Orders

ORDER NUMBER

R-18-20

IN THE MATTER OF

the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473

and

British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority

Notice of Penalty

for the Contravention of Mandatory Reliability Standards

Identified as:

BEFORE:

A. K. Fung, QC, Panel Chair

W. M. Everett, QC, Commissioner

R. I. Mason, Commissioner

on September 3, 2020

ORDER

WHEREAS:

A.      On August 12, 2020, the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) issued a confidential order (Confidential Order) and Confidential Notice of Penalty to British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority (BC Hydro) for contravention of the nine Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Mandatory Reliability Standards noted above;

B.      On August 12, 2020, the BCUC directed BC Hydro to file written submissions with supporting reasons to the BCUC with respect to redactions, if any, that BC Hydro seeks in respect of the Confidential Notice of Penalty and the Executive Summary of this proceeding prior to their publication as may be ordered by the BCUC;

C.      On August 21, 2020, BC Hydro submitted a proposed redacted version of each of the Confidential Notice of Penalty and Executive Summary for public disclosure; and

D.      Following review of BC Hydro’s submissions, the Panel considers the release of the Confidential Notice of Penalty and Executive Summary, both in the redacted form as proposed by BC Hydro to the general public is warranted and in the public interest.

NOW THEREFORE pursuant to section 125.2(10) and Part 8.1 of the UCA, the BCUC orders the following:

1.       The redacted Notice of Penalty and the redacted Executive Summary are to be released to the general public, as attached in Appendix A.

2.       All related material filed in this proceeding shall be held confidential, unless otherwise ordered by the BCUC.

DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this            3^rd             day of September 2020.

BY ORDER

Original signed by:

A. K. Fung, QC

Commissioner

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