B R I T IS H C O L U M B I A U T I L IT IE S C O M M I S S I O N O R D E R N U M B E R C-10-01 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 City of Rossland 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 and 4.16 kV electrical distribution system serving the City of Rossland and Red Mountain to a 25 kV system and connect it to the new Cascade substation, pursuant to Sections 45 and 46 of the Utilities Commission Act (“the Act”); and B. The existing 2.4 and 4.16 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 25 kV wye configuration at an estimated cost pursuant to this application of $1,700,000; 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 City of Rossland and Red Mountain at an estimated cost of $1,700,000 and connect it to the new Cascade substation, and to salvage the existing Rossland and Granite substations. .../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-RosslandB R I T I S H C O LU M B I A U T I L IT 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-10-01 th day of August 2001. BY ORDER Original signed by: Peter Ostergaard Chair
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