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BRITISH COL UMBIA UTILITIES COM MISSION ORDER NUMBER G -110-07 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 FortisBC Inc. for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for the Ootischenia Substation Project BEFORE: A.W.K. Anderson, Panel Chair & Commissioner September 18, 2007 N.F. Nicholls, Commissioner O R D E R WHEREAS: A. On September 7, 2007 FortisBC Inc. (“FortisBC”) applied (the “Application”) to the British Columbia Utilities Commission (“Commission”) for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (“CPCN”) for the Ootischenia Substation Project (“the Project”); and B. FortisBC states that the Project is estimated to cost $8.16 million and is required to serve the growing load in the Castlegar area, as well as to meet system backup planning criteria under contingency conditions; and C. The Project consists of a new distribution substation, with a 63 kV/13 kV 16 MVA transformer and connection to two distribution feeder circuits; and D. The Project is scheduled to go into service in the fourth quarter of 2008; and E. The Application states that FortisBC used newspaper advertisements, meetings with local government and key stakeholders, letters to local residents, a web page for the Project, and open houses on May 9 and 10, 2007 to obtain feedback on the Project plan; and F. Approximately 40 people attended the open houses; and . . ./2

2 G. The Commission has determined that an oral public hearing is required to hear submissions on the regulatory process for the review of the Application. NOW THEREFORE the Commission orders as follows: 1. The Commission establishes an oral public hearing for the regulatory review of the Application, commencing on Wednesday, November 14, 2007, at 9:00 a.m. in the Sandman Hotel in Castlegar, BC. The Regulatory Timetable for the proceeding is attached as Appendix A to this Order. 2. Intervenors and Interested Parties will register with the Commission, in writing, by Monday, October 15, 2007. Intervenors are requested to specifically state the nature of their interest in the Application and to identify the issues that they intend to pursue during the proceeding. 3. FortisBC will publish, as soon as possible, in display-ad format, the Notice of Oral Public Hearing attached as Appendix B to this Order in such appropriate local news publications as may properly provide adequate notice to the public in Ootischenia and the Castlegar area. 4. The Application together with any supporting materials, will be made available for inspection at the FortisBC Kelowna Head Office, and at the Commission’s office. 5. FortisBC will use reasonable efforts to provide a copy of this Order and the Executive Summary from the Application to local government and key stakeholders, persons who attended the open houses, and landowners within a 500 metre radius of the proposed site. DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 20 Attachments Orders/G-110-07_FortisBC_Ootischenia CPCN-RegTmble BRITISH COLUMBIA UTILITIES COMMISSION ORDER NUMBER G-110-07 th day of September 2007. BY ORDER Original signed by: A.W.K. Anderson Panel Chair & Commissioner

SIXTH FLOOR, 900 HOWE STREET, BOX 250 VANCOUVER, B.C. V6Z 2N3 CANADA web site: http://www.bcuc.com FORTISBC INC. Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity Application for the Ootischenia Substation Project REGULATORY TIMETABLE ACTION Commission Information Requests to FortisBC Intervenor and Interested Party Registration FortisBC Responses to Commission Information Requests Intervenor Information Requests to FortisBC Commission Draft Issues List Intervenor Comments on Draft Issues List FortisBC Responses to Intervenor Information Requests FortisBC Comments on Draft Issues List Commission Issues List Oral Hearing Commences in Castlegar APPENDIX A to Order No. G-110-07 Page 1 of 1 TELEPHONE: (604) 660-4700 BC TOLL FREE: 1-800-663-1385 FACSIMILE: (604) 660-1102 DATE (2007) Wednesday, October 10 Monday, October 15 Friday, October 19 Wednesday, October 24 Monday, October 29 Thursday, November 1 Monday, November 5 Tuesday, November 6 Thursday, November 8 Wednesday, November 14

APPENDIX B to Order No. G-110-07 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 FORTISBC INC. CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY APPLICATION FOR THE OOTISCHENIA SUBSTATION PROJECT NOTICE OF ORAL PUBLIC HEARING DATE: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 TIME: 9:00 a.m. LOCATION: Sandman Hotel 1944 Columbia Avenue Castlegar, BC Tel: (250) 365-8444 THE APPLICATION On September 7, 2007, FortisBC Inc. applied to the British Columbia Utilities Commission for approval of a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to construct and operate the proposed Ootischenia Substation Project. The new substation will consist of one transformer, and connections to two 63 kilovolt (“kV”) transmission lines and two distribution feeders. FortisBC proposes to build the substation in Ootischenia, east across Ootischenia Road from the south end of the Airport, and between the rights-of-way for the 230 kV and 63 kV transmission lines. The Project is estimated to cost $8.16 million, and is proposed to go into service in the fourth quarter of 2008. The Application states the substation is required to serve the growing load in the Castlegar area, and to provide adequate backup for customers in the area. THE REGULATORY PROCESS Commission Order No. G-110-07 established an oral public hearing for the review of the Application, commencing at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 14, 2007 in the Sandman Hotel in Castlegar. The Regulatory Timetable for the proceeding is available on the Commission’s web site. INTERVENTIONS Persons who expect to actively participate in the FortisBC proceeding should register as Intervenors with the Commission, in writing, by Monday, October 15, 2007. Intervenors are requested to specifically state the nature of their interest in the Application and identify the issues that they intend to pursue during the proceeding. Intervenors will receive copies of the Application as well as all correspondence and filed documentation and should provide an e-mail address if available.

APPENDIX B to Order No. G-110-07 Page 2 of 2 Persons not expecting to actively participate in the proceeding, but who have an interest in the Project, should register as Interested Parties with the Commission, in writing, by Monday, October 15, 2007, identifying their interest in the Application. Interested Parties will receive a copy of the Executive Summary of the Application and all Orders issued. All submissions and/or correspondence received from active participants or the general public relating to the Application will be placed on the public record and posted to the Commission’s web site. PUBLIC INSPECTION OF THE DOCUMENTS The Application and supporting materials will be available for inspection at the following locations: FortisBC Inc. British Columbia Utilities Commission Head Office Sixth Floor, 900 Howe Street Fifth Floor 1628 Dickson Avenue Vancouver, BC V6Z 2N3 Kelowna, B.C. V1Y 9X1 Telephone: 1-800-663-1385 http://www.fortisbc.com http://www.bcuc.com FortisBC Inc. Trail Office 1290 Esplanade Trail, B.C. V1R 4L4 FURTHER INFORMATION For further information, please contact the Commission Secretary, Ms. Erica Hamilton or Mr. Donald Flintoff, Senior Electrical Engineer as follows: Commission Secretary Mr. Donald Flintoff Telephone: (604) 660-4700 Email: don.flintoff@bcuc.com Facsimile: (604) 660-1102 Telephone: (604) 660-4700 E-mail: Commission.Secretary@bcuc.com BC Toll Free: 1-800-663-1385