ORDER NUMBER
R-18-16
IN THE MATTER OF
the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473
and
Tolko Industries Limited
Application for Dismissal of a Confirmed Violation of
Mandatory Reliability Standards:
PRC-011-0 Requirement 1 - Violation ID: BCUC2013000489
PRC-011-0 Requirement 2 - Violation ID: BCUC2013000490
BEFORE:
D. M. Morton, Commissioner
D. J. Enns, Commissioner
H. G. Harowitz, Commissioner
R. I. Mason, Commissioner
on May 19, 2016
ORDER
WHEREAS:
A. By email notification dated May 12, 2016, the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) recommended dismissal of the following Confirmed Violations for Tolko Industries Limited (Tolko):
|
Confirmed Violation |
BCUC Violation ID |
Commission Order Confirming Alleged Violation |
Date of Commission Order |
Date of WECC Recommendation of Dismissal |
|
PRC-011-0 R1 |
BCUC2013000489 |
R-16-14 |
May 22, 2014 |
May 12, 2016 |
|
PRC-011-0 R2 |
BCUC2013000490 |
R-16-14 |
May 22, 2014 |
May 12, 2016 |
B. Order G-123-09 approved the Compliance Monitoring Program (CMP), which provides a process for dealing with violations of Mandatory Reliability Standards (MRS) adopted by the British Columbia Utilities Commission (Commission) and Order R-34-15 approved revisions and updates to the CMP;
C. On April 14, 2014, WECC, acting as the Commission’s MRS Administrator, issued a Notice of Alleged Violation (NOAV) to Tolko for the alleged violations of the reliability standards noted above. Tolko chose not to submit a formal response to the NOAV and instead informed WECC and the Commission that it was preparing Mitigation Plans for the Alleged Violations;
D. By Commission Order R-16-14, dated May 22, 2014, the Commission confirmed the Alleged Violations noted above;
E. During a subsequent review of Tolko’s Undervoltage Load Shedding (UVLS) equipment, WECC assessed that the purpose of Tolko’s UVLS equipment is solely to provide protection for Tolko’s own system infrastructure and equipment by taking it offline during an undervoltage event. As such, the UVLS equipment is not applicable to a UVLS program as described in reliability standard PRC-011-0; and
F. The Commission reviewed WECC’s recommendation and considers dismissing the Confirmed Violations and rescinding Order R-16-14 is warranted.
NOW THEREFORE pursuant to section 125.2(10) of the Utilities Commission Act and in accordance with the Compliance Monitoring Program, the British Columbia Utilities Commission dismisses the Confirmed Violations identified above and rescinds Commission Order R-16-14.
DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 19th day of May 2016.
BY ORDER
Original signed by:
D. M. Morton
Commissioner