Orders

ORDER NUMBER

G-250-23

 

IN THE MATTER OF

the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473

 

and

 

British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority

Electrical Explosion Incident – Marine Building, Downtown Vancouver

 

BEFORE:

M. Jaccard, Commissioner

 

on September 21, 2023

 

ORDER

WHEREAS:

 

A.      On February 24, 2023, an explosion and fire occurred in an underground electrical vault (Vault No. 73) owned and operated by the British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority (BC Hydro). Vault No. 73 is part of BC Hydro’s distribution network that supplies power to BC Hydro customers in the Vancouver downtown core and is located on the 300 block of Burrard Street;

 

B.      By Order G-192-23, dated July 21, 2023, BC Hydro was directed to, among other things, submit an independent third-party report investigating the root cause of the February 24, 2023 incident (Third-Party Report) and supporting deliverables to the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) by the following deadlines:

 

C.       By letter dated September 19, 2023, BC Hydro requested an extension to the filing deadlines; and

 

D.      The BCUC has reviewed BC Hydro’s extension request and considers the following determination is warranted.

 

 

NOW THEREFORE the BCUC orders that the filing deadlines for the Third-Party Report and supporting deliverables set out in Directive 2 of Order G-192-23 are varied as follows:

 

 

 

DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this            21^st          day of September 2023.

 

BY ORDER

 

Original signed by:

 

M. Jaccard

Commissioner