B R IT I S H C O LU M B I A U T I L I T IE S C O M M I S S I O N O R D ER N U M B E R G-114-99 SIXTH FLOOR, 900 HOWE STREET, BOX 250 VANCOUVER, B.C. V6Z 2N3 CANADA TELEPHONE: (604) 660-4700 web site: http://www.bcuc.com BC TOLL FREE: 1-800-663-1385 FACSIMILE: (604) 660-1102 IN THE MATTER OF the Utilities Commission Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, Chapter 473 and An Application by British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority for Transmission Locational Credits BEFORE: P. Ostergaard, Chair ) L.R. Barr, Deputy Chair ) P.G. Bradley, Commissioner ) October 29, 1999 B.L. Clemenhagen, Commissioner ) K.L. Hall, Commissioner ) O R D E R WHEREAS: A. On May 4, 1999, British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority (“B.C. Hydro”) applied to the Commission for approval to include payments to industrial customers for alternatives such as demand-side management (“DSM”), generators or curtailment loads, that defer investment in sub-500 kV transmission facilities when B.C. Hydro is determining its Transmission Revenue Requirement for use in setting its Wholesale Transmission Service rates; and B. On July 28, 1999, Commission staff sent an information request to B.C. Hydro asking for clarification on how the general framework and principles contained in the Utility’s Application for Transmission Locational Credits will be managed in practice. B.C. Hydro responded on September 7, 1999; and C. On September 24, 1999, the Commission asked interested parties to comment on any issues related to the Transmission Locational Credits Application no later than October 15, 1999. Six responses were received; and D. The Commission has reviewed the Application, the response to the information request, and the responses from interested parties, and finds that a conference to review the Application is required. NOW THEREFORE the Commission orders as follows: 1. The Commission will hold a Transmission Locational Credits Application Conference concerning B.C. Hydro’s Application on Tuesday, November 23, 1999, in the Commission’s Hearing Room, Sixth Floor, 900 Howe Street, Vancouver, B.C. commencing at 9:00 a.m. 2. B.C. Hydro will send a copy of this Order to all its Rate Schedule 1821 customers and to Independent Power Producers with whom it has contracts. 3. Persons wishing to participate in the Transmission Locational Credits Application Conference or any subsequent regulatory process, either as a Registered Intervenor or as an Interested Party, should register with the Commission Secretary no later than Friday, November 19, 1999. Those persons wishing clarification or additional information may contact the Commission Secretary as follows: . . ./2
2 In Writing: B.C. Utilities Commission Box 250, 900 Howe Street Vancouver, B.C. V6Z 2N3 4. Intervenors or Interested Parties to the proceeding will be informed, by way of a Commission Order, of any regulatory process scheduled following the Transmission Locational Credits Application Conference. The Application and supporting materials are available for inspection at the Head Office of B.C. Hydro, 333 Dunsmuir Street, Vancouver, B.C., and at its major regional offices in the province. Interested Parties may contact B.C. Hydro’s Rate and Regulatory Affairs Department for copies of the documents at (604) 623-4046. The Application documents are also available for inspection at the office of the British Columbia Utilities Commission, Sixth Floor, 900 Howe Street, Vancouver, B.C. DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 3 1999. Order/BCH-Trans Locational CreditsB R I T IS H C O LU M B I A U T I L I T I E S C O M M I S S I O N O R D E R N U M B ER G-114-99 By Phone or E-mail: Rob Pellatt: (604) 660-4727 BC Toll Free: 1-800-663-1385 E-mail: Commission.Secretary@bcuc.com rd day of November BY ORDER Original signed by: Peter Ostergaard Chair
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