BRITISH COL UMBIA UTILITIES COM MISSION ORDER NUMBER G -96-05 SIXTH FLOOR, 900 HOWE STREET, BOX 250 TELEPHONE: (604) 660-4700 VANCOUVER, B.C. V6Z 2N3 CANADA BC TOLL FREE: 1-800-663-1385 web site: http://www.bcuc.com 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 Transmission Corporation for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for Vancouver Island Transmission Reinforcement Project BEFORE: R.H. Hobbs, Chair N.F. Nicholls, Commissioner October 3, 2005 O R D E R WHEREAS: A. By application dated July 7, 2005, the British Columbia Transmission Corporation (“BCTC”) requested that the British Columbia Utilities Commission (the “Commission”) grant a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (“CPCN”) for the Vancouver Island Transmission Reinforcement Project (“VITR”) to reinforce the electric transmission system serving Vancouver Island and the Southern Gulf Islands (the “Application”); and B. The VITR consists of a new 67 kilometer 230 kilovolt (“kV”) transmission line between South Delta and North Cowichan that will replace an existing 138 kV line, plus certain upgrading of the second existing 138 kV line; and C. BCTC proposes to construct the new 230 kV line entirely within the existing 138 kV right-of-way, and to place underground 3.7 km of the new 230 kV line in the community of Tsawwassen ; and D. The VITR is estimated to cost $245 million, and is scheduled to be in service by October 2008; and E. In the Application, BCTC also requests approval, contingent upon confirmation of external funding, to underground the VITR in public streets and/or to advance the underground replacement of the second 138 kV line in the Tsawwassen area; and F. Pursuant to Order No. G-70-05, the Commission held a Procedural Conference on August 4, 2005 to hear submissions on the regulatory process for the review of the Application; and G. At the Procedural Conference, Sea Breeze Pacific Regional Transmission System, Inc. (“Sea Breeze”) advised that it may file a CPCN application for an alternative transmission project; and H. By Order No. G-72-05, the Commission Panel established the Regulatory Timetable for an oral hearing to review the Application; and …/2
BRITISH COLUMBIA UTILITIES COMMISSION ORDER NUMBER G-96-05 2 I. In the letter dated August 9, 2005 that accompanied Order No. G-72-05, the Commission stated that participants in the VITR proceeding will be given an opportunity at the Pre-Hearing Conference to comment on any motion(s) by Sea Breeze; and J. The Commission by letter dated September 1, 2005 proposed a schedule for Town Hall Meetings, with the locations and times for the meetings to be discussed at the Pre-Hearing Conference scheduled for October 17, 2005; and K. On September 27, 2005, BCTC advised the Commission that it would be unable to completely respond to all the Information Requests in accordance with the Regulatory Agenda, and by letter dated September 30, 2005 requested that the filing date for responses be extended to October 10, 2005; and L. The Commission has also received requests from Mr. Hans Karow and Mr. Karsten Holmsen, Intervenors in the proceeding to extend the Regulatory Timetable; and M. On September 30, 2005 Sea Breeze filed a CPCN application for the Vancouver Island Cable Project and requested that the Commission confirm the consolidation of the review of its CPCN Application with the BCTC VITR proceeding. The Commission will issue a separate procedural Order that initiates the regulatory review of the Sea Breeze CPCN application; and N. The Commission concluded that the Regulatory Timetable should be revised. NOW THEREFORE the Commission orders as follows: 1. The Revised Regulatory Agenda for the oral public hearing to review the Application is established as set out in Appendix A to this Order. 2. The oral public hearing will commence at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, November 28, 2005 on the Third Floor, 855 Homer Street, Vancouver, BC. 3. A Pre-Hearing Conference regarding the regulatory process for the review of the Application will be held on Friday, October 21, 2005 commencing at 9:00 a.m. on the Third Floor, 855 Homer Street, Vancouver, B.C. 4. Sea Breeze will file any further motion that it desires to be considered at the Pre-Hearing Conference by Wednesday, October 12, 2005. 5. Town Hall Meetings will be held at locations that will be established after the Pre-Hearing Conference. DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 3 rd day of October 2005. BY ORDER Original signed by: Robert H. Hobbs Attachment Chair
British Columbia Transmission Corporation (“BCTC”) Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (“CPCN”) Vancouver Island Transmission Reinforcement Project (“VITR”) REVISED REGULATORY TIMETABLE ACTION BCTC Response to BCUC Information Request No. 1 BCUC Information Request No. 2 and Intervenor Request No. 1 Intervenor and Interested Party Registration Participant Assistance/Cost Award Budgets BCTC Responses to Information Requests Intervenor Evidence Pre-Hearing Conference BCUC and Participant Information Requests to Intervenors Intervenor Responses to Information Requests Town Hall Meeting (Salt Spring) Staff issue Hearing Issues List Town Hall Meeting (Vancouver Island) Opening Oral Submissions Town Hall Meeting (Tsawwassen) BCTC Consolidation of Hearing Issues List Panel issues Hearing Issues List Public Hearing commences APPENDIX A to Order No. G-96-05 Page 1 of 1 DATE (2005) Friday, August 26 Wednesday, September 7 Friday, September 16 Friday, September 16 Monday, October 10 Monday, October 17 Friday, October 21 Wednesday, October 26 Thursday, November 10 Saturday, November 12 Wednesday, November 16 Saturday, November 19 Monday, November 21 Monday, November 21 Tuesday, November 22 Thursday, November 24 Monday, November 28
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