BR I T I S H CO L U M B I A UT I L I T I E S COM M I S S I ON OR D E R NU M B E R G -84-03 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 2004/05 and 2005/06 Revenue Requirements Application BEFORE: R.H. Hobbs, Chair ) L.A. Boychuk, Commissioner ) December 16, 2003 M. Birch, Commissioner ) O R D E R WHEREAS: A. British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority (“B.C. Hydro”) filed on December 15, 2003, pursuant to the Utilities Commission Act (“the Act”), an application to increase its rates by 7.23 percent effective April 1, 2004 and by 2.00 percent effective April 1, 2005 (“the Application”); and B. The Application also seeks approval of three new deferral accounts and a reduction in certain wholesale transmission service rates; and C. The covering letter to the Application contains a proposed schedule leading to an oral public hearing in 2004; and D. The Commission, in its desire to deal efficiently with the Application, requires that a Pre-hearing Conference and Workshop be established. NOW THEREFORE the Commission orders as follows: 1. A Pre-hearing Conference will be held on Wednesday, January 14, 2004, commencing at 9:00 a.m. in the Crowne Plaza Hotel Georgia, 801 West Georgia Street, Vancouver B.C. V6C 1P7, to address procedural matters which will include, but not be limited to, the following: • identification of principal issues arising from the Application, • process steps for review of the Application, • timetable (information requests, responses, intervenor evidence, etc.), • location(s) of the proceeding, and • other matters that will assist the Commission to efficiently review all aspects of the Application. …/2
2 After the Pre-hearing Conference, the Commission will issue a further procedural order and regulatory agenda for the review of the Application. 2. B.C. Hydro will hold an initial workshop on the Application on Thursday, January 15, 2004, commencing at 9:00 a.m. in the Crowne Plaza Hotel Georgia, 801 West Georgia Street, Vancouver B.C. V6C 1P7. 3. B.C. Hydro will arrange for early publication, but not later than December 31, 2003, in display ad format, the Notice of Pre-hearing Conference and Workshop, attached as Appendix A to this Order, in the Vancouver Sun, The Province, the Victoria Times Colonist, and in such other appropriate local news publications so as to provide adequate notice to the customers in the service area of the utility. 4. The Application and supporting material will be made available for inspection at the Head Office of B.C. Hydro at 333 Dunsmuir Street, Vancouver, B.C., at Regional Offices located in its service area, and at the British Columbia Utilities Commission, Sixth Floor, 900 Howe Street, Vancouver, B.C. 5. Intervenors and Interested Parties should inform the Commission, in writing, by Monday, January 12, 2004, of their intention to intervene and/or to attend the Pre-hearing Conference and Workshop. 6. Intervenors intending to apply for participant assistance must submit a budget estimate by Friday, January 30, 2004 consistent with the Commission’s Participant Assistance/Cost Award Guidelines. Copies are available upon request or can be downloaded from the Commission’s web site at http://www.bcuc.com/bcuc/paca.html. DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 16 Attachment Orders/BCH/2004/05 & 2005/06 Rev Rqmts Application BR I T I S H CO L U M B I A UT I L I T I E S COM M I S S I ON OR D E R NU M B E R G-84-03 th day of December 2003. BY ORDER Original signed by: Robert H. Hobbs Chair
APPENDIX A to Order No. G-84-03 Page 1 of 2 SIXTH FLOOR, 900 HOWE STREET, BOX 250 TELEPHONE: (604) 660-4700 VANCOUVER, B.C. V6Z 2N3 CANADA BC TOLL FREE: 1-800-663-1385 FACSIMILE: (604) 660-1102 web site: http://www.bcuc.com BRITISH COLUMBIA HYDRO AND POWER AUTHORITY 2004/05 and 2005/06 Revenue Requirements Application NOTICE OF PRE-HEARING CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOP Pre-Hearing Conference Date: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 Time: 9:00 a.m. Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel Georgia 801 West Georgia Street Vancouver, B.C. B.C. Hydro Workshop Date: Thursday, January 15, 2004 Time: 9:00 a.m. Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel Georgia 801 West Georgia Street Vancouver, B.C. THE APPLICATION British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority (“B.C. Hydro”) filed on December 15, 2003, pursuant to the Utilities Commission Act (“the Act”), an application to increase its rates by 7.23 percent effective April 1, 2004 and by 2.00 percent effective April 1, 2005 (“the Application”). The Application also seeks approval of three new deferral accounts and a reduction in certain wholesale transmission service rates The covering letter to the Application contains a proposed schedule leading to an oral public hearing in 2004. THE REGULATORY PROCESS The Commission will hold a Pre-hearing Conference in Vancouver on Wednesday, January 14, 2004, commencing at 9:00 a.m. in the Crowne Plaza Hotel Georgia, 801 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6C 1P7, to address procedural matters which will include, but not be limited to, the following: • identification of principal issues arising from the Application, • process steps for review of the Application, • timetable (information requests, responses, intervenor evidence, etc.), • location(s) of the proceeding, and • other matters that will enable assist the Commission to efficiently review all aspects of the Application.
APPENDIX A to Order No. G-84-03 Page 2 of 2 Following the Pre-hearing Conference, the Commission will issue a further procedural order and regulatory agenda for the review of the Application. B.C. Hydro will hold an initial workshop on the Application on Thursday, January 15, 2004, commencing at 9:00 a.m. in the Crowne Plaza Hotel Georgia, 801 West Georgia Street, Vancouver B.C. V6C 1P7. PUBLIC INSPECTION OF THE DOCUMENTS The Application and supporting material will be made available for inspection at the following locations: British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority Head Office: 17 th Floor - 333 Dunsmuir Street, Vancouver, B.C. (604) 623-4046 Regional Offices British Columbia Utilities Commission Sixth Floor, 900 Howe Street, Vancouver, B.C. The Application is available for viewing on B.C. Hydro’s web site at www.bchydro.com. INTERVENTIONS Persons who expect to actively participate in the proceeding should register as Intervenors with the Commission, in writing, by Monday, January 12, 2004 identifying their interest in the Application, indicating if they plan to attend the Pre-hearing Conference and/or Workshop and providing an e-mail address if available. Intervenors will receive copies of the Application, all correspondence and filed documentation. Persons not expecting to actively participate, but who have an interest in the Application, should register as Interested Parties with the Commission, in writing, by Monday, January 12, 2004 identifying their interest in the matter and indicating if they plan to attend the Pre-hearing Conference and/or Workshop. Interested Parties will receive a copy of the Application’s Overview and all Orders issued. FURTHER INFORMATION For further information, please contact Mr. Robert J. Pellatt, Commission Secretary, or Mr. Barry McKinlay, Manager, Rates and Finance, as follows: Telephone: (604) 660-4700 Facsimile: (604) 660-1102 B.C. Toll Free: 1-800-663-1385 E-Mail: Commission.Secretary@bcuc.com
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