The IPPBC focuses on two things:

  1. We are the voice of IPPs in BC.
  2. We provide members with information services and networking opportunities.

Who Should Join?

Companies and organizations involved in or interested in the development, construction and/or operation of independent power plants in BC.
 
Join the more than 350 members that include:

  • IPP Development companies that are developing; run-of-river hydro, wind, biomass, biogas, gas, coal, solar, tidal, wave, and geothermal projects.
  • Companies that provide Technical Services to IPP Developers including; engineers, environmental consultants, turbine suppliers, equipment vendors, material suppliers, general contractors, and specialty sub-contractors.
  • Companies that provide Commercial Services to IPP Developers including; lawyers, debt financiers, equity investors, public/government relations firms, management consultants, accountants, insurance and bonding companies.
  • Individual members that are independent consultants, unionized workers, co-op employees, and students.

Benefits of Joining

IPPBC Members also enjoy the following substantial Event Discounts:

  1. IPPBC members save ~30% on registration at IPPBC events.
  2. When other conference organizers invite the IPPBC President or Directors to speak, the IPPBC offers to assist on promoting their conference and waives speaking fees in return for getting a ~20% discount for IPPBC members at these others' events.
With all those event discounts, IPPBC members that attend 3 conferences a year can often recover their entire annual IPPBC membership fee.


Power Generation Technologies represented by IPPBC members:
  • Biogas
  • Biomass
  • Coal
  • Co-generation
  • Combined cycle
  • District Heating and Cooling
  • Distributed Generation
  • Energy Recovery
  • Wind Energy
  • Small Hydro
  • Solar power
  • Tidal power
  • Wind energyGeothermal
 
IPPBC members include:
  • Generators
  • Power Marketers
  • Contractors
  • Equipment suppliers
  • Consultants
  • Local Distribution Companies
  • Fuel suppliers
  • Engineers
  • Environmental consultants
  • Service providers
  • Financiers
  • Individuals
  • Students

IPPs are independent from government and are power producers rather than self-generators that produce electricity largely for the own consumption rather than for the grid.

Any organization interested in BC's electricity industry that is "independent" of government may apply to become a member. i.e. not Crown Corporations, government ministries or agencies or various forms of local governments.