IN THE MATTER OF
the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473
and
Teck Metals Limited
Dismissal of Alleged Violation of Mandatory Reliability Standard:
PER-002-0 Requirement 1 – Violation ID: BCUC2014000524
BEFORE: D. M. Morton, Commissioner November 25, 2015
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) and Order R-34-15 approved revisions and updates to the CMP;
B. On July 8, 2015, the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC), acting as the Commission’s MRS Administrator, issued a Notice of Alleged Violation (NOAV) to Teck Metals Limited (Teck) for the alleged violation of the Reliability Standard(s) listed above. The NOAV described the nature of the Alleged Violation(s) and provided an assessment of the severity of the Alleged Violation(s);
C. On July 8, 2015, WECC also advised Teck of its rights pursuant to the CMP, whereby the Entity has 30 days to respond to the NOAV. The CMP also states if the Entity fails to respond within 30 days, the Commission may consider the Alleged Violation(s) in the absence of a submission;
D. Pursuant to the CMP, the Entity is not required to, but may, prepare a Mitigation Plan for an Alleged Violation at any time and the Entity must submit a Mitigation Plan for a Confirmed Violation within 10 business days following confirmation by the Commission;
E. On August 6, 2015, Teck responded to the NOAV stating it was not in agreement with the Alleged Violation(s). Teck submitted additional information and evidence and together with WECC embarked on a process to revise the NOAV;
F. On October 22, 2015, WECC issued a Recommendation of Dismissal for the Alleged Violation noted above, and on the same day, WECC issued a Revised NOAV which did not identify the Alleged Violation(s) PER‑002‑0 R1;
G. On November 19, 2015, within the 30 day period allowable for an Entity to respond to a Revised NOAV, Teck notified the Commission and WECC that it was in agreement with the remaining Alleged Violations cited, and;
H. The Commission has reviewed WECC’s recommendation and considers dismissal of the Alleged Violation(s) is warranted.
NOW THEREFORE pursuant to section 125.2 of the Utilities Commission Act and the Compliance Monitoring Program, the British Columbia Utilities Commission dismisses the Alleged Violation(s) identified as PER-002-0 R1 above.
DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 25th day of November 2015.
BY ORDER
Original signed by:
D. M. Morton
Commissioner