BRITISH COL UMBIA UTILITIES COM MISSION ORDER NUMBER G -69-07 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 Approval of a Transmission System Capital Plan F2008 to F2017 BEFORE: R.H. Hobbs, Chair L.A. O’Hara, Commissioner June 15, 2007 O R D E R WHEREAS: A. Commission Order No. G-67-06 dated June 14, 2006 responded to the British Columbia Transmission Corporation (“BCTC”) Transmission System Capital Plan F2006 to F2015 Update; and B. BCTC filed its Transmission System Capital Plan F2008 to F2017 dated December 21, 2006 (the “F2008 TSCP”, the “Application”) pursuant to Sections 45(6), 45(6.1) and 45(6.2) of the Utilities Commission Act (“the Act”); and C. BCTC in the filing applies for an order which states that the F2008 TSCP meets the requirements of Sections 45(6) and 45(6.1) of the Act, approves the F2008 TSCP under subsection 45(6.2)(a) and, pursuant to Section 45(6.2)(b), determines that all projects and programs listed in Section 1.6.2 of the Application are in the public interest; and D. The Commission, by Order No. G-5-07, established a written public hearing process and Regulatory Timetable for the review of the Application and, by Order No. G-24-07, established a Revised Regulatory Timetable; and E. The Commission Panel has considered the Application, evidence, and submissions of intervenors and the Applicant. NOW THEREFORE the Commission orders as follows: 1. The Application meets the requirements of Sections 45(6) and 45(6.1) of the Act. 2. The F2008 TSCP is approved pursuant to Section 45(6.2)(a) of the Act. …/2
2 3. Pursuant to Section 45(6.2)(b) of the Act, the projects and programs listed in Section 1.6.2 of the Application for the financial years ending March 31, 2008 and March 31, 2009 (“F2008” and “F2009”, respectively) are determined to be in the public interest, except for the following projects: • Corporate Network Segmentation • Backup Environment Separation – Edmonds • Chapman Fibre Optic Cable Replacement component of Telecom Annual Program 4. The Sustaining Capital Portfolio budget is reduced to $84.8 million for F2008 and to $86.5 million for F2009, stated in nominal dollars and net of Third-Party Funded expenditures. 5. BCTC is directed to comply with all determinations and instructions set out in the Decision that is issued concurrently with this Order. DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 15 Orders/G-69-07_BCTC TSCP F2008 to F2017 Decision BRITISH COLUMBIA UTILITIES COMMISSION ORDER NUMBER G-69-07 th day of June 2007. BY ORDER Original signed by: Robert H. Hobbs Chair
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