Orders

IN THE MATTER OF

the Utilities Commission Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, Chapter 473

and

An Application by the Brilliant Expansion Power Corporation

for Registration as Responsible Entities for Certain Functions required for

Compliance with Mandatory Reliability Standards

BEFORE:                 L.F. Kelsey, Commissioner

                                D.A. Cote, Commissioner                                                    March 26, 2010

O  R  D  E  R

WHEREAS:

A.       Order G-123-09 approved the Registration Manual for entities subject to adopted Mandatory Reliability Standards and required that entities subject to the standards register with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (Commission) by December 31, 2009; and

B.       The Registration Manual requires that the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) in its role as the Mandatory Reliability Standards Administrator review and recommend registration for all applicable Entities and allows 21 days for Entities to comments to the Commission on the Western Electricity Coordinating Council’s recommendations; and

C.       On February 26, 2010, WECC recommended that the Commission approve the Brilliant Expansion Power Corporation registration for the functions of Transmission Operator, Transmission Owner, Generator Operator, and Generator Owner; and

D.       On March 5, 2010 Columbia Power Corporation stated that they have registered for the above functions without prejudice; however, they are in discussions with FortisBC Inc. regarding the assumption of responsibility for the Transmission Operator and the Generator Operator functions and that they viewed the present agreements to be sufficient for purposes of an assignment agreement.

NOW THEREFORE the Commission orders as follows:

1.     The functional registration for Brilliant Expansion Power Corporation for Transmission Operator, Transmission Owner, Generator Operator and Generator Owner is approved as recommended by the Western Electricity Coordinating Council.

2.     The Commission will revisit the registration of Brilliant Expansion Power Corporation as Transmission Operator and Transmission Owner, if an Assignment Agreement is concluded between Brilliant Expansion Power Corporation and FortisBC Inc. that, in the view of the Commission, is sufficient to assign the responsibility for these functions.

DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this            26^th            day of   March 2010.

                                                                                                                                BY ORDER

                                                                                                                                Original signed by:

                                                                                                                                L.F. Kelsey

                                                                                                                                Commissioner