The Steveston Harbour Authority has installed a grid tie-in at their Chatham Street Lot, marking a significant step toward enhancing sustainability for the local film industry in Richmond. The kiosk will provide grid power to productions filming at the lot which has now banned the use of diesel-powered generators on site. 

Located at 3300 Chatham Street there are two 200 A – 208 V 3-phase camlocks ready for use on the freshly paved lot.  The tie-ins are online and available for hire at a fee of $500.00 per tie-in, per day, plus tax. Using tie-ins is not only better for the environment, they are also better for your budget. Use the Reel Green™ Fuel Budget Comparator to visualize costs using a grid power tie-in versus batteries and diesel generators. 

The Steveston Harbour Authority received a grant from the Reel Green™ Clean Energy Power Tie-ins Funding Program to complete the kiosk installation. The program aims reduce greenhouse gas emissions in high volume filming areas by enabling film and television production crews to tie-in to grid power in British Columbia. Eligible applicants include local governments, Indigenous governments, and businesses that work in the film sector. 

Previous grant recipients include the Britannia Mine Museum and the City of Maple Ridge have installed grid access tie-ins.  Find out more about the Reel Green™ Clean Energy Power Tie-in Funding Program guidelines here, to apply fill out this form. 

The Chatham Street lot is one of many kiosks available for B.C. productions to use, to locate your nearest tie-in use the Reel Green™ Grid Power Access Map. 

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