{"product_id":"gaslights-to-gigawatts-a-human-history-of-bc-hydro-and-its-predecessors-updated-hardcover","title":"Gaslights to Gigawatts: A Human History of BC Hydro and Its Predecessors, Updated - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHugh Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBc Hydro Power Pioneers\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNewly revised and redesigned, this is the human history of the company that powered the development of the electric system in British Columbia--and in turn played an integral role in shaping the province.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A utility is a thing with a heartbeat--a steady beat of progress brought about not by water and wire, turbines and transformers, but by all the people who put our resources and equipment to the benefit of all.\"--Sam Weston of the BC Power Commission \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom its earliest days in colonial Victoria to the initiation of the massive Site C power project in 2015, BC Hydro and its predecessor companies have played a central role in the history of British Columbia. Told through the voices of its employees over three different centuries, \u003ci\u003eGaslights to Gigawatts\u003c\/i\u003e recounts the story of the people and projects that delivered power-and much more-to the citizens of the province. It opens in an era when the gas street lamps were lit by hand each evening, covers the decades when the company offered a remarkable array of services to more and more of the province, and finishes in a century when advanced technologies and societal expectations have dramatically altered the way power is delivered to British Columbians. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFirst published in 1998, \u003ci\u003eGaslights to Gigawatts\u003c\/i\u003e was a BC Bestseller. This edition brings the story up to date with new interviews and a contemporary design, and includes more than 300 black-and-white and full-colour archival photographs and illustrations, a glossary, chronology, and index. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eProceeds from the sale of this book go to the BC Hydro Power Pioneers Miracle Millions Campaign for BC Children's Hospital.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 392\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.7 x 11 x 9.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48736598458589,"sku":"9781773272443","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/2YQzT3MwDG9781773272443.webp?v=1789879955","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/gaslights-to-gigawatts-a-human-history-of-bc-hydro-and-its-predecessors-updated-hardcover","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}