Upper Nicola Band and Elemental Energy Announce Signing of Electricity Purchase Agreement with BC Hydro for 94 MW Wind Project

Upper Nicola Band and Elemental Energy Announce Signing of Electricity Purchase Agreement with BC Hydro for 94 MW Wind Project

January 14th, 2025

Upper Nicola Band and Elemental Energy Announce Signing of Electricity Purchase Agreement with BC Hydro for 94 MW Wind Project

Project will expand UNB and Elemental’s renewables portfolios and bring significant economic and environmental benefits to British Columbia

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, January 14, 2024 – Elemental Energy and Upper Nicola Band (UNB) are excited to announce that their partnership has executed an Electricity Purchase Agreement with BC Hydro for the Boulder-Elkhart Wind Project located on UNB traditional territory, near Merritt, B.C.  The project was awarded a 30-year contract as a successful proponent in BC Hydro’s 2024 Call for Power. The utility scale wind project will contribute to BC Hydro’s objective of adding additional clean, renewable generation sources to meet the province’s future electricity needs, while contributing to sustainable jobs and economic reconciliation.

The Boulder-Elkhart Wind Project is expected to contribute significant job creation in the region, with opportunities in development, construction, and operations. The Project is committed to hiring locally and providing economic opportunities to Indigenous communities, including members of the Upper Nicola Band and other local businesses.

“We are excited to bring land-based Syilx perspective into the clean energy sector along with our partners at Elemental. As we move forward together to advance this project I am encouraged by our relationship with Jamie and the team at Elemental and look forward to socio-economic improvements for the members of Upper Nicola Band,” said Chief Dan Manuel of Upper Nicola Band.

“Elemental continues to build on relationships that help deliver successful projects across Canada,” said Jamie Houssian, Principal of Elemental Energy. “The support of Upper Nicola Band in helping to advance this project, and their commitment to a vision of economic and community empowerment through renewable energy is inspiring and one that we are proud to be a part of.”

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