SIXTH FLOOR, 900 HOWE STREET, BOX 250 VANCOUVER, B.C. V6Z 2N3 CANADA web site: http://www.bcuc.com IN THE MATTER OF the Utilities Commission Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, Chapter 473 and An Application by West Kootenay Power Ltd. for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for an Upgrade and Life Extension to its South Slocan Unit 1 Generating Plant BEFORE: P. Ostergaard, Chair L.R. Barr, Deputy Chair CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY WHEREAS: A. On December 23, 1999, West Kootenay Power Ltd. (“WKP”) applied, pursuant to Section 45 of the Utilities Commission Act (“the Act”), for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (“CPCN”) for an Upgrade and Life Extension to its South Slocan Unit 1 generating plant located on the Kootenay River between Castlegar and Nelson, B.C.; and B. The project is estimated to cost $9,990,000 and will replace 72 year old components that will extend the plant’s life for a further 40 years and increase the utility system’s reliability; and C. The Commission has reviewed the costs, timing and justification for the Upgrade and Life Extension project and finds that it should be approved. NOW THEREFORE the Commission orders as follows: 1. Pursuant to Section 45 of the Act, a CPCN is granted to WKP to proceed with an Upgrade and Life Extension to the South Slocan Unit 1 generating plant for a total estimated cost of $9,990,000. 2. WKP is to file with the Commission a project report and cost summary upon completion of the project. DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 3 Orders/WKP-CPCN South Slocan#1 BRITISH COLUMBIA UTILITIES COMMISSION ORDER NUMBER C-2-00 TELEPHONE: (604) 660-4700 BC TOLL FREE: 1-800-663-1385 FACSIMILE: (604) 660-1102 ) ) January 27, 2000 rd day of February 2000. BY ORDER Original signed by: Peter Ostergaard Chair
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