carbon gases or fuels that the utility can produce, use and/or acquire under the Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Clean Energy) Regulation (“Regulation”). The Regulation identifies different sources of gases that are prescribed based on their feedstock and production processes. FortisBC’s lower carbon gas portfolio includes Renewable Natural Gas (also called “RNG”). Other gases and fuels may be added to the portfolio over time. FortisBC’s lower carbon gas portfolio is lower carbon when compared to conventional natural gas.
