Orders

 

ORDER NUMBER

G-96-21A

 

IN THE MATTER OF

the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473

 

and

 

British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority

Transmission Service Rate F2022 and F2023 Pricing Principles

Extension Application

 

BEFORE:

B. A. Magnan, Commissioner

 

 

on March 25, 2021

 

ORDER

WHEREAS:

 

A.      On March 2, 2021, pursuant to sections 59 to 61 of the Utilities Commission Act (UCA), British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority (BC Hydro) filed with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) an application seeking approval for a two-year extension to March 31, 2023 of the Transmission Service Rate (TSR) pricing principles for Rate Schedule (RS) 1823, whereby rate increases as determined in BC Hydro’s Fiscal 2022 to Fiscal 2023 Revenue Requirements Application (F2022-F2023 RRA) would be applied uniformly to both energy rate components of the RS 1823 Energy Charge B rate (Tier 1 and Tier 2) (altogether the Application);

B.      By Order G-5-17 with accompanying decision to the BC Hydro 2015 Rate Design Application (2015 RDA), dated January 20, 2017, the BCUC approved the current TSR pricing principles whereby general rate increases effective April 1, 2018 would be applied uniformly to Tier 1 and Tier 2 rates for RS 1823 Energy Charge B;

C.      On April 30, 2019, by Order G-93-19, the BCUC approved an extension of the current TSR pricing principles to March 31, 2021;

D.       On January 5, 2021, by Order G-1-21, the BCUC approved BC Hydro’s F2022 RRA rate increase on an interim basis, effective April 1, 2021;

E.       On February 9, 2021, BC Hydro hosted a virtual TSR design workshop and sought feedback from stakeholders on whether they agreed with BC Hydro’s proposal of a one-year extension of TSR pricing principles as applied to RS 1823 in F2022; and

F.       The BCUC has reviewed the Application and considers the establishment of a regulatory timetable and interim approval of the TSR pricing principles are warranted.

NOW THEREFORE pursuant to sections 59 to 61 and section 89 of the UCA, the BCUC orders the following:

 

1.       BC Hydro is approved to increase RS 1823 rates by 1.16 percent for Fiscal 2022, based on the interim general rate increase approved by Order G-1-21 on an interim and refundable/recoverable basis, effective April 1, 2021.

2.       The regulatory timetable is established as set out in Appendix A to this order.

3.       BC Hydro is directed to provide a copy of this order no later than Tuesday, April 6, 2021, electronically where possible, to interveners in the 2015 RDA and to all of its TSR customers.

4.       Any party wishing to provide comments on the Application should provide its submission to the BCUC in writing, with a copy to BC Hydro, by Tuesday, April 20, 2021. Letters of comment must be in the Letter of Comment Form available on the BCUC’s website at https://www.bcuc.com/forms/letter-of-comment.aspx

 

 

 

DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this                 26^th              day of March 2021.

 

BY ORDER

 

Original signed by:

 

B. A. Magnan

Commissioner

 

 

Attachment

 

 

British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority

Transmission Service Rate F2022 and F2023 Pricing Principles Extension Application