Sixth Floor, 900 Howe Street Vancouver, BC Canada V6Z 2N3 TEL: (604) 660-4700 BC Toll Free: 1-800-663-1385 FAX: (604) 660-1102 ORDER NUMBER G-47-16 IN THE MATTER OF the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473 and British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority 2015 Rate Design Application BEFORE: D. M. Morton, Commissioner/Panel Chair D. A. Cote, Commissioner K. A. Keilty, Commissioner on April 11, 2016 ORDER WHEREAS: A. On September 24, 2015, British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority (BC Hydro) filed its 2015 Rate Design Application (Application); B. A procedural conference was held on January 19, 2016, by the British Columbia Utilities Commission (Commission) to hear procedural matters on the Application; C. By Order G-12-16 dated February 1, 2016, the Commission established the regulatory timetable for the review of the Application, which included a negotiated settlement process (NSP) for its cost of service study and rate class segmentation, to take place on March 7 and 8, 2016; D. On February 24, 2016, the Commission issued a letter to all parties (Exhibit A-21) appointing Ms. Liisa O’Hara as the facilitator for the NSP along with the establishment of roles for several Commission staff; E. The NSP was held in Vancouver, BC on March 7 and 8, 2016, and an agreement was reached on issues raised on the second day. The final negotiated settlement agreement (NSA) was circulated to participants on March 24, 2016; F. The following registered interveners, along with Commission staff, participated in the NSP: • BC Hydro; • Association of Major Power Customers; • British Columbia Old Age Pensioners’ Organization, Active Support Against Poverty, BC Poverty Reduction Coalition, Council of Senior Citizens’ Organizations of BC, Disability Alliance BC, Together Against Poverty Society, and Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre; • BC Sustainable Energy Association (BCSEA) and the Sierra Club of BC; …/2
Order G-47-16 Page 2 of 2 • Commercial Energy Consumers Association of BC; • FortisBC Energy Inc. and FortisBC Inc.; • Movement of United Professionals (MoveUP); formerly the Canadian Office and Professional Employees’ Union, Local 378 (COPE378); • Non-Integrated Areas Ratepayers Group; and • Zone II Ratepayers Group; G. Letters of support for the NSA have been received from all participants of the NSP; H. On March 31, 2016, the NSP Facilitator filed the NSA and supporting documents with the Commission; and I. The Commission has reviewed the NSA package and considers that approval is warranted. NOW THEREFORE pursuant to sections 59 to 61 of the Utilities Commission Act, the British Columbia Utilities Commission approves the Negotiated Settlement Agreement for British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority pertaining to its F2016 cost of service study and rate class segmentation as issued on March 31, 2016, and attached as Appendix A to this order. DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 11 th day of April 2016. BY ORDER Original signed by: D. M. Morton Commissioner/Panel Chair Attachment Orders/G-47-16_BCH-Cost-of-Service-NSA
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