LETTER NO. L-28-00 ROBERT J. PELLATT SIXTH FLOOR, 900 HOWE STREET, BOX 250 COMMISSION SECRETARY VANCOUVER, B.C. CANADA V6Z 2N3 Commission.Secretary@bcuc.com TELEPHONE: (604) 660-4700 web site: http://www.bcuc.com BC TOLL FREE: 1-800-663-1385 FACSIMILE: (604) 660-1102 Log No. 3403, 3405 VIA FACSIMILE June 29, 2000 Mr. Robert H. Hobbs Director, Regulatory and Government Affairs West Kootenay Power Ltd. P.O. Box 130 Trail, B.C. V1R 4N7 Dear Mr. Hobbs: Re: West Kootenay Power Ltd. _Transmission Extension Policy_ WKP filed revised copies of its draft Transmission Extension Policy (Tariff Sheets 49.7 and 49.8) on February 29, 2000. Following a round of comment and reply by WKP, the Commission circulated the revised policy to Interested Parties for further comment on May 15, 2000. Comments (attached) received from Princeton Light and Power Company, Limited (“PLP”) and Nelson Hydro (“Nelson”) indicated that parties remain concerned about WKP’s proposed policy, particularly with respect to municipal utilities. The Commission has reviewed the submissions by the parties and has concluded that it is not prepared to approve the proposed Tariff without further revision to address the concerns raised by PLP and Nelson. While the Commission would be prepared to approve WKP’s proposed Tariff with respect to new extensions, it finds that the provisions for system reinforcements require further modifications to address potential inequities around costs resulting from gradual load growth of distribution utilities served at transmission voltage versus distribution level voltage. Yours truly, Original signed by: Robert J. Pellatt JWF/mmc Attachments cc: Registered Intervenors, West Kootenay Power Ltd. Transmission Access Application (WKP98TAA-RI) (w/attachments) WKP/Cor/Trans Extension Policy
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