Orders

ORDER NUMBER

G-294-22

 

IN THE MATTER OF

the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473

 

and

 

Wyse Meter Solutions Inc.

Investigation into Status as a Public Utility

 

BEFORE:

B. A. Magnan, Panel Chair

E. B. Lockhart, Commissioner

A. Pape-Salmon, Commissioner

 

on October 21, 2022

 

ORDER

WHEREAS:

 

A.      By email on October 6, 2021, a complaint was filed with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) concerning, amongst other things, whether Wyse Meter Solutions Inc. (Wyse) was operating as a public utility at multiple premises in British Columbia (BC) (Complaint);

B.      On July 6, 2022, by Letter L-29-22, the BCUC suspended the Complaint and another four additional unresolved complaints against Wyse and determined that a public hearing to investigate Wyse’s status as a public utility is warranted;

C.      On July 22, 2022, by Order G-203-22, the BCUC established a regulatory timetable which included public notice, intervener registration, letters of comment, BCUC and Intervener information requests (IR), with further process to be determined;

D.      By Orders G-216-22 dated August 3, 2022 and G-249-22 dated September 7, 2022, the BCUC amended the regulatory timetable in response to Wyse’s request for additional time to provide public notice and to file responses to BCUC and Intervener information requests IR No. 1;

E.       On September 23, 2022, Wyse submitted responses to BCUC IR No. 1;

F.       On October 13, 2022, Wyse submitted responses to letters of comment; and

G.      The BCUC determines that establishing a further regulatory timetable is warranted.

 

 

NOW THEREFORE the BCUC orders the regulatory timetable amended by Order G-249-22 is further amended as set out in Appendix A to this order.

 

 

DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this                21^st              day of October 2022.

 

BY ORDER

 

Original signed by:

 

B. A. Magnan

Commissioner

 

 

Attachment

 

 

Wyse Meter Solutions Inc.

Investigation into Status as a Public Utility