Orders

ORDER NUMBER

R-30-22

 

IN THE MATTER OF

the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473

 

and

 

British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority

Confirmation and Notice of Penalty with Reasons for Decision

for the Contravention of Mandatory Reliability Standards

Identified as:

 

BEFORE:

R. I. Mason, Panel Chair

M. Kresivo, KC, Commissioner

E. B. Lockhart, Commissioner

 

on September 14, 2022

 

ORDER

WHEREAS:

 

A.      On August 3, 2022, the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) issued a confidential order with Confidential Notice of Penalty and Reasons for Decision to British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
(BC Hydro) for contravention of Reliability Standard FAC-008-3 Facility Ratings Requirement 6, as noted above (Confidential Order with Reasons);

B.      By confidential Order R-3-22 dated January 18, 2022, the BCUC confirmed BC Hydro’s contravention of Reliability Standard FAC-008-3 Facility Ratings Requirement 6, as noted above;

C.      On August 3, 2022, the BCUC directed BC Hydro to file written submissions with supporting reasons to the BCUC with respect to the confidentiality of the Confidential Order with Reasons, amongst other materials, including proposed redactions, if any, that BC Hydro seeks prior to their publication as may be ordered by the BCUC;

D.      On September 2, 2022, BC Hydro filed its submissions for public disclosure of Confidential Order R-3-22 and the Confidential Order with Reasons with a proposed redacted version of the Confidential Order with Reasons; and

E.       Following review of BC Hydro’s submissions, the Panel considers the release of the Confidential Order with Reasons in the redacted form as proposed by BC Hydro and the Confidential Confirmation Order in its entirety to the general public is warranted and in the public interest.

 

NOW THEREFORE pursuant to section 125.2(10) and Part 8.1 of the UCA, the BCUC orders the following:

 

1.       Order R-3-22 is to be made public, as attached in Appendix A.

2.       Order R-24-22 is to be made public, as attached in Appendix B.

3.       The redacted Reasons for Decision to Order R-24-22 are to be made public, as attached in Appendix C.

4.       All other material filed in this proceeding shall be held confidential, unless otherwise ordered by the BCUC.

DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this          14^th         day of September 2022.

 

BY ORDER

 

Original signed by:

 

R. I. Mason

Commissioner

 

 

Attachment