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 Standards:
PER-002-0 Requirement 1 – Violation ID: BCUC2014000495
PER-002-0 Requirement 2 – Violation ID: BCUC2014000496
PER-002-0 Requirement 3 – Violation ID: BCUC2014000497
PER-002-0 Requirement 4 – Violation ID: BCUC2014000498
BEFORE: D.M. Morton, Commissioner September 24, 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 Standards listed above. The NOAV described the nature of the Alleged Violations and provided an assessment of the severity of the Alleged Violations;
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 Violations 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 Violations, 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 these Alleged Violations. CP-Powell River did not respond within the allotted time;
F. CP-Powell River has not submitted Mitigation Plans to address the Alleged Violations 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 recommendations and considers confirmation of the Alleged Violations 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 Violations identified above.
DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 24th day of September 2014.
BY ORDER
Original Signed By:
D.M. Morton
Commissioner