BRITISH COL UMBIA UTILITIES COM MISSION ORDER NUMBER G -169-07 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 Hydro and Power Authority (“BC Hydro”) for Approval of the Standing Offer Program BEFORE: A.J. Pullman, Chair December 19, 2007 O R D E R WHEREAS: A. BC Hydro filed on December 14, 2007 pursuant to Section 45 (6.1)(b) of the Utilities Commission Act (the “Act”) an application for the Standing Offer Program (“SOP”); and B. Policy Action No. 11 of the Provincial Government’s 2007 Energy Plan: A Vision for Clean Energy Leadership (“2007 Energy Plan”) directs BC Hydro to establish a standing offer for clean electricity projects up to 10 megawatts (MW); and B. BC Hydro seeks an order pursuant to Section 45(6.2)(b) of the Act which determines expenditures of $514,000 required to conduct the implementation phase of the SOP, including administration and program review for the first two years, are in the interests of persons within British Columbia who receive or may receive, service from BC Hydro; and C. BC Hydro is of the view that the SOP Application should be the subject of a Commission-sponsored negotiated settlement process (“NSP”); and D. BC Hydro proposed a regulatory timetable for the review of the Application allowing for one round of Information Requests followed by a NSP to commence on February 13, 2008; and E. The Commission has reviewed BC Hydro’s proposed regulatory timetable and considers that the establishment of a Regulatory Timetable and the NSP is warranted. . . ./2
2 NOW THEREFORE the Commission orders as follows: 1. The Commission will review the Application allowing for one round of Information Requests and will hold an NSP in Vancouver, B.C. A Regulatory Timetable is attached as Appendix A to this Order. 2. BC Hydro is to provide a copy of this Commission Order and Regulatory Timetable to all parties who participated in other BC Hydro’s SOP First Nations and stakeholder engagement process during the past year. 3. BC Hydro will publish, as soon as possible, in display-ad format, the Notice of Application for Approval of the Standing Offer Program attached as Appendix B to this Order, in the Vancouver Sun and Province, the Victoria Times Colonist. 4. Those persons wishing to participate in BC Hydro’s SOP Application review are to advise the Commission Secretary in writing of their intention to do so, no later than Monday, January 14, 2008. DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 19 Order/G-169-07_BCH_Standing Offer Program-Regulatory Timetable BRITISH COLUMBIA UTILITIES COMMISSION ORDER NUMBER G-169-07 th day of December 2007. BY ORDER Original signed by: A.J. Pullman Chair
British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority (BC Hydro) An Application for Approval of Standing Offer Program and Negotiated Settlement Process REGULATORY TIMETABLE ACTION Commission Information Requests to BC Hydro Registration deadline for Intervenors and Interested Parties Intervenor Information Requests to BC Hydro Responses to Commission and Intervenor Information Requests by BC Hydro SOP Application Workshop commencing at 9:00 a.m. Negotiated Settlement Process Location of SOP Application Review and Negotiated Settlement Process 1125 Howe Street, 12 Vancouver, B.C. APPENDIX A to Order No. G-169-07 Page 1 of 1 DATES (2008) Friday, January 11 Monday, January 14 Friday, January 18 Friday, February 1 Wednesday, February 13 Wednesday, February 13 at a time to be determined following the Workshop th Floor
APPENDIX B to Order No. G-169-07 Page 1 of 2 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 An Application by by British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority (“BC Hydro”) for Approval of the Standing Offer Program NOTICE OF APPLICATION AND WRITTEN PUBLIC HEARING THE APPLICATION BC Hydro filed on December 14, 2007 pursuant to Section 45 (6.1)(b) of the Utilities Commission Act (the “Act”) an application for the Standing Offer Program (“SOP”). Policy Action No. 11 of the Provincial Government’s 2007 Energy Plan: A Vision for Clean Energy Leadership (“2007 Energy Plan”) directs BC Hydro to establish a standing offer for clean electricity projects up to 10 megawatts (“MW”). BC Hydro seeks an order pursuant to Section 45(6.2)(b) of the Act which determines expenditures of $514,000 required to conduct the implementation phase of the SOP, including administration and program review for the first two years, are in the interests of persons within British Columbia who receive or may receive, service from BC Hydro. BC Hydro is of the view that the SOP Application should be the subject of a BCUC-sponsored negotiated settlement process (“NSP”). THE REGULATORY PROCESS Commission Order No. G-169-07 established the Regulatory Timetable for the review of the Application by way of a Written Public Hearing. The detailed Regulatory Timetable can be reviewed on the Commission’s website http://www.bcuc.com >Proceedings&Agendas>Current Applications. INTERVENTIONS Persons who expect to actively participate in the BC Hydro proceeding should register as Intervenors with the Commission, in writing, by Monday, January 14, 2008, identifying their interest in the Application. Intervenors will receive copies of the Application as well as all correspondence and filed documentation and should provide an e-mail address if available.
Persons not expecting to actively participate in the BC Hydro proceeding, but who have an interest in the Application, should register as Interested Parties with the Commission, in writing, by Monday, January 14, 2008, identifying their interest in the Application. Interested Parties will receive a copy of the Executive Summary of the Application and all Orders issued. All submissions and/or correspondence received from active participants or the general public relating to the Application will be placed on the public record and posted to the Commission’s web site. PUBLIC INSPECTION OF THE DOCUMENTS The Application and supporting materials will be available for inspection at the following locations: British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority 333 Dunsmuir Street Vancouver, B.C. V6B 5R3 http://www.bchydro.com Attention: Joanna Sofield, Chief Regulatory Officer FURTHER INFORMATION For further information, please contact the Commission Secretary, Ms. Erica Hamilton or Mr. Donald Flintoff, Senior Electrical Engineer, Engineering and Energy Markets as follows: Commission Secretary Telephone: (604) 660-4700 Facsimile: (604) 660-1102 E-mail: Commission.Secretary@bcuc.com BC Toll Free: 1-800-663-1385 APPENDIX B to Order No. G-169-07 Page 2 of 2 British Columbia Utilities Commission Sixth Floor, 900 Howe Street Vancouver, B.C. V6Z 2N3 Telephone: 1-800-663-1385 http:// www.bcuc.com Mr. Donald Flintoff Email: don.flintoff@bcuc.com Telephone: (604) 660-4700
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