Orders

ORDER NUMBER

G-218-18

IN THE MATTER OF

the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473

and

British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority

Supply Chain Applications Project Phase Two Verification Report

BEFORE:

R. I. Mason, Panel Chair

D. A. Cote, Commissioner

R. D. Revel, Commissioner

on November 15, 2018

ORDER

WHEREAS:

A.      On October 12, 2018, British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority (BC Hydro) filed its Supply Chain Application Project (SCA Project) Phase Two verification report with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) requesting acceptance of a cost range of $38.5 million to $45.4 million in Implementation Phase capital expenditures for the SCA Project, pursuant to section 44.2 of the Utilities Commission Act (Application);

B.      By Order G-158-17 dated October 19, 2017 and the decision issued concurrently, the BCUC accepted capital expenditures ranging from $22.5 million to $29.7 million required to complete work up to the end of the Definition Phase of the SCA Project. Order G-158-17 also directed BC Hydro to file, as soon as practicable, a Phase Two verification report at the end of the Definition Phase of the SCA Project; and

C.      The BCUC has commenced review of the Application and determines the establishment of a public hearing process in accordance with the Regulatory Timetable as set out in Appendix A is warranted.

NOW THEREFORE the BCUC orders as follows:

1.       A regulatory timetable to determine further process for the review of the Application is established, as set out in Appendix A to this order.

2.       BC Hydro is directed to provide notice of the Application, this order and the accompanying cover letter, to all parties who participated in BC Hydro Supply Chain Applications Project Application, as soon as reasonably possible, but by no later than Monday, November 19, 2018.

DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this           15th           day of November 2018.

BY ORDER

Original Signed By:

R. I. Mason

Commissioner

Attachment

British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority

Supply Chain Applications Project Phase Two Verification Report