Orders

ORDER NUMBER

G-331-21

IN THE MATTER OF

the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473

and

British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority (BC Hydro)

Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT)

Attachment C Amendments Application –

Methodology to Assess Available Transfer Capability

BEFORE:

D. M. Morton, Panel Chair

A. K. Fung, QC, Commissioner

C. M. Brewer, Commissioner

on November 10, 2021

ORDER

WHEREAS:

A.      On September 9, 2021, British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority (BC Hydro) filed with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) an application seeking approval to Amend Attachment C of the
Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT) pursuant to sections 58 to 61 of the Utilities Commission Act (UCA) (Application);

B.      In the Application, BC Hydro seeks approval of the following amendments to Attachment C of the OATT:

1.       To delete one sentence in section 4.5.1 of Attachment C to enable BC Hydro to address its amended practice to allow firm counterflow schedules to create firm available transmission capability (ATC) for sale under BC Hydro’s OATT if certain conditions are met; and

2.       To address additional housekeeping items in Attachment C;

C.      By Order G-284-21, dated September 28, 2021, the BCUC established a public hearing process with a regulatory timetable for the review of the Application, which included notice of the Application, intervener registration, and BCUC and Intervener information requests (IRs);

D.      On October 8, 2021, the Commercial Energy Consumers Association of British Columbia (CEC) submitted a request to extend the Intervener Registration deadline by one week, to provide more time to allow CEC to submit its Request to Intervene Form due to difficulties experienced in accessing electronic documents on the BCUC website;

E.       By Order G-294-21, dated October 13, 2021, the BCUC amended the Regulatory Timetable to align with the Intervener extension request;

F.       On November 5, 2021, BC Hydro submitted a request to extend the BC Hydro responses to BCUC and Intervener IR No. 1 by one week, to provide more time to allow BC Hydro to prepare responses;

G.      The BCUC has reviewed the BC Hydro’s extension request and determines amending the regulatory timetable is warranted.

NOW THEREFORE the BCUC orders that the regulatory timetable is amended as set out in Appendix A to this order.

DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this            10^th           day of November 2021.

BY ORDER

Original signed by:

D. M. Morton

Commissioner

Attachment

British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority (BC Hydro)

Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT)

Attachment C Amendments Application –

Methodology to Assess Available Transfer Capability