Editing BC Hydro (section)

===Independent Power Producers===
[[File:Powerlines-coq.jpg|thumb|upright|BC Hydro high voltage transmission lines in [[Coquitlam]]]]
The BC Hydro Public Power Legacy and Heritage Contract Act requires BC Hydro to meet the province's future needs for power through private developers. These acts have allowed [[Independent Power Producers in British Columbia|Independent Power Producers]] (IPPs) to sell power to BC Hydro, which is required by law to buy it from them even at a loss.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.empr.gov.bc.ca/EPD/PolicyRegulationLegislation/Leg/Pages/default.aspx |title=Electricity Legislation |access-date=2009-10-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718054752/http://www.empr.gov.bc.ca/EPD/PolicyRegulationLegislation/Leg/Pages/default.aspx |archive-date=2011-07-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2011 BC Hydro spent $567.4 million on electricity from IPPs. In 2013, BC Hydro had 127 Electricity Purchase Agreements in its supply portfolio, representing 22,200 gigawatt hours of annual energy and over 5,500 megawatts of capacity.<ref>[https://www.bchydro.com/content/dam/BCHydro/customer-portal/documents/corporate/independent-power-producers-calls-for-power/independent-power-producers/energy-procurement-practices.pdf OVERVIEW OF BC HYDRO’S ENERGY PROCUREMENT PRACTICES]</ref> In 2013 those purchases will be $781.8 million in 2013 and $939.8 million in 2014, representing about 20% of domestic supply.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.piquenewsmagazine.com/whistler/ipps-to-cost-bc-hydro-almost-1-billion-annually-by-2014/Content?oid=2170530|title=IPPs to cost BC Hydro almost $1 billion annually by 2014|first=Jesse|last=Ferreras|publisher=Pique News Magazine}}</ref><ref>http://www.bcbudget.gov.bc.ca/Annual_Reports/2013_2014/pdf/agency/bchydro.pdf pg7</ref>