Orders

ORDER NUMBER

G-186-21

IN THE MATTER OF

the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473

and

Barriere Ridge Power Inc.

Application for Exemption pursuant to

Section 88(3) of the Utilities Commission Act

BEFORE:

T. A. Loski, Panel Chair

C. Brewer, Commissioner

W. M. Everett, QC, Commissioner

on June 16, 2021

ORDER

WHEREAS:

A.      On March 16, 2021, Barriere Ridge Power Inc. (BR Power) filed an application with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) for exemption from section 71 and partial exemption from Part 3 of the Utilities Commission Act (UCA) with respect to its resale of electricity at Barriere Ridge Resort, a remote development of recreational properties on East Barriere Lake, which is approximately 20 km east of Barriere, B.C. (Application);

B.      In the Application, BR Power states that it purchases electricity from British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority (BC Hydro) and re-sells it to lot owners at Barriere Ridge Resort, all of whom are shareholders of BR Power;

C.      BR Power acknowledges in the Application that by reselling energy to others, BR Power falls within the definition of “public utility” as defined in section 1 of the UCA;

D.      By Order G-130-21 dated April 29, 2021, the BCUC established a regulatory timetable for review of the Application, which included, among other things, one round of BCUC information requests (IR) with responses due from BR Power on June 10, 2021;

E.       By Letter dated June 14, 2021, BR Power filed a submission with the BCUC, which included a request to file responses to BCUC IR No. 1 by the second week of July (Extension Request); and

F.       The Panel has reviewed the Extension Request and considers that an amendment to the regulatory timetable is warranted.

NOW THEREFORE the BCUC orders the regulatory timetable established by Order G-130-21 is amended as set out in Appendix A to this order.

DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this                16^th         day of June 2021.

BY ORDER

Original signed by:

T. A. Loski

Commissioner

Attachment

Barriere Ridge Power Inc.

Application for Exemption pursuant to Section 88(3) of the Utilities Commission Act