UDI Okanagan continues to work closely with the City of Kelowna and FortisBC regarding electrical connection for potential projects in Kelowna. For more information on this please refer to the City of Kelowna's bulletin posted HERE. 

In Kelowna, FortisBC is facing the challenge of rapidly scaling up capacity to meet new electrical needs for homes, businesses, industry, and transportation. Increasing frequency of extreme weather, growth, the move to decarbonization, and vastly expanding electricity use continues to place pressure on electricity systems. 

WE NEED YOUR HELP - GIVE US YOUR FEEDBACK:

If you currently have an in-stream project, have a piece of land, or are considering purchasing a piece of land within the substation service areas, PLEASE call FortisBC at 1-866-436-7847 and follow the steps below:

1. Press option 1
2. Select option 4 for "Construction"
3. Request a "New Development Feasibility Study" for the City of Kelowna.

We are looking for feedback from your call experience. We need to hear from you after you call FortisBC.

Please contact Cthomas@udi.org or txt 250-212-4488

To view substation service areas, go to the City of Kelowna Map Viewer. On the left side of map screen, under layers, select 'Zoning and Land Use', select the '+' to open the zoning and land use options, then select 'FortisBC Electric Substation Service Areas'.

FortisBC is hosting an information session moderated by UDI President and CEO Anne McMullin, to answer questions about electrical capacity in Kelowna.

There will be a live Q&A during the information session but please submit your questions early to Cthomas@udi.org