BRITISH COL UMBIA UTILITIES COM MISSION ORDER NUMBER G -78-03 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 British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority Application for a Net Metering Rate Rate Schedule 1289 BEFORE: R.H. Hobbs, Chair ) L.A. Boychuk, Commissioner ) November 27, 2003 L.F. Kelsey, Commissioner ) O R D E R WHEREAS: A. On July 22, 2003, the Commission issued Letter No. L-37-03 (available for reference at www.bcuc.com) directing British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority (“BC Hydro”) to file a net metering tariff application by November 3, 2003; and B. The Commission directed BC Hydro in Letter No. L-37-03 to consult with other agencies and interest groups as appropriate to develop its net metering tariff application; and C. On November 3, 2003, BC Hydro applied to the Commission for approval of Rate Schedule 1289 – Net Metering (“the Application”). NOW THEREFORE pursuant to Sections 60 and 61 of the Utilities Commission Act, the Commission orders as follows: 1. A written public hearing process be established according to the Regulatory Timetable attached as Appendix A to this Order. 2. BC Hydro must provide a copy of this Order no later than Friday, December 5, 2003 to all Stakeholders listed on Page A-15 of its Application. BC Hydro must also notify its customers of the applied-for new Net Metering Rate Schedule 1289 by posting a notice of the Application and the Regulatory Timetable, to be reviewed with Commission staff in advance of posting. The notice should be posted on the BC Hydro website and in the Vancouver Sun, Province and Times Colonist newspapers. 3. Commission staff will submit initial written information requests to BC Hydro by Friday, December 12, 2003. 4. Intervenors and Interested Parties are to inform the Commission in writing, by Friday, December 19, 2003, of their intention to actively intervene in the proceeding or to become Interested Parties. BC Hydro is to …/2
2 provide all Registered Intervenors with copies of the Application, all correspondence and filed documentation. BC Hydro is to provide all Interested Parties with copies of the Application and all Orders issued. 5. Information requests from Intervenors about issues concerning the Application are to be filed with BC Hydro, other Intervenors and the Commission by Friday, January 9, 2004. 6. BC Hydro shall respond to all information requests no later than Friday, January 16, 2004. 7. Intervenors may submit written submission on the Application to BC Hydro, other Intervenors and the Commission by Friday, January 23, 2004. 8. BC Hydro shall reply to the written submissions of Intervenors by Friday, January 30, 2004, after which time the Commission will make its decision on the Application. DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, 28 Attachment Order/BCH/Net Metering–Wrtn Hrg Ntc BRITISH COLUMBIA UTILITIES COMMISSION ORDER NUMBER G-78-03 th day of November 2003. BY ORDER Original signed by: Robert H. Hobbs Chair
BC HYDRO AND POWER AUTHORITY Net Metering Application – Rate Schedule 1289 REGULATORY TIMETABLE ACTION BC Hydro Posts Notification of its Application Filing of Commission Information Requests Intervenor Registration Filing of Intervenor Information Requests BC Hydro to Respond to all Information Requests Intervenor Written Submissions to BC Hydro BC Hydro Reply to Written Submissions APPENDIX A to Order No. G-78-03 Page 1 of 1 DATES Friday, December 5, 2003 Friday, December 12, 2003 Friday, December 19, 2003 Friday, January 9, 2004 Friday, January 16, 2004 Friday, January 23, 2004 Friday, January 30, 2004
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