In order to align with B.C.’s climate objectives, any new LNG development in the province needs to be powered by electricity. While emissions from liquefied gas exported and burned overseas don’t count toward B.C.’s carbon footprint, the energy-intensive process used to liquefy the product does.

It’s not perfect and I don’t appreciate overreliance on LNG and oil money, but this is a good thing only because of the rule that LNG production must be electrified, if not then those companies would have just burned the natural gas on site.

As a result, some northern communities will have access to more power than before. Plus since it’s adding capacity to an existing line it would seem intuitive that as thorough of a review is not necessary compared to construction along a new corridor.