Orders

IN THE MATTER OF

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

and

British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority

Residential Inclining Block Rate Re-Pricing Application

BEFORE:               R.D. Revel, Commissioner                                            November 28, 2013

O  R  D  E  R

WHEREAS:

A.      On November 1, 2013, British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority (BC Hydro) filed with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (Commission) its 2013 Residential Inclining Block (RIB) Rate Re-Pricing Application (Application) seeking approval for a pricing principle under which the F2015/F2016 revenue requirement application rate increases would apply uniformly to each of the RIB’s three main elements, which are the Basic Charge, Step-1 energy rate and Step-2 energy rate.  BC Hydro is not seeking any change to the RIB rate other than the proposed Pricing Principle;

B.      On November 7, 2013, by Order G-181-13, the Commission issued the Preliminary Regulatory Timetable for review of the Application;  

C.      Six parties registered as Interveners:  the B.C. Sustainable Energy Association and the Sierra Club of British Columbia (BCSEA); Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union Local 378 (COPE 378); the British Columbia Pensioners’ and Seniors’ Organization (BCPSO); FortisBC Utilities (FBCU); BC Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM); and the Commercial Energy Consumers Association of British Columbia (CEC);

D.      Commission and Intervener Information Requests (IRs) No. 1 to BC Hydro were issued on November 20, 2013 in accordance with the Preliminary Regulatory Timetable;

E.       By letter dated November 27, 2013, BC Hydro requested an extension to the December 12, 2013 filing date for the responses to IRs No. 1 as well as amending the Preliminary Regulatory Timetable such that the new schedule is extended by four days from January 6 to January 10, 2014.  BC Hydro further indicated that five out of six Registered Interveners indicated no objection to this proposed schedule while one Intervener, COPE, provided no indication at all;

F.       The Commission Panel has considered BC Hydro’s proposed timetable and the lack of Intervener objection and has determined that an Amended Regulatory Timetable is warranted.

NOW THEREFORE the Commission orders that the Preliminary Regulatory Timetable established by Order
G-181-13 be amended, as shown in Appendix A to this Order.

DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this      28^th        day of November 2013.

BY ORDER

Original signed by:

R.D. Revel

Commissioner

Attachment

British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority

Residential Inclining Block Rate Re-Pricing Application

AMENDED REGULATORY TIMETABLE