Orders

ORDER NUMBER

G-165-23

 

IN THE MATTER OF

the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473

 

and

 

British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority

Transmission Service Rate Design Application

 

BEFORE:

C. M. Brewer, Commissioner

A. C. Dennier, Commissioner

 

on June 28, 2023

 

ORDER

WHEREAS:

 

A.      On March 16, 2023, pursuant to sections 58 to 60 of the Utilities Commission Act (UCA), BC Hydro and Power Authority (BC Hydro) filed with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) a Transmission Service Rate Design Application (Application), which includes a proposal to transition Rate Schedule (RS) 1823 and RS 1827 customers to a new, flat-rate structure (Rate Schedule 1830 or RS 1830) with a lower energy charge and higher demand charge over a three-year transition period;

B.      By Order G-77-23, the BCUC established a regulatory timetable for the review of the Application which included intervener registration and one round of information requests (IRs). BC Hydro responses to IR No. 1 are due by Thursday, June 29, 2023;

C.      On June 26, 2023, BC Hydro filed a request with the BCUC to extend the deadline to file its responses to IR No. 1, from Thursday, June 29, 2023 to Tuesday, July 11, 2023, due to the high volume of IRs and BC Hydro requires additional time to carry out the analysis required; and

D.      The BCUC has reviewed BC Hydro’s request and considers that an amendment to the regulatory timetable is warranted.

 

 

 

NOW THEREFORE the BCUC amends the regulatory timetable as set out in Appendix A to this order.

 

 

DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this                28^th               day of June 2023.

 

BY ORDER

 

Original signed by:

 

C. M. Brewer

Commissioner

 

 

Attachment

 

 

British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority

Transmission Service Rate Design Application