IN THE MATTER OF
the Utilities Commission Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, Chapter 473
and
Innergex Renewable Energy Inc.
Confirmation of Alleged Violation of Mandatory Reliability Standards:
PRC-005-1 Requirement 1 – Violation ID: BCUC2013000475
PRC-005-1 Requirement 2 – Violation ID: BCUC2013000476
BEFORE: D. M. Morton, Commissioner April 10, 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 July 25, 2014, the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC), acting as the Commission’s MRS Administrator, issued a Notice of Alleged Violation (NOAV) to Innergex Renewable Energy Inc. (Innergex) 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 July 25, 2014, WECC also advised Innergex 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 ten business days following confirmation by the Commission;
E. By email correspondence dated August 12, 2014, upon request by Innergex, WECC granted Innergex a 15 day extension to respond to the NOAV;
F. On September 9, 2014, Innergex responded to the NOAV stating that it is in agreement with the Alleged Violations noted above and that Mitigation Plans would follow;
G. On February 9, 2015, Innergex submitted Mitigation Plans to address these Alleged Violations; and
H. The Commission has reviewed WECC’s recommendation 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 above.
DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 10th day of April 2015.
BY ORDER
Original Signed By:
D. M. Morton
Commissioner