B R I T IS H C O LU M B I A U T IL I T IE S C O M M I S S I O N O R D E R N U M B E R C-1-01 SIXTH FLOOR, 900 HOWE STREET, BOX 250 TELEPHONE: (604) 660-4700 VANCOUVER, B.C. V6Z 2N3 CANADA BC TOLL FREE: 1-800-663-1385 web site: http://www.bcuc.com FACSIMILE: (604) 660-1102 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 to Rebuild the Corra Linn Unit No. 3 Head Gate BEFORE: P. Ostergaard, Chair ) P.G. Bradley, Commissioner ) B.L. Clemenhagen, Commissioner ) January 17, 2001 K.L. Hall, Commissioner ) CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY WHEREAS: A. On December 29, 2000, West Kootenay Power Ltd. (“WKP”) applied to the Commission for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (“CPCN”) to rebuild the Unit No. 3 Head Gate at the Corra Linn hydroelectric plant located on the Kootenay River, pursuant to Section 45 of the Utilities Commission Act (“the Act”); and B. The rebuilding of the Unit No. 3 Head Gate will extend the 68 year-old gate for a further 50 years and will enhance the reliability and safety of the plant at an estimated cost of $860,000; and C. The Commission has determined that the expenditures to rebuild the Corra Linn Unit No. 3 Head Gate are in the public interest. NOW THEREFORE the Commission orders as follows: 1. The Commission approves, pursuant to Section 45 of the Act, the issuance of a CPCN to WKP to rebuild the Unit No. 3 Head Gate at the Corra Linn hydroelectric plant at an estimated cost of $860,000. 2. WKP is to file a final report and cost summary with the Commission on the rebuilding project within three months of completion. DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 24 th day of January 2001. BY ORDER Original signed by: Peter Ostergaard Chair Orders/WKP-CorraLinn#3 Head Gate
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