Orders

ORDER NUMBER

G-56-21

IN THE MATTER OF

the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473

and

Hemlock Utility Services Ltd.

Application to Change the Terms and Conditions

of Electric Tariff B.C.U.C No. 1

BEFORE:

B. A. Magnan, Panel Chair

on March 1, 2021

ORDER

WHEREAS:

A.      On December 14, 2020, Hemlock Utility Services Ltd. (Hemlock) filed with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) an application to revise Section 19 (Liability of the Company re: Service) of its Electric Tariff Terms and Conditions. Hemlock proposes to include further liability provisions with respect to its supply of electricity to customers (Application);

B.      By Order G-142-12 dated October 4, 2012, the BCUC approved Hemlock’s Electric Tariff effective May 24, 2012;

C.      In the Application, Hemlock states the requested changes will provide improved legal protection against claims that may be detrimental to its ability to provide electricity to the Hemlock Valley Area; and

D.      By Order G-20-21 dated January 20, 2021, the BCUC issued a regulatory timetable for review of the Application and established a public written comment submission process;

E.       By February 10, 2021, the BCUC received seven interested party registrations and fourteen letters of comment;

F.       By letter dated February 17, 2021, Hemlock filed its response to the letters of comment and submitted that the proposed revisions to Section 19 of Hemlock’s Electric Tariff are intended to update the language and terms to align with those found within the British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority’s Electric Tariff. Hemlock further provided a table of its annual reporting metrics to the BCUC, identifying various reasons for the unplanned outages for the period of May 2019 to April 2020; and

G.      The BCUC has reviewed the submissions and determines that a further regulatory process is warranted.

NOW THEREFORE the BCUC establishes a further regulatory timetable as set out in Appendix A to this order.

DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this        1^st       day of March 2021.

BY ORDER

B. A. Magnan

Commissioner

Attachment

Hemlock Utility Services Ltd.

Application to Change the Terms and Conditions

of Electric Tariff B.C.U.C No. 1