IN THE MATTER OF
the Utilities Commission Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, Chapter 473
and
Catalyst Paper Powell River Division
Confirmation of Alleged Violation of Mandatory Reliability Standard:
EOP-008-0 Requirement 1 – Violation ID: BCUC2014000494
BEFORE: D.M. Morton, Commissioner September 23, 2014
O R D E R
WHEREAS:
A. Order G-123-09 approved the Compliance Monitoring Program (CMP) which provides a process for dealing with violations to Mandatory Reliability Standards (MRS) adopted by the British Columbia Utilities Commission (Commission);
B. On May 20, 2014, the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC), acting as the Commission’s MRS Administrator, issued a Notice of Alleged Violation (NOAV) to Catalyst Paper Powell River Division (CP-Powell River) for the alleged violation of the Reliability Standard listed above. The NOAV described the nature of the Alleged Violation and provided an assessment of the severity of the Alleged Violation;
C. On May 20, 2014, WECC also advised CP-Powell River of its rights under section 4.2 of the CMP, pursuant to which the Applicable Entity has 30 days to respond to the NOAV. The CMP also states if the Applicable Entity fails to respond within 30 days, the Commission may consider the Alleged Violation in the absence of a submission;
D. On June 17, 2014, CP-Powell River responded to the NOAV indicating it was not in agreement with the Alleged Violation, and provided an explanation of its position and supporting information;
E. On August 11, 2014, after consideration of the information provided by CP-Powell River, WECC issued a Revised NOAV for this Alleged Violation. CP-Powell River did not respond within the allotted time;
F. CP-Powell River has not submitted a Mitigation Plan to address the Alleged Violation noted above. Pursuant to section 5.1.1 of the CMP, the Applicable Entity is not required to, but may, prepare a Mitigation Plan for an Alleged Violation at any time. Pursuant to section 5.3.2 of the CMP, the Applicable Entity must submit a Mitigation Plan for a Confirmed Violation within 10 business days following confirmation by the Commission;
G. The Commission has reviewed WECC’s recommendation and considers confirmation of the Alleged Violation is warranted.
NOW THEREFORE pursuant to section 125.2 of the Utilities Commission Act and section 4.1 of the Compliance
Monitoring Program, the British Columbia Utilities Commission confirms the Alleged Violation identified above.
DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 23rd day of September 2014.
BY ORDER
Original signed by:
D.M. Morton
Commissioner