Orders

ORDER NUMBER

G-292-21

IN THE MATTER OF

the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473

and

FortisBC Inc.

2021 Long-Term Electric Resource Plan and
2021 Long-Term Demand-Side Management Plan

BEFORE:

A. K. Fung, QC, Panel Chair

C. M. Brewer, Commissioner

A. Pape-Salmon, Commissioner

on October 12, 2021

ORDER

WHEREAS:

A.      On August 4, 2021, FortisBC Inc. (FBC) filed its 2021 Long-Term Electric Resource Plan (2021 LTERP) including its 2021 Long-Term Demand-Side Management (DSM) Plan (2021 LT DSM Plan) for acceptance by the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) pursuant to section 44.1(6) of the Utilities Commission Act (UCA) (Application);

B.      By Order G-265-21, dated September 9, 2021, the BCUC established a public hearing and regulatory timetable, including intervener registration and one round of information requests;

C.      During the week beginning October 4, 2021, many documents on the BCUC website were unavailable due to technical difficulties;

D.      By letter dated October 8, 2021, the Commercial Energy Consumers Association of British Columbia (CEC) requested a one-week extension to file its request to intervene by Wednesday, October 20, 2021; and

E.       The BCUC has reviewed the extension request and considers that an amended regulatory timetable is warranted in the circumstances.

NOW THEREFORE pursuant to section 77 of the UCA, the BCUC orders as follows:

1.       To ensure procedural fairness, a one-week extension is granted to all interveners seeking to register in this proceeding, and the deadline for intervener IRs is adjusted accordingly.

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

DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this    12^th   day of October 2021.

BY ORDER

Original signed by:

A. K. Fung, QC

Commissioner

Attachment

FortisBC Inc.

2021 Long-Term Electric Resource Plan and

2021 Long-Term Demand-Side Management Plan