IN THE MATTER OF
The Utilities Commission Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, Chapter 473
and
British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
Application for Approval of the Transmission Service Rate
Customer Baseline Load F2012 and F2013 Application
BEFORE: L.F. Kelsey, Commissioner
C.A. Brown, Commissioner January 17, 2013
N.E. MacMurchy, Commissioner
B.A. Magnan, Commissioner
R.D. Revel, Commissioner
C. van Wermeskerken, Commissioner
O R D E R
WHEREAS:
A.
On November 30, 2012, British Columbia Hydro and
Power Authority (BC Hydro) filed, pursuant to
sections 58 to 61, 89 and 90 of the Utilities Commission Act (the Act)
and section 15 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, an application (F12/F13
TSR CBL Application) with the British Columbia Utilities Commission
(Commission) for approval of F2012 Customer Baseline Loads
(CBLs), on a final and permanent basis effective April 1, 2011, and F2013 CBLs,
on an interim basis effective April 1, 2012, for Transmission Service Rate (TSR)
customers billed on BC Hydro’s Rate Schedule (RS) 1823. BC Hydro also sought
approval to bill certain customers on RS 1823 Energy Charge A;
B. BC Hydro requested that the Interim F2011 CBLs for two customer accounts, Howe Sound Pulp and Paper (HSPPC) Ontario Street and HSPPC Port Mellon, identified in Appendix A of the F12/F13 TSR CBL Application remain interim. BC Hydro submits it will file the outstanding Adjusted F2011 and Interim F2012 CBLs for HSPPC as a separate application, subject to the resolution of its billing dispute;
C.
BC Hydro stated that per section 6.2.1 of the Tariff
Supplement No. 74 CBL Determination Guidelines,
BC Hydro has submitted all Final Adjusted F2012 CBLs and Interim F2013 CBL
determinations to the customer for review and comment prior to filing the
F12/F13 TSR CBL Application;
D.
By letter dated December 7, 2012, the Commission
requested each BC Hydro TSR customer to inform the Commission if it disputes
the Adjusted F2012 CBL or Interim F2013 CBL as proposed by BC Hydro. The
Commission has indicated that if a customer does not advise the Commission of a
dispute by
December 21, 2012, the Commission will conclude that the customer agrees with
the CBLs proposed by
BC Hydro;
E. On December 11, 2012, HSPPC informed the Commission that it is in dispute with BC Hydro, and is actively working with BC Hydro to finalize its final F2011 and F2012 CBL and interim F2013 CBL;
F. BC Hydro has requested that the filing and associated documents remain confidential due to their commercially sensitive nature;
G. The Commission has reviewed the F12/F13 TSR CBL Application and considers that its approval is warranted because the customer and BC Hydro agree on the proposed CBLs.
NOW THEREFORE the Commission orders as follows:
1. The Customer Baseline Loads (CBLs) and transfers to RS 1823 Energy Charge A in the column identified as “Final Adjusted F2012 CBL” contained in Appendix A of the F12/F13 TSR CBL Application are approved on a final and permanent basis.
2. The Interim F2011 CBLs for the two HSPPC accounts identified under “Customers with Interim F2011 CBLs that Remain Interim Pending Further BCUC Order” at the bottom of Appendix A of the F12/F13 TSR CBL Application are to remain interim, pending resolution of the outstanding Adjusted F2011 and Interim F2012 CBLs for these two customer accounts.
3. The CBLs and transfers to RS 1823 Energy Charge A in the column identified as “Interim F2013 CBL” contained in Appendix A of the F12/F13 TSR CBL Application are approved on an interim basis until further application by BC Hydro.
4.
To protect commercially sensitive information,
all detailed information of the customers including
Appendix A of the F12/F13 TSR CBL Application will be kept confidential as requested
by BC Hydro.
DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 18th day of January 2013.
BY ORDER
Original signed by:
L.F. Kelsey
Commissioner