Orders

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 Dismissal of a Possible Violation of Mandatory Reliability Standard

INT-004-2_R1 – Violation ID: BCUC201000168

BEFORE:               D.M. Morton, Commissioner

                                L.F. Kelsey, Commissioner                                           May 31, 2012

                                N.E. MacMurchy, Commissioner

                                R.D. Revel, Commissioner

O  R  D  E  R

WHEREAS:

A.      Section 125.2 of the Utilities Commission Act (Act) assigns exclusive jurisdiction to the British Columbia Utilities Commission (Commission) to determine whether a “reliability standard,” as defined in the Act, is in the public interest and should be adopted in British Columbia by the Commission.  By Order G-123-09 the Commission approved the Compliance Monitoring Program (CMP) for monitoring and enforcement of adopted reliability standards and appointed the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) as its Administrator for registration and monitoring compliance as per section 8 of the Act;

B.      Commission Order G-67-09 requires entities subject to approved Mandatory Reliability Standards to file mitigation plans outlining how they plan to achieve compliance;

C.      Pursuant to Section 5.3 of the CMP, a Mitigation Plan with respect to an Alleged Violation may be submitted at any time, and a Mitigation Plan with respect to a Confirmed Violation must be submitted within ten business days following confirmation by the Commission;

D.      On June 30, 2010, British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority (BC Hydro) reported possible noncompliance with Mandatory Reliability Standard INT-004-2 R1;

E.       On May 8, 2012, WECC reviewed BC Hydro’s evidence and determined Mandatory Reliability Standard INT‑004-2 R1 was not applicable to BC Hydro at the time of the reported violation;

F.       On May 21, 2012, WECC recommended the Commission approve the dismissal of BC Hydro’s possible violation of the following standard:

•         INT-004-2 R1 – Violation ID: BCUC201000168

G.     The Commission has reviewed WECC’s recommendation and considers approval is warranted.

NOW THEREFORE pursuant to section 125.2 (10) of the Act, the Commission accepts WECC’s recommendation and approves the dismissal of the possible violation identified above.

DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this       31^st            day of May 2012.

                                                                                                                                BY ORDER

                                                                                                                            Original signed by:

                                                                                                                                D.M. Morton

                                                                                                                                Commissioner