Orders

IN THE MATTER OF

The Utilities Commission Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, Chapter 473

and

Zellstoff Celgar Limited Partnership Complaint

Regarding the Failure of FortisBC and Celgar to Complete a General Service Agreement and

FortisBC’s Application of Rate Schedule 31 Demand Charges

BEFORE:               M.R. Harle, Commissioner/Panel Chair

                                N.E. MacMurchy, Commissioner                               June 28, 2011

                                L.A. O’Hara, Commissioner

O  R  D  E  R

WHEREAS:

A.    On March 25, 2011, Zellstoff Celgar Limited Partnership (Celgar) filed a complaint against FortisBC Inc. (FortisBC) with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (Commission) relating to the failure of FortisBC and Celgar to complete a general service agreement, and to FortisBC’s application of Rate Schedule 31 demand charges (Complaint);

B.    On May 27, 2011, the Commission issued Order G-101-11 setting out a written hearing process and a Regulatory Timetable to hear the Complaint;

C.    On June 8, 2011, Celgar requested an amendment to the regulatory timetable to allow FortisBC to file revised versions of its cost of service analysis before the information request stage of the proceeding.  As part of its request, Celgar informed the Commission that it did not intend to file its evidence by the June 14, 2011 date set out in the Regulatory Timetable;

D.    On June 16, 2011, by letter dated June 14, 2011, Celgar filed its evidence in the proceeding.  Appendix A and B to its evidence contain hyperlinks to Celgar documents;

E.    On June 17, 2011, FortisBC informed Commission staff that the hyperlinks were not working.  Commission staff made the linked documents available on the Commission website on June 20, 2011 as attachments to the evidence but the hyperlinks remained inactive;

F.    On June 23, 2011, the Commission denied Celgar’s request to amend the Regulatory Timetable to allow FortisBC to file versions of its cost of service analysis;

G.   On June 24, 2011, FortisBC requested an extension to the deadline for the filing of FortisBC evidence to July 5, 2011.  FortisBC requests an extension because given that the hyperlinks were not working it did not have sufficient time to review the material and prepare its evidence;

H.    The Commission has reviewed FortisBC’s request and considers that it was not clear that the hyperlinked documents were attached to the evidence and approves an amended Regulatory Timetable.

NOW THEREFORE the Commission orders that the Initial Regulatory Timetable be amended, as shown in Appendix A to this Order.

DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this         28^th             day of June 2011.

                                                                                                                                BY ORDER

                                                                                                                            Original signed by:

M.R. Harle

Commissioner/Panel Chair

Attachment

Appendix A

to Order G-110-11A

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Zellstoff Celgar Limited Partnership Complaint

Regarding the Failure of FortisBC and Celgar to Complete a General Service Agreement and

FortisBC’s Application of Rate Schedule 31 Demand Charges

AMENDED REGULATORY TIMETABLE