B R I T IS H C O LU M B I A U T I L IT I E S C O M M I S S I O N O R D E R a N U M B E R G-86-97 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 IN THE MATTER OF the Utilities Commission Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, Chapter 473 and An Application by British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority for Approval of Reduced Customer Baseline Loads for Rate Schedule 1848 with Louisiana-Pacific Canada Ltd., Quesnel River Pulp and Fibreco Pulp Joint Venture BEFORE: L.R. Barr, Deputy Chair ) and Acting Chair ) July 23, 1997 K.L. Hall, Commissioner ) O R D E R WHEREAS: A. On JulyÊ17, 1996 the Commission issued Order No.ÊG-76-96 and its Decision on the British Columbia Hydro and Power AuthorityÊ(ÒB.C.ÊHydroÓ) Industrial Service Options Application which approved Real Time PricingÊ(ÒRTPÓ) Rate ScheduleÊ1848 for a one-year trial period ending JulyÊ17, 1997; and B. The Commission, by Order No.ÊG-22-97 for Fibreco Pulp Joint VentureÊ(ÒFibrecoÓ), by Order No.ÊG-25-97 for Quesnel River Pulp CompanyÊ(ÒQRPÓ), and by Orders No.ÊG-28-97 and G-55-97 for Louisiana-Pacific Canada Ltd.Ê(ÒLPGÓ) approved Customer Baseline LoadsÊ(ÒCBLÓ) for the companies under RTP Rate ScheduleÊ1848 that would terminate JulyÊ17, 1997; and C. The Commission, by Order No.ÊG-66-97, approved for B.C.ÊHydro an extension of time, for RTP Rate Schedules and Supplementary Agreements, to the date of the CommissionÕs Decision on the B.C.ÊHydro AugustÊ1, 1997 RTP application; and D. On JulyÊ17, 1997 B.C.ÊHydro applied to the Commission for approval of three Supplementary Agreements dated JulyÊ14, 1997 containing reduced CBLs for Fibreco, QRP and LPC. The request reduced the CBLs from 65Êpercent to 50Êpercent and are intended as a load retention rate in order for the companies to remain competitive; and E. The Agreements are to remain in place from JulyÊ18, 1997 until JanuaryÊ17, 1998 or the date of the CommissionÕs Decision into B.C.ÊHydroÕs AugustÊ1, 1997 RTP Application, whichever is sooner; and . . ./2
F. The Commission has reviewed the B.C.ÊHydro application and is satisfied that it should be approved. NOW THEREFORE the Commission approves three JulyÊ14, 1997 Supplementary Agreements between B.C.ÊHydro and Fibreco, QRP and LPC, respectively, that provide for a reduced CBL to 50Êpercent effective JulyÊ18, 1997. The Supplementary Agreements will continue until JanuaryÊ17, 1998 or the date of the CommissionÕs Decision into B.C.ÊHydroÕs AugustÊ1, 1997 RTP Rate ScheduleÊ1848 Application, whichever is sooner. DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this ÊÊÊÊÊÊ25thÊÊÊÊÊÊÊday of July, 1997. Order/BCH-RS1848 CBC RdctnsB R IT I S H C O L U M B I A U T I L I T I E S C O M M IS S I ON O R D E R N U M B E R G-86-97 2 BY ORDER Original signed by: Lorna R. Barr Deputy Chair and Acting Chair
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