Orders

ORDER NUMBER

G-85-24

IN THE MATTER OF

the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473

and

British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority

Off-Grid Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

BEFORE:

T. Loski, Panel Chair

A. K. Fung, KC, Commissioner

On March 21, 2024

ORDER

WHEREAS:

On March 5, 2024, BC Hydro filed an application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) for Off-Grid Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (Application);

A.      In the Application, pursuant to sections 45 and 46 of the Utilities Commission Act (UCA), BC Hydro seeks the issuance of a CPCN for BC Hydro to construct and operate three electric vehicle charging stations that are outside of BC Hydro’s integrated area and non-integrated areas in northern B.C. at the following locations: Tetsa River Lodge; Liard Hot Springs Lodge; and Bell 2 Lodge; and

B.      The BCUC determines establishing a regulatory timetable for the review of the Application is warranted.

NOW THEREFORE the BCUC orders as follows:

1.       A written public hearing is established for the review of the Application in accordance with the regulatory timetable set out in Appendix A to this order.

2.       BC Hydro is directed to provide a copy of this order and the Application to parties in the BC Hydro
Public Electric Vehicle Charging Service Rates proceeding and to local First Nation communities by Thursday, March 28, 2024.

3.       Parties may submit letters of comment by completing a Letter of Comment Form by Thursday, April 18, 2024.

DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this        21^st        day of March 2024.

BY ORDER

Original signed by:

T. Loski

Commissioner

Attachment

British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority

Off-Grid Electric Vehicle Charging Stations