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bigredpbun t1_ja8ltit wrote

TIL Waterpower accounts for over 60% of the total electricity generated in Canada.

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Cunninghams_right t1_ja92c1q wrote

wooden power line poles are called "hydro poles" in canada because they are associated with hydro-electric power.

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corynvv t1_ja92yjv wrote

more than that. A lot of places it's a hydro bill, not power/eletric(ity) bill.

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l337hackzor t1_ja93xix wrote

In BC it's called BC Hydro, that's why I call it my hydro bill. I'd probably call my natural gas bill my Fortis (Fortis BC) bill but I don't have NG.

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surmatt t1_ja9jydu wrote

I just call it our gas bill. In my adult lifetime it has been Fortis, Terasen, and BC Gas.

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bgd73 t1_jaailvh wrote

I am in old town maine region.. 30 years. same here too. hydro poles.

whenever there is a problem.. "call hydro"

I live on an island in a river.. there is 3 hydros around me.

love the hydro.

sucks for salmon.. but when there is a 3 way merge by nature, they still have pathways.

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cre8ivjay t1_jabi22c wrote

In some parts of Canada. Hydro anything is not ubiquitous across Canada.

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AveDuParc t1_jabmgan wrote

For most of Canada it is.

Hydro Quebec Hydro One Toronto Hydro BC Hydro

These make up the majority so for most Canadians it is indeed hydro.

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cre8ivjay t1_jacfnvy wrote

Yup, but not all, which is the point I was making.

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