ORDER NUMBER
G-65-23
IN THE MATTER OF
the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473
and
British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
Transmission Service Rate Customer Baseline Load F2022 and F2023
BEFORE:
B.A. Magnan, Commissioner
on March 28, 2023
ORDER
WHEREAS:
A. On November 21, 2022, British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority (BC Hydro) filed with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC), pursuant to sections 58 to 61, 89 and 90 of the Utilities Commission Act (UCA) and section 15 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, the Transmission Service Rate (TSR) Customer Baseline Load (CBL) [Fiscal] F2022 and F2023 Application (Application);
B. In the Application, BC Hydro seeks the following BCUC approvals:
i. On a final and permanent basis, the “Final Adjusted F2022 CBL for Final Approval” column contained in Appendix A of the Application, effective April 1, 2021;
ii. On an interim basis, the “Interim F2023 CBL for Interim Approval” column contained in Appendix A of the Application, effective April 1, 2022;
iii. On a final and permanent basis, the placement of specific customers on Rate Schedule (RS) 1823A as contained in Appendix A of the Application, effective April 1, 2021; and
iv. On an interim basis, the placement of specific customers on RS 1823A as contained in Appendix A of the Application, effective April 1, 2022;
C. By Order G‑88‑22A, dated March 29, 2022, the BCUC approved the F2022 Interim CBLs and the placement of specified customers on RS 1823A, both effective April 1, 2021, on an interim basis until further application;
D. In the Application, BC Hydro states that pursuant to section 6.2.1 of the Tariff Supplement No. 74 (TS 74) it has submitted all CBL determinations reflected in the Application to each TSR CBL customer for review and comment prior to filing the Application;
E. Pursuant to TS 74 and RS 1823, all CBLs and any decision to put a customer on Rate Schedule 1823A are subject to final approval by the BCUC;
F. By Order G-37-23, dated February 23, 2023, BCUC established a written comment process and a regulatory timetable for the review of the Application. The BCUC directed BC Hydro to provide notice of the Application to its TSR customers and stakeholders, inviting them to submit letters of comment on the Application on or before March 15, 2023. The BCUC received no letters of comment;
G. BC Hydro requests that Appendices A, B and C of the Application and the associated customer information be held in confidence as they contain commercially sensitive information; and
H. The BCUC has reviewed the Application and considers that approval is warranted.
NOW THEREFORE pursuant to sections 58 to 61 and 90 of the UCA, the BCUC orders as follows:
1. The Final Adjusted F2022 CBLs, effective April 1, 2021, in the column identified as “Final Adjusted F2022 CBL for Final Approval” and the placement of specified customers on RS 1823A in F2022, contained in Appendix A of the Application, are approved on a final and permanent basis.
2. The F2023 Interim CBLs, effective April 1, 2022, in the column identified as “Interim F2023 CBL for Interim Approval” and the placement of specified customers on RS 1823A in F2023 contained in Appendix A of the Application, are approved on an interim basis until further application.
3. The BCUC will hold confidential the information in Appendices A, B and C of the Application and the associated customer information as they contain commercially sensitive information
DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 28th day of March 2023.
BY ORDER
Original signed by:
B. A. Magnan
Commissioner