Orders

ORDER NUMBER

G-333-23

IN THE MATTER OF

the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473

and

Kyuquot Power Limited

Resource Assessment Report

BEFORE:

M. Jaccard, Panel Chair

C. M. Brewer, Commissioner

E. A. Brown, Commissioner

on December 7, 2023

ORDER

WHEREAS:

A.      On May 15, 2020, by Order G-115-20A, the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) established a hearing to review the safety and reliability of the Kyuquot Power Limited (KPL) system, following a complaint by the Ka:’yu:'k't'h'/Che:k'tles7et'h' First Nations (KCFN);

B.      On October 27, 2022, by Order G-302-22, the BCUC closed the complaint and issued several directives. Directive 7 states: “Within one year of this Order, KPL is directed to file a long-term resource plan with a 10-year forecast and plan setting out how it will meet the forecasted load that supports KCFN's community aspirations;”

C.      On October 26, 2023, KPL filed with the BCUC a Resource Assessment Report (Application) to comply with Directive 7 Order G-302-22; and

D.      The BCUC has commenced the review of the Application and considers that establishing a regulatory timetable is warranted.

NOW THEREFORE the BCUC orders as follows:

1.       The regulatory timetable for the review of the Application is established, as set out in Appendix A to this order.

2.       KPL must provide a copy of the Application and this order, electronically where possible to all interveners in the Investigation into the Safety and Reliability of the KPL System proceeding by Wednesday December 13, 2023.

3.       KPL must make the Application available on its website at https://kyuquotpower.com/ by Wednesday, December 13, 2023.

4.       Any party wishing to actively participate in this proceeding must submit the Request to Intervene Form, available on the BCUC’s website at https://www.bcuc.com/forms/RequestToIntervene, by Friday, January 5, 2024.

5.       KPL customers and stakeholders are invited to submit Letters of Comment relating to the Application. Letters of Comment must be received by the last date included in the proceeding’s regulatory timetable before final arguments, unless the BCUC directs otherwise. Letters of Comment that are received late will not be considered by the BCUC in the proceeding. Letters of Comment must be in the Letter of Comment Form available on the BCUC’s website at https://www.bcuc.com/Forms/LetterOfComment, and submitted by email to commission.secretary@bcuc.com or by mail to the British Columbia Utilities Commission, Suite 410, 900 Howe Street, Vancouver, BC, V6Z 2N3.

DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this          7^th           day of December 2023.

BY ORDER

Original signed by:

M. Jaccard

Commissioner

Attachment

Kyuquot Power Limited

Resource Assessment Report