British Columbia

The Site C dam as seen from outside Fort St. John in August 2025. The $16-billion megaproject can generate more power at peak capacity than previously forecast, leading to calls for more money to local communities affected by the project

The newly commissioned dam will be able to generate up to 1,230 megawatts at peak capacity, about 130 megawatts more than the 1,100 originally approved in 2014.

That's enough to power roughly 52,000 more homes than initial estimates, or more than half the expected energy needs of the proposed Cedar LNG project in Kitimat.