{"id":434800,"date":"2025-02-25T07:10:20","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T12:10:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada.constructconnect.com\/?p=434800"},"modified":"2025-02-24T14:37:25","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T19:37:25","slug":"third-generating-unit-online-at-site-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canada.constructconnect.com\/joc\/news\/infrastructure\/2025\/02\/third-generating-unit-online-at-site-c","title":{"rendered":"Third generating unit online at Site C"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. \u2014 The $16 billion Site C megaproject reached another milestone recently as it forges ahead to completion with the third generating unit now in service.<\/p>\n<p>This means three of six generating units are operational, explains a release from BC. Hydro.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the third generating unit in operation the Site C project is now delivering more clean energy to B.C. homes, communities, businesses and industry,\u201d said Adrian Dix, minister of energy and climate solutions, in a statement. \u201cI had the privilege of touring Site C recently. To see this incredible project close up is to fully appreciate its sheer scale and complexity, and I was grateful for the opportunity to thank, in person, many workers onsite for their knowledge, skills and commitment as they continue to work hard to bring the project to completion later this year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The first generating unit came into service in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sitecproject.com\/first-generating-unit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October<\/a>\u00a0and the second generating unit came into service in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sitecproject.com\/second-generating-unit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">December<\/a>. Each unit can provide more than 180 megawatts of electricity, which is enough to power about 80,000 homes each, the release continues.<\/p>\n<p>Testing and commissioning work has begun on the fourth generating unit and BC Hydro remains on track to have all six in operation by fall 2025.<\/p>\n<p>When fully in service, Site C will provide enough clean electricity to power nearly 500,000 new homes.<\/p>\n<p>��������ion began in July 2015 and the project is now more 90 per cent complete.<\/p>\n<div class=\"cc-elementor-widget-container print-hidden align\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"434002\" class=\"elementor elementor-434002\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-82e1ee5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"82e1ee5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-287d395\" data-id=\"287d395\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fd0c36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"1fd0c36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div style=\"display: flex; justify-content: center;\">\n <div class=\"hs-cta-embed hs-cta-simple-placeholder hs-cta-embed-186398762499\"\n style=\"max-width:100%; max-height:100%; width:600px;height:350px\" data-hubspot-wrapper-cta-id=\"186398762499\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/cta-service-cms2.hubspot.com\/web-interactives\/public\/v1\/track\/redirect?encryptedPayload=AVxigLJHHfdh%2FrxeAoNEeqGNb22l1kZ2v5PKdPgDhlm2LClKPqgn25BSaIQS3n30LRPLxUV8PGpx4aC4Rd7k4vYYlHDLti7MbCJa%2BsGgY7TLEqhD0ylmHJGyYNVO1DQtXxLeK0hIdHDdJ%2B3AVe2x0T50xTzQeRH8S3jj43%2B2wexpgBHKTPtBeu1pCnbyT%2BR13vBMRYxzYZvm%2BouVvTtp5i1sTtK%2ByAtx4ROluLsowpSath4%3D&webInteractiveContentId=186398762499&portalId=2347101\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\">\n <img alt=\"600X350__Access projects now\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/no-cache.hubspot.com\/cta\/default\/2347101\/interactive-186398762499.png\" style=\"height: 100%; width: 100%; object-fit: fill\"\n onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" \/>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FORT ST. 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