Orders

IN THE MATTER OF

the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473

and

Cape Scott Wind Limited Partnership

Confirmation of Alleged Violation of Mandatory Reliability Standards:

VAR-002-1.1b Requirement 2 – Violation ID:  BCUC2014000556

VAR-002-1.1b Requirement 3 – Violation ID:  BCUC2014000557

BEFORE:               D. M. Morton, Commissioner                                     May 20, 2015

O  R  D  E  R

WHEREAS:

A.      Order G-123-09 approved the Compliance Monitoring Program (CMP), which provides a process for dealing with violations to Mandatory Reliability Standards (MRS) adopted by the British Columbia Utilities Commission (Commission);

B.      On April 15, 2015, the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC), acting as the Commission’s MRS Administrator, issued a Notice of Alleged Violation (NOAV) to Cape Scott Wind Limited Partnership (Cape Scott) for the alleged violation of the Reliability Standards listed above. The NOAV described the nature of the Alleged Violations and provided an assessment of the severity of the Alleged Violations;

C.      On April 15, 2015, WECC also advised Cape Scott of its rights under section 4.2 of the CMP, pursuant to which the Applicable Entity has 30 days to respond to the NOAV. The CMP also states if the Applicable Entity fails to respond within 30 days, the Commission may consider the Alleged Violation(s) in the absence of a submission;

D.      Pursuant to section 5.1.1 of the CMP, the Applicable Entity is not required to, but may, prepare a Mitigation Plan for an Alleged Violation at any time. Pursuant to section 5.3.2 of the CMP, the Applicable Entity must submit a Mitigation Plan for a Confirmed Violation within 10 business days following confirmation by the Commission;

E.       On May 12, 2015, Cape Scott responded to the NOAV stating no position of agreement or disagreement with the Alleged Violations and filed Mitigation Plans to correct the Alleged Violations; and

F.       The Commission has reviewed WECC’s recommendations and considers confirmation of the Alleged Violations is warranted.

NOW THEREFORE pursuant to section 125.2 of the Utilities Commission Act and section 4.1 of the Compliance Monitoring Program, the British Columbia Utilities Commission confirms the Alleged Violations identified as VAR-002-1.1b R2 and R3 above.

DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this                 20^th          day of May 2015.

                                                                                                                                BY ORDER

                                                                                                                            Original signed by:

D. M. Morton

                                                                                                                                Commissioner