IEEE PES Tour of Powerex Trading Floor – 2025
November 27 @ 3:50 pm - 5:30 pm
Powerex was established in 1988 as the wholly-owned electricity marketing subsidiary of BC Hydro, responsible for marketing BC Hydro’s surplus electricity in the west. Today, Powerex is a key participant in energy markets across North America, buying and supplying physical wholesale power, natural gas, ancillary services, and environmental products with an ever-expanding list of trade partners. This Trade Floor tour will provide participants a chance to learn about Powerex, its history and various trade activities, as well as how Powerex works with BC Hydro PSOSE staff (Generation Resource Management’s Planning, Scheduling & Operations Shift Engineers) to optimize the operation of the BC <a href="http://system.
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Registration is required for this event as seats are limited. The deadline for the registration closes on November 21st, 2025, at 5:00 PM <a href="http://PST.
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Please provide your Name, Company and Position/Role in the “Special Request Field” when filling out the registration form. This is a requirement to confirm your <a href="http://registration.
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Registrants will be notified by email to confirm their spot for the tour. As seats are limited, we may not be able to accommodate all registrants. If some registrants are unable to participate because of the limited number of seats, they will be placed on a waiting list and another tour may be scheduled for these registrants at a later date. Thank you for your <a href="http://understanding.
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3:50 – 3:55 Arrival, take the elevator up to Powerex’s 13th floor reception before the elevators lock at 4 <a href="http://pm.
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4:00 – 4:30 Introduction to Powerex
4:30 – 4:45 Introduction to BC Hydro’s PSOSE group
4:45 – 5:05 Half group tour Powerex Trade Floor & 2nd Group tours PSOSE Office
5:05 – 5:25 Switch tour groups
5:30 Official end of tour
1300 – 666 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6C 2X8