CBC British Columbia reports that Vancouver installs electricity ‘kiosks’ to draw film crews away from diesel generators.

“In an effort to lessen the film industry’s dependence on loud, diesel-burning generators, Vancouver has installed several “clean energy kiosks” to provide electricity to crews working on productions near the waterfront. The city said in a statement Thursday that it had installed three of the kiosks in the False Creek area, where it said crews use more than 200 generators for power every year. The new kiosks will instead allow film sets to plug in and draw energy from the city’s power grid. The statement said council’s goal is to eventually have a citywide network of kiosks so crews can access electricity at the popular citywide filming spots by 2030.”

This City of Vancouver initiative dates back to at least 2021. Make that 2019.

Daily Hive‘s Kenneth Chan has way more coverage.

My take: this is a great idea! By the way, those power cables are heavy! Did that job for one day only.