$700 million

2012 Rank: 42

2011 Rank: 36

Sector: Hydroelectric

Location: Northwestern British Columbia

Owner: AltaGas

Key Players: Coast Mountain Hydro Limited Partnership, a wholly owned subsidiary of AltaGas (developer)

Engineer: SNC-Lavalin (engineering and procurement)

Funding: Private

Description:

The 195 MW run-of-river hydroelectric generation project will channel a portion of the Iskut River flow and deliver electricity to the BC Hydro grid at its proposed Bob Quinn Lake Substation. AltaGas has a 60-yearElectricity Purchase Agreement with BC Hydro and has an Impact Benefit Agreement with the Tahltan Nation, as well as an agreement to contribute to the construction of the Northwest Transmission Line, which runs from Terrace to the proposed interconnection point of ForrestKerr, at BC Hydro’s proposed substation at Bob Quinn Lake.