Orders

ORDER NUMBER

G-315-19

IN THE MATTER OF

the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473

and

CB Powerline Ltd.

Application for an exemption pursuant to section 88(3) of the

Utilities Commission Act

BEFORE:

T. A. Loski, Panel Chair

C. M. Brewer, Commissioner

W. M. Everett, QC, Commissioner

on December 5, 2019

ORDER

WHEREAS:

A.      On June 13, 2019, CB Powerline Ltd. (CBP) filed an application with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) for an exemption from all of Part 3 of the Utilities Commission Act (UCA), pursuant to section 88(3) of the UCA, with respect to the proposed provision of electricity to the community of Cosens Bay, Regional District of North Okanagan, British Columbia (Application);

B.      CBP was founded with the purpose of providing electricity supply to the community of Cosens Bay;

C.      CBP intends to apply to the British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority (BC Hydro) for a Primary Service Connection to BC Hydro’s 25 kV distribution system. CBP would in turn construct and operate an electricity distribution system to provide year-round electricity supply to the Cosens Bay community;

D.      On July 8, 2019, by Order G-151-19, the BCUC established a written hearing process and a regulatory timetable to review the Application. The regulatory timetable included intervener registration, one round of information requests and submissions on further process;

E.       BC Hydro and FortisBC Inc. (FBC) registered as interveners;

F.       On October 17, 2019, CBP and FBC made submissions on further process. CBP recommended proceeding to final arguments and FBC made no comment on further process;

G.     On October 23, 2019, the BCUC issued Order G-253-19 updating the regulatory timetable, which included a second round of information requests and final arguments;

H.      On December 4, 2019, BC Hydro filed a letter with the BCUC seeking an extension to the deadline for filing Information Request No. 1 responses as directed by Order G-253-19; and

I.        The BCUC has reviewed the request for an extension and considers that an amendment to the regulatory timetable is warranted.

NOW THEREFORE the BCUC orders that the regulatory timetable established by Order G-253-19 is amended, as

set out in Appendix A to this order.

DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this      5^th   day of December 2019.

BY ORDER

Original signed by:

T. A. Loski

Commissioner

Attachment

CB Powerline Ltd.

Application for an exemption pursuant to section 88(3) of the

Utilities Commission Act