Orders

ORDER NUMBER

G-95-25

IN THE MATTER OF

the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473

and

British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority

Fiscal 2024 and 2025 Transmission Service Rate Customer Baseline Loads

BEFORE:

B. A. Magnan, Commissioner

on April 14, 2025

ORDER

WHEREAS:

A.      On March 21, 2025, 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 (UCA) and section 15 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, its Transmission Service Rate (TSR) Customer Baseline Loads (CBL) Fiscal 2024 (F2024) and Fiscal 2025 (F2025) application (Application);

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

               i.            On a final and permanent basis, the “Final Adjusted F2024 CBL for Final Approval” column contained in Appendix A of the Application, effective April 1, 2023;

             ii.            On an interim basis, the “Interim F2025 CBL for Interim Approval” column contained in Appendix A of the Application, effective April 1, 2024;

           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, 2023; 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, 2024.

C.      On December 15, 2023, the BCUC issued Order G-353-23, approving, among other things, BC Hydro’s proposal to transition RS 1823 and RS 1827 customers to RS 1830, which is a new, flat-rate structure effective April 1, 2024. The approved rate transition allows customers with Customer-Funded Demand-Side Management (DSM) projects to remain on RS 1823 for a two-year period before transitioning to RS 1830.

D.      By Order G‐39‐24 dated February 15, 2024, the BCUC approved the F2024 Interim CBL and the placement of specified customers on RS 1823A, both effective April 1, 2023, on an interim basis until a further application;

E.       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;

F.       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;

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

H.      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 April 17, 2025, 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 April 22, 2025, confirmation of compliance with the notice requirements set out in Directive 2, and a list of those notified.

4.        In accordance with BCUC’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, any party wishing to comment on the Application is invited to submit a letter of comment by the date established in the regulatory timetable. Letters of comment must be in the Letter of Comment Form available on the BCUC’s website at https://www.bcuc.com/Forms/LetterOfComment.

5.       The BCUC will hold confidential the information in Appendices A, B, and C 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      14^th       day of April 2025.

BY ORDER

Electronically signed by Bernard Magnan

B. A. Magnan

Commissioner

Attachment

British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority

Fiscal 2024 and 2025 Transmission Service Rate Customer Baseline Loads