IN THE MATTER OF
the Utilities Commission Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, Chapter 473
and
An Implementation Plan for Monitoring Compliance with
British Columbia Reliability Standards in 2016
BEFORE: L. F. Kelsey, Commissioner
C. A. Brown, Commissioner
H. G. Harowitz, Commissioner November 19, 2015
K. A. Keilty, Commissioner
D. M. Morton, Commissioner
O R D E R
WHEREAS:
A. British Columbia Utilities Commission (Commission) Order G-123-09 approved Rules of Procedure, including the Compliance Monitoring Program (CMP) appended thereto, setting out the administrative framework for monitoring compliance with adopted Reliability Standards in British Columbia and revisions to the CMP were approved by Commission Order R-34-15;
B. Commission Order G-12-09 appointed the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) as the Commission’s Administrator to assist the Commission in carrying out its functions related to Reliability Standards in the manner described in the Administration Agreement between the WECC and the Commission dated October 8, 2009, and renewed August 21, 2014;
C. Pursuant to section 3.1 of the CMP, by November 1 of each year, the Administrator will propose an Implementation Plan for the following calendar year for Commission approval. On October 30, 2015, WECC submitted an Extension Request to file the 2016 Implementation Plan by November 16, 2015 and the same day the Commission granted WECC the extension;
D. On November 13, 2015, WECC proposed an Implementation Plan for the calendar year 2016 (2016 Implementation Plan) for Commission approval, including a list of minimum Reliability Standards to be actively monitored, methods to be used for monitoring, an Audit Plan with Audit Schedule, and Periodic Data Submittal requirements;
E. Pursuant to section 3.1.3 of the CMP, the approved Implementation Plan is to be posted on the WECC website with appropriate links from the Commission’s website; and
F. The Commission reviewed and considered the 2016 Implementation Plan submitted by WECC and determined that it should be approved.
NOW THEREFORE pursuant to subsection 125.2(10) of the Utilities Commission Act and section 3.1 of the Compliance Monitoring Program, the British Columbia Utilities Commission orders as follows:
1. The 2016 Implementation Plan attached as Attachment A to this order is approved.
2. Entities subject to Reliability Standards in British Columbia must comply with the terms of the 2016 Implementation Plan unless otherwise ordered by the Commission.
3. The 2016 Implementation Plan must be posted on the Western Electricity Coordinating Council’s website with links from the Commission’s website throughout the calendar year 2016.
4. As new and revised standards are approved by the Commission and become effective in British Columbia, the revised and additional standards may be added to the Actively Monitored Standards List for monitoring in the same manner as the standards and requirements they are replacing. The Western Electricity Coordinating Council may make minor changes to schedules or monitoring as required.
DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 20th day of November 2015.
BY ORDER
Original signed by:
D. M. Morton
Commissioner
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