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Spicy Ghost 🚜🚚🏗⚒🏭🇸🇰 @SpaceGhostMUGA
Reported 2023-01-24 01:49:10
@FortisBC I'm not talking about the crews, who did a great job. I'm talking about the internet team who did not indicate that there was an outage in the outage map online (nor anywhere else online). I had to call to find out. In the mean time I though my furnace was broken (=stress)
Thanks

V Y @VY67910586
Reported 2023-01-21 09:59:41
@FortisBC @BigWhite Thank you so much to the entire crew for working so hard, all day and night, to help fix, rebuild and restore power to us up here. It is much appreciated! Hope you are able to get some needed rest and enjoy your weekend!

Dave @tonytanti1
Reported 2023-01-20 21:07:02
Anyone else have sticker shock from their @FortisBC bill this month?
My usage is down 15% compared to the same month last year and the bill is the highest we've ever had.

frank @frankobeauvelle
Reported 2023-01-20 16:27:17
@FortisBC @BigWhite More preventative maintenance is needed. That tree should of been marked as a danger tree and cut down a long time ago.

Neil @neil_ndbress
Reported 2023-01-17 00:31:33
@CurseOfPolitics @TheHerleBurly @_scottreid @JordanLeichnitz @airquotesmedia @TELUS @CNRailway @FortisBC The author is Robert J Carney
Father of Mark Carney
Review: Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
"The problem is that the Aboriginal perspective dominates virtually everything that is said."
https://t.co/aZzbWW4x2e

bryan canning @canning_bryan
Reported 2023-01-13 15:22:06
@inteljeet @FortisBC @liberal_party @JustinTrudeau Just received mine as well I'm sick to my stomach over. These ***hat jerks the government and they never get capped. They know most of us are struggling and they government allows these ***hats to keep getting higher and higher. Here let me help by pulling down my pants.

Lyn Adamson @LynAdamson1
Reported 2023-01-13 05:36:34
@trawetsnagrom @daveeby @FortisBC Embridge has the same deal and same sway in Ontario. Their grip must be broken.

neighbour @noneighbour
Reported 2023-01-05 00:43:49
@bob_fedderly @FortisBC @bchydro @CAPE_ACME I also found an update on BC Hydro's regulatory accounts...they are down to $4.2B but that's only a small part of Hydro's overall $29B debt, which gets transferred into these accounts based on the depreciation of the corresponding ***ets (I think). https://t.co/NML6MuDWlo

neighbour @noneighbour
Reported 2023-01-05 00:21:48
@bob_fedderly @FortisBC @bchydro @CAPE_ACME Unless the govt pays down a significant chunk of the Site C debt, the final price tag could easily double - a far greater long-term risk to electricity rates than selling it at a loss for a few years.

neighbour @noneighbour
Reported 2023-01-05 00:09:14
@bob_fedderly @FortisBC @bchydro @CAPE_ACME The problem is that the m***ive debt carries m***ive interest rate risks, which compound the still significant construction risks.
Just a 1% interest rate increase will add $140M in annual costs (2.7c/kWh), and $12B to the final price tag (from $46B to $58B over 84 years).

neighbour @noneighbour
Reported 2023-01-04 11:38:49
@bob_fedderly @FortisBC @bchydro @CAPE_ACME The BC gov't has quietly been paying down billions on the deferral accounts to keep Hydro rates low. There's not much reporting on it so I don't know the exact number.
eg:
https://t.co/UuJHhY4oOE
#bcpoli

Jamie Killam @mommajamiek
Reported 2022-12-30 15:59:23
@FortisBC @TheTattooedDad I am having the same problem.

Ken Fenner @ken_fenner
Reported 2022-12-30 14:38:03
@frozen_on_wolfe @FortisBC I was having this problem as well. I just had to keep reloading and it eventually worked.

John Blois @johnmblois
Reported 2022-12-30 14:10:43
@FortisBC I’m ready! For something new. But do you want to fix it? Your bill insert on the newly designed bill has a typo. It says, “Introducing your new gas bill that was inspired by 1400 FortisBC customers like yourself.” “Yourself” should be “you”! Get it? So, “…like you”

Nugget of the North @frozen_on_wolfe
Reported 2022-12-30 12:20:49
@FortisBC are you having an issue with your website? I'm trying to claim my rewards/do the action plan and the pages either take minutes to load or don't load at all?
I've tried 3 different devices and 3 different web browsers.
(504 gateway time-out)
Been trying since last night

Jason Penner @TheTattooedDad
Reported 2022-12-30 00:51:09
@FortisBC are you guys gonna fix your website so i can claim my reward points or are you gonna conveniently do nothing about it til they expire jan 1? Been crashing for 12 hours now.

Matti Aleve (Actually Verifïed) @maleve
Reported 2022-12-15 10:08:33
@DianneWatts4BC @FortisBC That is good to hear. So it’s not a tax is too high issue.
Good thing it’s fixed as leaking gas would is a serious safety issue, plus methane is a bigger ghg problem than co2
Carbon pricing is the right way to go to reduce externalized costs and use market forces.

Dianne Watts @DianneWatts4BC
Reported 2022-12-15 09:53:53
@maleve Yes one of the valves had to be replaced. @FortisBC was really great is reviewing everything with me so hopefully this will fix the problem. Thank you.

Jim @Guinness_kel
Reported 2022-12-14 18:49:12
@Roisin06490559 @FortisBC After digging down through 3 screens to find the avg temp data - it is not easy to find - I see that the avg daily temp for this billing period was 7*C less than the same period a year ago. I suppose that may affect usage - all at a mere 50% increase in cost.

Jacqueline™ @_Cuddlefish_
Reported 2022-12-12 11:30:19
Simmer down, Fortis @FortisBC https://t.co/pgOp2yYYq5

Maickel Siqueira @MaickelSiqueira
Reported 2022-12-11 09:38:37
@pfrancey @ladyonabikeTO @steveleeart @Murphaus @DianneWatts4BC @FortisBC How is the house size not a problem? It is the same as driving a RAM 2500 to commute and not wanting to downsize when gas hits $3/L

Jonah Caissie @jonah_caissie
Reported 2022-12-11 00:10:36
@Pancake_Hero @sawezkhan @DianneWatts4BC @bchydro @FortisBC Taxing us won't curb climate change. The liberals solution to every problem is another tax. If they juuuust take enough of your money, all your problems will go away

Patrick Francey @pfrancey
Reported 2022-12-10 21:26:28
@ladyonabikeTO @steveleeart @Murphaus @DianneWatts4BC @FortisBC is that what your telling people who mortgage payments have doubled?
The size of her house is not the issue, the meaningless tax grab is the issue regardless of the size of her house or what she can or can't afford.
Grow up

Ed @Rue_Principal
Reported 2022-12-10 19:30:18
@PaulCha94025901 @DianneWatts4BC Oh yes . . . the price on carbon (usage) is around 15.4% of the total, while the (scandalous) second level of the delivery charge is a whopping 33.4% - that should be the real issue!! Hey @FortisBC how can it cost so much more to transport the same product??

Climate Watcher 🔥 @pmagn
Reported 2022-12-04 10:11:40
@FriendsTilbury @Dave_Eby Even "green" #naturalgas is big problem .@FortisBC 👀 @bchydro⚡#bcndp #bcleg
👉🏽"reality is that #methane is an underestimated threat to global warming.. problem occurs when unburned gas is LEAKES into the atmosphere it & appears far MORE methane leaking than estimated"

Securicore @SecuricoreInc
Reported 2022-12-01 16:25:35
Fraudsters have been running rampant following the announcement that @bchydro and @FortisBC will issue a $100 credit for all B.C. households.
If you receive a text with an unidentifiable link and number, don't fall for it! #phishing 🎣
Learn more: https://t.co/zYYqECQeGs https://t.co/Uum3gN9Ngm

Gary Allan @panelguy1
Reported 2022-11-25 10:17:28
@PierrePoilievre I got my gas bill yesterday $117.00,it actually went down on the monthly instalment plan.That's 1 month for heat and hot water.FortisBC has to apply to the BC Utilities commission for any rate increase and I haven't heard of any coming up.That's the beauty of a Crown Corp. https://t.co/FPIlcx4T7D

andy @xj6response
Reported 2022-11-24 15:39:57
@JonathanWNV Works great! Until we get the next six or seven half day or day-long power failures, which we typically get on the sunshine coast every winter ... The last one was two days. 21 years of @FortisBC gas, not one outage
Urban MPs, you ought to live in the country for a while😉

Nelly🌈🛹💙 @yourbodybible
Reported 2022-11-22 21:03:06
@FortisBC any idea when the current power outage in castlegar is going to be fixed ??

Canadian momma @CanadianCdnmom
Reported 2022-11-16 12:39:24
Holy crap @FortisBC ! Turned on my heat a month later than last year, it was colder last year. I've turned down my heat and my bill is still $10 more. How does that work. Talk about gouging people when they are already down

John Huston @JP_Huston
Reported 2022-11-08 15:01:47
@D****bas Carbon pricing is not the problem ... Canada's oil/gas sector estimated to earn profit of $152 billion in 2022 “We acquire natural gas at market-based prices ...” Joe Mazza, FortisBC’s vice-president, energy supply and resource development, said in a statement.

Elmo Mushkins, fragile snowflake. @UmmmSureBud
Reported 2022-11-07 14:06:03
@bcchamberofcom @jjhorgan @PortVancouver @FortisBC Want to hear apologetics for subsidizing fossil fuels in the midst of an existential climate crisis?
Well come on down!

Climate Watcher 🔥 @pmagn
Reported 2022-11-01 16:59:54
This is whats happens everywhere project splitting eg @FortisBC Tilbury LNG 😡 .@JonathanWNV

Town of Oliver @TownofOliverBC
Reported 2022-10-24 13:01:50
FortisBC can help you save energy & costs. Through its Small Business Support Program, you can get customized advice such as turning down building systems, low-cost/no-cost tips to save energy, & rebates on high-efficiency equipment.
https://t.co/0TIss2fojh https://t.co/9id8du2eR1

Erika Rathje @erikarathje
Reported 2022-10-21 21:06:50
Fossil gas utility @FortisBC is greenwashing and ripping off its customers with bogus 'renewable' gas. Story from @TheTyee https://t.co/QYuwAexSfA Can't wait to replace my gas appliances. 1 down, 2 to go.

The CCPA–BC @CCPA_BC
Reported 2022-10-21 20:00:08
FortisBC is among companies that says it can source energy from wood scraps. Research by resource policy ****yst @BenParfittCCPA shows that whole tracts of forest are being cut down for fuel, which damages the environment as much as burning coal. #bcpoli
https://t.co/9khxSC4s31

vk @vk82021716
Reported 2022-10-18 14:56:00
Over 1,000 customers near Penticton, B.C. without power: FortisBC https://t.co/0xMqUyA3oy Crews are working on the issue, however, there is currently no estimated time as to when power will be restored.
source https://t.co/IgCogTwh17 https://t.co/fbUkI2DQzU

Lu News @LoosiWorld
Reported 2022-10-18 14:43:51
Over 1,000 customers near Penticton, B.C. without power: FortisBC https://t.co/6FqIEa8Ekg

आज तक गुड़ानाल @aajtakgudanal1
Reported 2022-10-18 14:43:04
Over 1,000 customers near Penticton, B.C. without power: FortisBC – Okanagan | https://t.co/Dn7uHzftaw https://t.co/KdvYicHB4w

जोगेन्द्रसिंह राजपुरोहित @aajtakgudanal
Reported 2022-10-18 14:43:01
Over 1,000 customers near Penticton, B.C. without power: FortisBC – Okanagan | https://t.co/Cc0D7m7yrG https://t.co/3Y7Ez09ZU8

Blackfoot/Lakota FN’s 🪶🇨🇦🧡🇺🇸💙🇺🇦💛 @ThoughtsNations
Reported 2022-10-17 22:39:59
Having your #Credit checked shouldn’t result in it going down. And! DPM @cafreeland if you have accounts like @FortisBC @bchydro and pay your bill on time and in full that should show on your credit report. It doesn’t. 🪶😡🇨🇦 #cdnpoli

Blackfoot/Lakota FN’s 🪶🇨🇦🧡🇺🇸💙🇺🇦💛 @ThoughtsNations
Reported 2022-10-17 22:38:58
@Captaincoby00 Having your #Credit checked shouldn’t result in it going down. And! DPM @cafreeland if you have accounts like @FortisBC @bchydro and pay your bill on time and in full that should show on your credit report. It doesn’t. 🪶😡🇨🇦 #cdnpoli https://t.co/5LzuFrq8xw

Jean-Marc La Flamme Resilient #SmartCities 🌎♻️🤖 @FutureVillages
Reported 2022-10-08 13:21:12
@KootenayEV @FortisBC @ayyessarr @Tesla @DriveTeslaca @Mod3My @VirtualCanadian Apparently the issue was that @CanadianTire didn't want their parking lot ripped up so @FortisBC need to wire a complicated route!

Bob Fedderly @bob_fedderly
Reported 2022-10-04 23:19:46
@HRPNSndSPRRWS @bchydro @BCUtilitiesCom @FortisBC Nothing clean about #sitec. Over 100 km of productive valley to be destroyed and flooded creating a huge emitting reservoir with mercury laden fish. Long term viability is yet to be determined due to the powerhouse foundation instability issue.

Bob Fedderly @bob_fedderly
Reported 2022-10-04 23:08:30
@HRPNSndSPRRWS @bchydro @BCUtilitiesCom @FortisBC It is highly doubtful any private interests would take on #sitec or that banks would finance it or insurers cover it. Paying down a dam that isn’t required and picking up generous IPP deals would frighten most buyers.

My Sea to Sky @MySea2Sky
Reported 2022-09-22 18:50:05
It's a fact: violence follows resource extraction projects.
@WoodfibreLNG_ + @FortisBC are proposing two workcamps for up to 1,250+ workers in Squamish, but the adverse ***ulative effects have never been properly ***essed.
Here's why you need to vote!
https://t.co/SSd7PyLrSq

Regional District of Kootenay Boundary @RDKBdotcom
Reported 2022-09-21 13:58:00
Advance Warning from @FortisBC: There will be a 15 minute power outage in the Village of Fruitvale on Sunday, September 25th from 6.30 am - 6.45 am. https://t.co/PYKoEorwdk

Eric Depenau @Eric_Depenau
Reported 2022-09-21 11:09:51
One step closer to officially being a “local” - my first power outage. I want to thank @FortisBC @bchydro and the Province of BC for this opportunity! https://t.co/Ho1QUuSDCi

KelownaNow @KelownaNow
Reported 2022-09-17 11:02:25
46 candidates in the running for the Kelowna General Election | Planned FortisBC outage hitting about 700 customers in Mission tomorrow - https://t.co/LRHg0v0eHE

Qudach Canada @QudachCA
Reported 2022-09-16 19:50:10
FortisBC says the power will be turned off in the Mission area, along Gordon Drive, starting at 9 a.m., Sept. 17 and will last about four hours. https://t.co/Ay7g1bCBPg
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