Did you see the headline about the Orange Buffoon ranting about Canada being unfair in Energy, Lumber and Dairy? Do you really want to depend on the USA for power with such an Alternate Facts POTUSA?

The bottom line would be better if we didn't have to import any power. Translation, lower home and business electricity rates.

By law BC was supposed to be self sufficient in electricity by 2016. Didn't happen. 

Adding Gigawatts of electric generation capacity takes time. Converting BC Hydro Dams to pumped Storage of Solar and Wind power also takes time. The Reversible pump generators are a very different design than one way generators.