ORDER NUMBER
G-8-23
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 Lower Mainland Reactive Power Reinforcement Project
BEFORE:
A. K. Fung, KC, Panel Chair
A. C. Dennier, Commissioner
A. Pape-Salmon, Commissioner
on January 16, 2023
ORDER
WHEREAS:
A. On November 22, 2022, 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 Lower Mainland Reactive Power Reinforcement Project (Application);
B. In the Application, BC Hydro proposes to install reactive power compensation equipment at the Meridian, Ingledow, McLellan and Clayburn substations and stop using the Burrard Synchronous Condenser Station to manage reactive power on BC Hydro’s transmission system;
C. By Order G-363-22, dated December 15, 2022, the BCUC established a regulatory timetable for a review of the Application; and
D. The BCUC has commenced review of the Application and determines that a further 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 16th day of January 2023.
BY ORDER
Original signed by:
A. K. Fung, KC
Commissioner
British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity
for the Lower Mainland Reactive Power Reinforcement Project
REGULATORY TIMETABLE
| Action |
Date (2023) |
| Intervener Registration Deadline |
Thursday, January 19 |
| BC Hydro Workshop* |
Monday, February 27 |
| BCUC Information Request (IR) No. 1 to BC Hydro |
Monday, March 20 |
| Intervener IR No. 1 to BC Hydro |
Monday April 3 |
| BC Hydro Responses to BCUC and Intervener IR No.1 |
Monday, April 24 |
| Further Process |
To be Determined |
*To be held in-person, commencing at 9 am. Active participation in the workshop, which will be transcribed, will be limited to BC Hydro, the BCUC and registered interveners; however, any party may follow the live broadcast. Further details regarding the workshop will be issued in due course.