ORDER NUMBER
R-10-23
IN THE MATTER OF
the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473
and
An Implementation Plan for Monitoring Compliance with
British Columbia Reliability Standards in 2023
BEFORE:
E. B. Lockhart, Panel Chair
W. M. Everett, KC, Commissioner
on April 3, 2023
ORDER
WHEREAS:
A. By Order R-40-22 dated December 14, 2022, the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) issued the approved 2023 Implementation Plan for Monitoring Compliance with British Columbia Reliability Standards (2023 Implementation Plan) as submitted by the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC). The 2023 Implementation Plan includes the 2023 Audit Schedule as Appendix B;
B. Order G-123-09 approved the Rules of Procedure for Reliability Standards in British Columbia (ROP), including the Compliance Monitoring Program (CMP) appended thereto, setting out the administrative framework for monitoring compliance with adopted Reliability Standards in British Columbia (BC) and most recent revisions to the ROP and CMP were approved by Order R-40-17, dated September 1, 2017. The ROP define terms used in the BC Mandatory Reliability Standards Program, which are capitalized in this order;
C. Order G-123-09 also appointed WECC as BCUC’s Administrator to assist the BCUC in carrying out its functions related to Reliability Standards in the manner described in the Administration Agreement between WECC and the BCUC dated October 8, 2009, and most recently updated on July 5, 2019;
D. Pursuant to section 3.1 of the CMP, once the Implementation Plan is approved, it is to be posted on the WECC website with appropriate links from the BCUC website and Entities are to be notified electronically that the Implementation Plan has been posted;
E. On March 28, 2022, WESCUP requested changing its scheduled audit dates in Appendix B of the 2023 Implementation Plan from July 10, 2023 – July 14, 2023 to August 21, 2023 – August 25, 2023; and
F. The BCUC has reviewed WESCUP’s request and considers an amendment to Appendix B of the 2023 Implementation Plan is warranted.
NOW THEREFORE pursuant to subsection 125.2(10) of the Utilities Commission Act and section 3.1 of the CMP, the BCUC orders as follows:
1. The Audit Schedule attached as Attachment A to this order is approved.
2. WECC must, immediately following the notice of this Order, post the amended Audit Schedule on the WECC website. A link to the Amended Audit Schedule will be accessible from the WECC website and the BCUC website throughout the calendar year 2023.
DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 3rd day of April 2023.
BY ORDER
Original signed by:
E. B. Lockhart
Commissioner
Attachment