Press Releases

June 15, 2009 - Juan de Fuca Cable Project - Transport Canada Navigable Waters Permit Issued
Sea Breeze Power Corp. is pleased to report that Transport Canada has granted a "Navigable Waters Permit" to facilitate construction of the Juan de Fuca Cable Project. Click here for more...

May 20, 2009 - Juan de Fuca Cable - Combined Interconnection Impact and Facility Study Completed
Sea Breeze Power Corp. is pleased to report the successful completion of the British Columbia Transmission Corporation ("BCTC") Combined Interconnection Impact and Facility Study (the "Studies") for the Juan de Fuca Cable Project. Click here for more...

Oct. 3, 2008 - Juan de Fuca Cable - Final US Permits Issued
Sea Breeze Power Corp. is pleased to announce that the United States Army Corps of Engineers has issued a Permit authorizing the installation of the Juan de Fuca Cable Project ("JdF Cable") on United States soil and seabed. Click here for more...

June. 12, 2008 - Juan de Fuca Cable - Presidential Permit Issued by U.S. Department of Energy
Sea Breeze Power Corp. is pleased to announce that the United States Department of Energy ("DOE") has issued a Presidential Permit for the Juan de Fuca Cable Project ("JdF Cable"). Click here for more...

May. 07, 2008 - Juan de Fuca Cable - BCTC Transmission Impact and Facility Studies Begin
Sea Breeze Power Corp. is pleased to announce that its affiliate, Sea Breeze Victoria Converter Corporation, has commissioned the British Columbia Transmission Corporation ("BCTC") to undertake a combined Transmission Interconnection Impact Study and Facility Study (the "Studies") to assess the impacts that will result from the interconnection of the Juan de Fuca Cable into the BCTC-managed transmission grid. Click here for more...

Jul. 04, 2007 - Juan de Fuca Cable - Phase II Status Received in WECC Project Rating Process
Sea Breeze Power Corp., on behalf of its affiliate, Sea Breeze Pacific Juan de Fuca Cable, LP is pleased to announce that Phase II status for the Juan de Fuca Cable Project has been acknowledged by the Western Electricity Coordinating Council ("WECC"). Click here for more...

May. 29, 2007 - Juan de Fuca Cable California / British Columbia Economic Summit - Leading Sponsor
Sea Breeze Power Corp. is pleased to announce that its affiliate Sea Breeze Pacific Juan de Fuca Cable, LP, has sponsored $25,000 to the inaugural Pacific Economic Summit on May 31st, where California Governor Schwarzenegger and British Columbia Premier Campbell will be meeting to promote new cross-border trade and climate change initiatives. Click here for more...

Mar. 12, 2007 - Juan de Fuca Cable - Draft EIS Filed with U.S. Department of Energy
Sea Breeze Power Corp., on behalf of its affiliate, Sea Breeze Olympic Converter, LP is pleased to announce that the Draft Environmental Impact Statement ("D-EIS") prepared for the Juan de Fuca Cable Project has been submitted to the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE"). Click here for more...

Feb. 28, 2007 - Transmission policy a welcome cornerstone of British Columbia's Energy Plan
The British Columbia Energy Ministry's decision to adopt a ("Congestion Relief Policy") as part of the BC Energy Plan ("is a positive signal to the private sector that transmission constraints will not hold back the development of sustainable energy,") Sea Breeze CEO Paul Manson said today. Click here for more...

Nov. 2, 2006 - Juan de Fuca Cable - Request for Phase 2 Status in WECC Project Rating Process
Sea Breeze Power Corp., on behalf of its affiliate, Sea Breeze Juan de Fuca Cable, LP ("Sea Breeze Pacific-JDF") is pleased to announce that a Request for Phase 2 status for the Juan de Fuca Cable Project has been submitted to the Western Electricity Coordinating Council ("WECC"). Click here for more...

Sept. 14, 2006 - Juan de Fuca Cable - British Columbia Utilities Commission Grants Participant Cost Award
Sea Breeze Power Corp. is pleased to announce that its subsidiary, Sea Breeze Victoria Converter Corporation ("Sea Breeze VCC") has been granted a Participant Assistance/Cost Award in the amount of $251,724.94 by the British Columbia Utilities Commission ("BCUC") for its intervention in the recent Vancouver Island Transmission Reinforcement Project ("VITR") proceeding. Click here for more...

Sept. 8, 2006 - Juan de Fuca Cable - National Energy Board Approval
Sea Breeze Power Corp. is pleased to announce that its subsidiary, Sea Breeze Victoria Converter Corporation ("Sea Breeze VCC") has been granted approval by Canada's National Energy Board for the proposed Juan de Fuca Cable ("JDF") Project. Click here for more...

May 30, 2006 - Juan de Fuca Cable - Joint Aquatic Resources Permit Application Submitted
Sea Breeze Power Corp. is pleased to announce that Sea Breeze Olympic Converter, LP* ("Sea Breeze OC") has submitted a Joint Aquatic Resources Permit Application ("JARPA") and has completed a State Environmental Policy Act ("SEPA") checklist for the proposed Juan de Fuca Cable ("JDF") Project. Click here for more...

February 20, 2006 - Juan de Fuca Transmission Cable: "Open Season" Report Sumbitted to FERC
Sea Breeze Power Corp. is pleased to announce that Sea Breeze Pacific Juan de Fuca Cable, LP (“Sea Breeze Pacific JDF” – a joint venture with Boundless Energy NW, Inc.) has completed filings with the United States Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) which report on the results of the “Open Season” auction for transmission capacity on the proposed international 550 MW Juan de Fuca Cable connecting Greater Victoria, British Columbia with Port Angeles, Washington. The report will be posted on the FERC Website www.ferc.gov. Click here for more...

December 1, 2005 - Juan de Fuca Transmission Cable – Application Filed with National Energy Board
Sea Breeze Power Corp., is pleased to announce that an application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (“CPCN”) has been filed with the National Energy Board of Canada with respect to the proposed Juan de Fuca Cable Project, by Sea Breeze Power Corp. affiliate Sea Breeze Victoria Converter Corporation (“Sea Breeze VCC”). Click here for more...

September 19, 2005 - Juan de Fuca Transmission Cable – FERC Approves Negotiated Rate Proposal
Sea Breeze Power Corp. is pleased to announce that Sea Breeze Pacific Juan de Fuca Cable, LP (“Sea Breeze Pacific JDF”, a joint venture with Boundless Energy NW, Inc.), has been granted an order by the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) approving Sea Breeze Pacific JDF to sell transmission rights at negotiated rates on its proposed Juan de Fuca Cable Project, a high voltage direct current (“HVDC”) submarine transmission line from Victoria, British Columbia to Port Angeles, Washington. Click here for more...

August 24, 2005 - Strait of Juan de Fuca Transmission Cables: September 14-15,2005 Launch of “Open Season” - Auction for 1100 MWs of Capacity on Proposed New International HVDC Light® Transmission Lines between Washington State and British Columbia
Sea Breeze Power Corp., on behalf of Sea Breeze Pacific Juan de Fuca Cable, LP is pleased to announce that an “Open Season” for 550 MW each of transmission capacity and ancillary services made available via two new proposed submarine cables across the Strait of Juan de Fuca, is scheduled to commence on September 14, 2005. Two conferences for potential bidders will be held to kickoff the Open Season, one in Vancouver, BC on September 14, 2005, followed by a second meeting to take place September 15, 2005 in Portland, Oregon. Further details on the time and location of the meetings will be posted on www.jdfcable.com. Click here for more...

July 27, 2005 - Juan de Fuca Transmission Cable – Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Filing
Sea Breeze Power Corp. is pleased to announce that Sea Breeze Pacific Juan de Fuca Cable, LP (“Sea Breeze Pacific”, a joint venture with Boundless Energy NW, LLC), has filed for authorization to sell transmission rights at negotiated rates with the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) for its proposed high voltage direct current (“HVDC”) submarine transmission line from Victoria, British Columbia to Port Angeles, Washington. Click here for more...

June 14, 2005 - Juan de Fuca Transmission Cable—Protocol Signed with Esquimalt Nation
Sea Breeze Power Corp. is pleased to announce that a protocol has been signed between the Esquimalt Nation and Sea Breeze Victoria Converter Corporation (the Canadian operating subsidiary of Sea Breeze Pacific Juan de Fuca Cable, LP). Click here for more...

April 5, 2005 - Strait of Juan de Fuca Transmission Lines - Status Report - Washington State System Feasibility Study Completed - Results Indicate Significant Transmission Capacity for Vancouver Island Bonneville Power Authority Interconnection Impact Study Commences
Sea Breeze Power Corp. is pleased to announce that Sea Breeze Pacific Regional Transmission System, Inc. (“Sea Breeze Pacific” – a 50% owned subsidiary) recently accepted the results of a Feasibility Study, issued by Bonneville Power Administration (“BPA”), on the expected impacts to the regional grid of northwest Washington State that would result from the addition of Sea Breeze Pacific’s two 550 megawatt direct current submarine transmission projects to the system. Click here for more...

February 23, 2005 - Juan de Fuca Transmission Cable—Presidential Permit Application
Sea Breeze Power Corp. is pleased to announce that Sea Breeze Pacific Regional Transmission System Inc. (“Sea Breeze Pacific”, a 50/50 joint venture with Boundless Energy, LLC) has applied for a “Presidential Permit” with the U.S. Department of Energy in Washington, DC for its proposed high voltage direct current (“HVDC”) submarine transmission line from Victoria, British Columbia to Port Angeles, Washington. Click here for more...