LETTER NO. L‐95‐09
SIXTH FLOOR, 900 HOWE STREET, BOX 250
VANCOUVER, B.C. CANADA V6Z 2N3
ERICA M. HAMILTON
TELEPHONE: (604) 660‐4700
COMMISSION SECRETARY
BC TOLL FREE: 1‐800‐663‐1385
Commission.Secretary@bcuc.com
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Log No. 30178, 30768
VIA E‐MAIL
bctc.regulatory@bctc.com
October 15, 2009
British Columbia Transmission Corporation
Suite 1100, Four Bentall Centre
1055 Dunsmuir Street
Vancouver, BC V7X 1V5
Attention: Ms. Janet Fraser
Director Regulatory Affairs
Dear Ms. Fraser:
Re: British Columbia Transmission Corporation
Project Number 3698539
TransCanada Energy Ltd. Complaint regarding Firm Sales to Alberta
This letter is in response to British Columbia Transmission Corporation’s (“BCTC”) letter to the Commission dated
September 17, 2009 seeking clarification of Commission Order G‐103‐09 (“Order”) and the accompanying Decision dated
September 10, 2009 with respect to the TransCanada Energy Ltd. (“TCE”) Complaint.
The Commission also received letters from TCE (September 24, 2009), NorthPoint Energy Solutions Inc. (“NorthPoint”)
(September 22, 2009) and BC Hydro (October 1, 2009).
The Commission hereby confirms its intention to limit Long Term Firm Point‐to‐Point sales to 480 MW, going forward, by
amending those service agreements which contain the subject condition in respect of a further order of the Commission.
The Commission therefore confirms that BCTC is, in consultation with its affected customers, to cancel the 350 MW of LTF
PTP service agreements containing the subject condition, as identified in Table 1 of BCTC’s September 17, 2009 letter, and
allocate 45 MW of LTF PTP service and 305 MW of conditional period‐conditional firm or non‐firm service to the affected
customers in a queue priority consistent with their pre‐existing priority rights. The Commission further confirms that this
course of action will satisfy the terms of the Order G‐103‐09. The Commission also confirms that “affected customers”
refers to NorthPoint and British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority.
The Commission expects BCTC to implement the terms of the Order forthwith, without further delay.
Yours truly,
Original signed by:
Erica M. Hamilton
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cc:
Mr. Darren Angerman
TransCanda Energy Inc.
alan_ross@transcanada.com
Registered Intervenors
Orders/L‐95‐09_BCTC_Clarification TCE Complaint Decision
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