Orders

ORDER NUMBER

R-15-24

 

IN THE MATTER OF

the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473

 

and

 

British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority

Mandatory Reliability Standards Assessment Report No. 17

 

BEFORE:

E. B. Lockhart, Panel Chair

E. A. Brown, Commissioner

 

on June 5, 2024

 

ORDER

WHEREAS:

 

A.      On April 26, 2024, pursuant to section 125.2(3) of the Utilities Commission Act (UCA), British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority (BC Hydro) submitted to the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) Mandatory Reliability Standards (MRS) Assessment Report No. 17 (Report) assessing six new and revised reliability standards and three new terms from the North American Electric Reliability Corporation Glossary of Terms dated March 8, 2023. BC Hydro recommends that four reliability standards be adopted in BC; and

B.       Pursuant to section 125.2(5) of the UCA, if the BCUC receives a report under section 125.2(3) of the UCA, the BCUC must make the report available to the public in a reasonable manner, and for a reasonable period of time and consider any comments in response to the report.

NOW THEREFORE pursuant to section 125.2(5) of the UCA, the BCUC orders as follows:

 

1.       A regulatory timetable is established as set out in Appendix A to this order.

2.       BC Hydro is directed to have the Report available on its external website and notify all Entities registered in the BC MRS Program of the review process by providing them with a copy of this order and/or the link on the BCUC’s website within five business days of the date of this order.

DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this              5^th           day of June 2024.

 

BY ORDER

 

Original signed by:

 

E. B. Lockhart

Commissioner

 

Attachment

British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority

Mandatory Reliability Standards Assessment Report No. 17