IN THE MATTER OF
the Utilities Commission Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, Chapter 473
and
An Application by British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
for Approval of a Reliability Management System Termination Agreement
with the Western Electricity Coordinating Council
BEFORE: D.A. Cote, Commissioner
L.F. Kelsey, Commissioner May 27, 2010
O R D E R
WHEREAS:
A. British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority (BC Hydro) and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC), successor to the Western Systems Coordination Council, entered into a Reliability Criteria Agreement and companion Reliability Management System Agreement; and
B. The Agreements and subsequent amendments were approved by British Columbia Utilities Commission (Commission) Orders G-73-99, G-72-00, G-8-01, G‑119-01, G-48-06, and G-70-07; and
C. BC Hydro and the WECC have executed a termination agreement for the Reliability Criteria Agreement and the Reliability Management System Agreement as amended and BC Hydro filed this agreement with the Commission for approval on April 23, 2010; and
D. The System Reliability goals of the original Agreements have been subsumed by the implementation of Mandatory Reliability Standards in BC.
NOW THEREFORE pursuant to section 23 of the Utilities Commission Act the Commission approves the Termination Agreement for the Reliability Criteria Agreement and the Reliability Management System Agreement between BC Hydro and WECC.
DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 28th day of May 2008.
BY ORDER
Original signedy by:
Dennis A. Cote
Commissioner