Orders

ORDER NUMBER

G-24-23

 

IN THE MATTER OF

the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473

 

and

 

British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority

Electric Tariff Supplement No. 104 - Agreement with Arc Resources Ltd.

Electric Tariff Supplement No. 105 - Agreement with Cutback Ridge Partnership

 

BEFORE:

B. A. Magnan, Commissioner

 

on February 1, 2023

 

ORDER

WHEREAS:

 

A.      On January 23, 2023, pursuant to sections 58 to 61 of the Utilities Commission Act (UCA), British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority (BC Hydro) filed an application with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC), seeking approval of Electric Tariff Supplement No. 104 (TS 104), between BC Hydro and Arc Resources Ltd. (ARC) for service to its Sunrise Gas Plant, and Electric Tariff Supplement No. 105 (TS 105), between BC Hydro and Cutbank Ridge Partnership (CRP) for service to its Kiskatinaw River natural gas facilities (Application);

B.      ARC has requested an increase in Contract Demand in order to increase production at its Sunrise gas processing plant located near Progress, British Columbia;

C.      CRP has requested an increase in Contract Demand in order to increase production at its Kiskatinaw natural gas processing facilities located near the Kiskatinaw River area, in British Columbia;

D.      BC Hydro, with support from ARC and CRP, has filed for approval of TS 104 and TS 105 respectively, a supplement of ARC and CRP’s existing electricity supply agreements. The tariff agreements allow each customer to increase its Contract Demand on an interim, curtailable basis until BC Hydro completes construction of a new transmission line in approximately two to three years; and

E.       The BCUC has reviewed the Application and determines that approval of TS 104 and TS 105 is warranted.

 

NOW THEREFORE pursuant to section 58 to 61 of the UCA, the BCUC orders as follows:

 

1.       TS 104 and TS 105 are approved effective as of the date of this Order.

 

2.       The BCUC will keep the Application confidential as it contains customer specific and other commercially sensitive information; and

 

3.       BC Hydro is directed to refile TS 104 and TS 105 with the commencement date and signatures, for endorsement by the BCUC within 30 days of the issuance of this order.

 

 

DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this              1^st             day of February 2023.

 

BY ORDER

 

Original signed by:

 

B. A. Magnan

Commissioner