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BRITISH COL UMBIA UTILITIES COM MISSION ORDER NUMBER G -123-07 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 Terasen Gas (Vancouver Island) Inc. for the filing of British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority Long Term Service Agreements BEFORE: L.F. Kelsey, Commissioner ) P.E. Vivian, Commissioner ) October 11, 2007 O R D E R WHEREAS: A. On September 28, 2007 Terasen Gas (Vancouver Island) Inc. (“TGVI”) applied (the Application”) to the Commission for approval pursuant to Section 61 of the Utilities Commission Act (the Act”) for the suite of long-term service agreements comprised of the Transportation Service Agreement between TGVI and British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority (“BC Hydro”), Peaking Agreement between TGVI and BC Hydro, and the Capacity Assignment Agreement between TGVI, BC Hydro and Terasen Gas Inc. (“TGI”), (collectively the Agreements”); and B. On October 2, 2007, the Commission issued Letter No. L-79-07 requesting Intervenor comments regarding the type of regulatory review process that the Commission would apply to this process; and C. By letter dated October 4, 2007, BC Hydro supported the regulatory timetable proposed on page 6 of the Application and indicated that since the Agreements are similar to the current arrangements which have been approved by the Commission, an expedited review process is reasonable and in the interest of customers. The review of the Agreements should be separate from the much broader review of TGVIs 2006-2007 Negotiated Settlement and the 2007 Settlement Update as matters beyond the scope of these Agreements could potentially delay the review process; and . . ./2
2 D. The Commission has considered the Application and positions taken by the Applicant and Intervenors for the review of the Application and has determined that a written review process is reasonable and in the interest of customers. NOW THEREFORE the Commission orders that a written hearing process is established for the review of the Application according to the Regulatory Timetable that is attached as Appendix A to this Order DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 11 Attachment Order/G-123-07_TGVI-BCH Long Term Service Agreements-Reg Timetable BRITISH COLUMBIA UTILITIES COMMISSION ORDER NUMBER G-123-07 th day of October 2007. BY ORDER Original signed by: L.F. Kelsey Commissioner
An Application by Terasen Gas (Vancouver Island) Inc. for the filing of British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority Long Term Service Agreements REGULATORY TIMETABLE ACTION Registration of Intervenors and Interested Parties BCUC and Intervenors submit Information Requests TGVI Responds to Information Requests Intervenor Comments to TGVI TGVI Reply Comments APPENDIX A to Order No. G-123-07 Page 1 of 1 DATE (2007) Monday, October 15 Monday, October 15 Monday, October 22 Monday, October 29 Monday, November 5
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