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 the Powerhouse Crane Upgrade at the South Slocan Generating Plant BEFORE: P. Ostergaard, Chair L.R. Barr, Deputy Chair B.L. Clemenhagen, Commissioner K.L. Hall, Commissioner CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY WHEREAS: A. On March 23, 2000, West Kootenay Power Ltd. (“WKP”) applied to the Commission for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (“CPCN”) for approval to upgrade its Powerhouse Crane at the South Slocan generating station which is located on the Kootenay River between Castlegar and Nelson, B.C.; and B. The project is estimated to cost $430,000 and will upgrade the controls and motors of the existing crane. The project was designated an extraordinary capital project in WKP’s approved 2000-2002 Revenue Requirements; and C. The Commission has reviewed the costs, timing and justification for the Powerhouse Crane upgrade 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 the Powerhouse Crane upgrade at the South Slocan generating station for a total estimated cost of $430,000. 2. WKP is to file with the Commission a project report and cost summary on completion of the project. DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 5 ORDERS/WKP-CPCN PowerhouseCrane BRITISH COLUMBIA UTILITIES COMMISSION ORDER NUMBER C-3-00 TELEPHONE: (604) 660-4700 BC TOLL FREE: 1-800-663-1385 FACSIMILE: (604) 660-1102 ) ) ) March 30, 2000 ) th day of April 2000. BY ORDER Original signed by: Peter Ostergaard Chair
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