B R I T I S H C O L U M B I A U T IL IT IE S C O M M IS S I O N O R D E R N U M B E R C-9-01 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 West Kootenay Power Ltd. for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for Voltage Conversion Project in the Village of Warfield BEFORE: P. Ostergaard, Chair ) P.G. Bradley, Commissioner ) August 9, 2001 B.L. Clemenhagen, Commissioner ) CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY WHEREAS: A. On July 25, 2001, West Kootenay Power Ltd. (“WKP”) applied to the Commission for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (“CPCN”) for approval to convert its 2.4 kV electrical distribution system in the Village of Warfield to a 12.47 kV system and connect it to the new Stoney Creek substation, pursuant to Sections 45 and 46 of the Utilities Commission Act (“the Act”); and B. The existing 2.4 kV electrical distribution system has exceeded its normal useful service life, is at or beyond its thermal capacity and is required to be rebuilt to a 12.47 kV wye configuration at an estimated cost pursuant to this application of $650,000; and C. The Commission has reviewed the costs, timing and justification of the project and finds that it should be approved. NOW THEREFORE the Commission orders as follows: 1. The Commission approves, pursuant to Section 45 of the Act, the issuance of a CPCN to WKP to rebuild the electrical distribution system in the Village of Warfield at an estimated cost of $650,000 and connect the system to the new Stoney Creek substation and to salvage the existing Warfield substation. .../2
2 2. WKP is to provide the Commission with a final report and summary of actual costs on completion of the project. DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 15 Orders/WKP-VltgeConversionPjt-WarfieldB R I T I S 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 E R C-9-01 th day of August 2001. BY ORDER Original signed by: Peter Ostergaard Chair
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