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E-16-93 SIXTH FLOOR. 900 HOWE STREET. BOX 250 TELEPHONE: (604) 660-4700 VANCOUVER. B.C. V6Z 2N3 BC TOLL FREE: 1-800-663-1385 CANADA FACSIMILE: (604) 660-1102 AN ORDER IN THE MAI TER OF the Utilities Commission Act, S.B.C. 1980, c. 60, as amended and An Energy Supply Contract between British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority and Queen Charlotte Power Corporation BEFORE: M.K Jaccard, Chairperson; and ) September 10, 1993 KL. Hall, Commissioner ) WHEREAS: A. Commission Order No. E-I-89 approved for British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority ("B.C. Hydro") an Energy Supply Contract ("the Contract") with Queen Charlotte Power Corporation ("QCPC") covering a 20 year period commencing from the time the Moresby Lake hydro-electric generating plant on Moresby Island was placed into service, pursuant to Section 85.3 of the Utilities Commission Act ("the Act"); and B. On September 1, 1992 B.C. Hydro and QCPC amended the Contract in order to increase amount of electricity purchased and provide clearer responsibilities in the operation and dispatch of the generating plant and amended the term of the Contract from 20 years to 27 years from September 1, 1990 to August 31, 2017; and C. On July 6, 1993 B.C. Hydro and QCPC executed a Letter Agreement to the Contract which provided for minimum reservoir levels to be maintained in Moresby Lake; and D. The Commission has reviewed amended the Contract and Letter Agreement and is satisfied that approval is necessary and in the public interest. NOW THEREFORE pursuant to Section 85.3 of the Act and the revised Rules Respecting Energy Supply Contracts - Electrical, the Commission orders as follows: The Commission approves and accepts for filing the September 1, 1992 Amended Contract and the July 6, 1993 Letter Agreement between B.c. Hydro and QCPC, effective immediately. DA TED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this t day of September, 1993. BY ORDER Dr. Mark K Chairperson BCUC/Order/BCH -QCPC-Contr
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