▁of ▁d ams ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁lower ▁power ▁rates ▁for ▁customers ▁in ▁both ▁BC ▁and ▁the ▁North western ▁U . S . ▁Furthermore , ▁many ▁later ▁develop ments ▁in ▁BC ▁were ▁made ▁possible ▁by ▁the ▁C RT ▁because ▁of ▁water ▁reg ulation ▁provided ▁by ▁up stream ▁storage . ▁The ▁K oot en ay ▁Canal ▁Plant ▁( 1 9 7 5 ), ▁Re vel st oke ▁Dam ▁( 1 9 8 4 ), ▁ 1 8 5 ▁M W ▁Ar row ▁L akes ▁Gener ating ▁Station ▁and ▁the ▁Br illiant ▁Exp ansion ▁Project ▁are ▁examples ▁of ▁these ▁develop ments . ▁ ▁Another ▁project ▁made ▁possible ▁in ▁part ▁by ▁the ▁C RT ▁was ▁the ▁Pacific ▁DC ▁Inter t ie , ▁which ▁was ▁constructed ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁and ▁to ▁this ▁day ▁remains ▁a ▁key ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁western ▁power ▁grid , ▁facil it ating ▁easy ▁trad ing ▁of ▁power ▁between ▁all ▁parts ▁of ▁western ▁Canada ▁and ▁the ▁western ▁U . S . ▁ ▁However , ▁for ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁BC , ▁the ▁impact s ▁of ▁the ▁C RT ▁were ▁not ▁entirely ▁positive . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁only ▁ten ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁signing ▁of ▁the ▁treat y , ▁profess ors , ▁polit icians ▁and ▁exper ts ▁across ▁BC ▁were ▁divided ▁on ▁how ▁benef icial ▁it ▁was ▁to ▁the ▁province . ▁ ▁Many ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁treat y ▁would ▁never ▁have ▁been ▁accepted ▁in ▁their ▁present ▁day . ▁ ▁The ▁negative ▁impact s ▁of ▁the ▁C RT