Orders

ORDER NUMBER

G-353-21

IN THE MATTER OF

the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473

and

British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority

Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity

for the Mainwaring Substation Upgrade Project

BEFORE:

A. K. Fung, QC, Panel Chair

E. B. Lockhart, Commissioner

A. Pape-Salmon, Commissioner

on December 2, 2021

ORDER

WHEREAS:

A.      On November 5, 2021, British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority (BC Hydro) filed an application with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) pursuant to section 45 and 46 of the Utilities Commission Act (UCA) seeking a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) for the Mainwaring substation upgrade project (Application);

B.      In the Application, BC Hydro proposes to replace two power transformers, a feeder section and associated equipment at the Mainwaring distribution substation, which is located in South Vancouver (Project);

C.      BC Hydro states that the expected cost of the Project is $114.4 million;

D.      By Order G-347-21, dated November 26, 2021, the BCUC established a regulatory timetable for the review of the Application, which included public notification, filing of confirmation of compliance with public notification directives, two rounds of BCUC and Intervener information requests, a deadline to submit letters of comments and further process to be determined; and

E.       The BCUC determines that an amendment to the regulatory timetable regarding confirmation of notice is warranted.

NOW THEREFORE the BCUC orders the regulatory timetable established by Order G-347-21 is amended as set out in Appendix A to this order.

DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this             2^nd            day of December 2021.

BY ORDER

Original signed by:

A. K. Fung, QC

Commissioner

Attachment

British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority

Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity

for the Mainwaring Substation Upgrade Project