Due to the ongoing situation with COVID-19, in person service offices will be closed until further notice. Our contact centre agents will still be available to assist you at 1 800 BCHYDRO (1 800 224 9376).

Can you text BC Hydro?

You can never use Interac to pay your BC Hydro bill, and youll never get a text message of any kind related to BC Hydro from Interac, which only uses email for BC Hydro transactions.

How do I pay my electric bill in BC?

Online banking Log in to your banks website, go to the pay bill section and add or select BC Hydro as a payee. Youll need to have your BC Hydro account number on hand. You can also pay in person at your local branch, using telephone banking or an automated banking machine.

How do I pay my BC Hydro deposit?

You can pay by MasterCard using Paymentus, a third-party service that charges a fee for each payment you make. Make a one-time payment, or set up recurring payments. To pay with your credit card over the phone, call Paymentus at 1 877 543 8357.

Is BC Hydro gas or electricity?

BC Hydro operates 32 hydroelectric facilities and three natural gas-fueled thermal power plants. As of 2014, 95 per cent of the provinces electricity was produced by hydroelectric generating stations, which consist mostly of large hydroelectric dams on the Columbia and Peace rivers.

Where does BC get its power?

Most electricity in B.C. is generated from a clean and renewable source. Most comes from river water, but a lot also comes from forest biomass, wind and landfill gas. Geothermal heat—or energy that comes from heat deep under the ground—is also being explored in B.C.