ROBERT J. PELLATT COMMISSION SECRETARY Commission.Secretary@bcuc.com web site: http://www.bcuc.com VIA E-MAIL / FACSIMILE TO: Mr. Richard Stout Chief Regulatory Officer British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority 17 th Floor, 333 Dunsmuir Street Vancouver, B.C. V6B 5R3 Facsimile: 9, 604-623-4407 Registered Intervenors (BCH04RR-RI) Re: British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority Project No. 3698360 – Order No. G-84-03 2004/05 and 2005/06 Revenue Requirements Application By Application dated December 15, 2003 (“BC Hydro Application”), BC Hydro requests approval for rates to be effective April 1, 2004 and April 1, 2005. By Order No. G-84-03 dated December 16, 2003, the Commission established a Pre-hearing Conference and Workshop to be held on January 14, 2004 and January 15, 2004, respectively, both to commence at 9:00 a.m. at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Georgia, 801 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, B.C. By Application dated December 15, 2003 (“BCTC Application”), the British Columbia Transmission Corporation requests approval for certain deferral accounts, listed on page one of the BCTC Application “to come into effect April 1, 2005 or such other date as BCTC’s Transmission Tariff replacing BC Hydro’s current Wholesale Transmission Service (“WTS”) tariff becomes effective.” BCTC further seeks approval for a System Control Modernization Study Deferral Account to become effective immediately. The Commission has determined that the BCTC Application for the deferral accounts proposed to come into effect April 1, 2005 be heard at the same time as BC Hydro’s Application and that there will be one record for both Applications. LETTER NO. L-1-04 SIXTH FLOOR, 900 HOWE STREET, BOX 250 VANCOUVER, B.C. CANADA V6Z 2N3 TELEPHONE: (604) 660-4700 BC TOLL FREE: 1-800-663-1385 FACSIMILE: (604) 660-1102 Log No. 4586, 4713 January 7, 2004 Mr. Cameron Lusztig Director, Regulatory Affairs British Columbia Transmission Corporation Suite 1100, Four Bentall Centre 1055 Dunsmuir Street PO Box 49260 Vancouver, BC V7X 1V5 Facsimile: 9,604-699-7537 …/2
2 LETTER NO. L-1-04 Prior to the Pre-hearing Conference, the Commission will issue an Order related to the Definition Phase of the System Control Modernization Study Deferral Account and the Definition Phase costs pertaining to the Study. BCTC is requested to indicate, at the Pre-hearing Conference, its expected filing date for a Project Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (“CPCN”) and its position with respect to whether or not the Project CPCN should be heard at the same time as the BC Hydro Application. The Pre-hearing Conference will be held before the Commission Panel and BC Hydro will conduct the Workshop. Following the Pre-hearing Conference, the Commission Panel will issue an Order establishing the regulatory agenda for review of the Applications. Therefore, the principal purpose of the Pre-hearing Conference is to hear submissions from BC Hydro, BCTC, and the Intervenors that may assist the Commission Panel in determining an appropriate regulatory agenda. BC Hydro has provided a “Proposed Schedule” as an attachment to the cover letter to the BC Hydro Application. The Commission Panel does not intend to restrict the consideration of a regulatory agenda to the “Proposed Schedule”; however, it may be efficient for participants to present their views of a regulatory agenda in the context of the “Proposed Schedule.” Issues arising from either of the Applications that may be relevant to the determination of the regulatory agenda may be identified by the participants at the Pre-hearing Conference. Participants should be aware, however, that a Hearing Issues List will be circulated by the Commission after the time for responses to information requests and sometime before the commencement of the hearing. The identification of issues may also be relevant to a determination of whether or not a negotiated settlement process may be appropriately included in the regulatory agenda. Further to the Commission letter dated December 16, 2003, the Commission Panel has decided not to attend the initial Workshop on the Application on Thursday, January 15, 2004. Yours truly, Original signed by: Robert J. Pellatt cms Enclosure BCH/2004-05RR/BCTC Deferral Accts Applc Inclusion RR Hrg
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