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 Standard:
PRC-005-1a Requirement 2 – Violation ID: BCUC2014000542
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 Standard listed above. The NOAV described the nature of the Alleged Violation and provided an assessment of the severity of the Alleged Violation;
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 Violation and stating it had completed mitigation of the Alleged Violation;
F. The Mitigation Plan for this Alleged Violation was accepted by Commission Order R-8-15 and the actual completion date of mitigation (August 1, 2014) was accepted as a compliance filing by the Commission on April 10, 2015; and
G. The Commission has reviewed WECC’s recommendation and considers confirmation of the Alleged Violation 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 Violation identified as PRC‑005-1a R2 above.
DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 20th day of May 2015.
BY ORDER
Original signed by:
D. M. Morton
Commissioner