Orders

ORDER NUMBER

G-10-24

IN THE MATTER OF

the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473

and

British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority

Fiscal 2023 and 2024 Transmission Service Rate Customer Baseline Loads

BEFORE:

B. A. Magnan, Commissioner

on January 12, 2024

ORDER

WHEREAS:

A.      On December 7, 2023, 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 and section 15 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, its Transmission Service Rate (TSR) Customer Baseline Loads (CBL) [Fiscal] F2023 and F2024 application (Application);

B.       In the Application, BC Hydro seeks the following approvals:

                     i.            On a final and permanent basis, the “Final Adjusted F2023 CBL for Final Approval” column contained in Appendix A of the Application, effective April 1, 2022;

                   ii.            On an interim basis, the “Interim F2024 CBL for Interim Approval” column contained in Appendix A of the Application, effective April 1, 2023;

                 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, 2022; 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, 2023;

C.      By Order G‐65‐23 dated March 28, 2023, the BCUC approved the F2023 Interim CBL and the placement of specified customers on RS 1823A, both effective April 1, 2022, 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 CBL and any decision to put a customer on Rate Schedule 1823A are subject to final approval by the BCUC;

F.       BC Hydro requests that Appendices A, B, C and D of the Application and the associated customer information be held in confidence as they contain commercially sensitive information; and

G.      The BCUC has determined that a written comment process is warranted for the review of the Application.

NOW THEREFORE the BCUC orders as follows:

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

2.       BC Hydro is directed as soon as reasonably possible, but no later than January 19, 2024, to provide notice of this Application and a copy of this order, electronically where possible, to all of its TSR customers.

3.       BC Hydro is directed to provide to the BCUC, by January 24, 2024, confirmation of compliance with the notice requirements set out in Directives 2 above, and a list of those notified.

4.       Parties wishing to provide comments on the Application are invited to submit a letter of comment by February 2, 2024. 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.

5.       The BCUC will hold confidential the information in Appendices A, B, C, and D 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       12^th       day of January 2024.

BY ORDER

Original signed by:

B. A. Magnan

Commissioner

Attachment

British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority

Fiscal 2023 and 2024 Transmission Service Rate Customer Baseline Loads