ORDER NUMBER
G-106-25
IN THE MATTER OF
the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473
and
British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority Application for
Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity for the Bridge River Projects
BEFORE:
C. M. Brewer, Commissioner
A. C. Dennier, Commissioner
on April 24, 2025
ORDER
WHEREAS:
A. On July 23, 2021, British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority (BC Hydro) filed an application with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) pursuant to sections 45 and 46 of the Utilities Commission Act (UCA) for the Bridge River 1 Units 1 to 4 Generator Replacement Project (BR1 Project) and a CPCN for the Bridge River Transmission Project (BRT Project) (together, Application);
B. In the Application, BC Hydro requests approval for:
a. The BR1 Project to replace aging generating equipment with the Bridge River 1 Generating Station; and
b. The BRT project to increase the maximum capacity of the 2L90 circuit and to refurbish existing circuit infrastructure;
C. On October 11, 2022, by Order C-6-22, the BCUC granted BC Hydro a CPCN for the BR1 Project subject to certain conditions consistent with BC Hydro’s commitments to the St’at’imc Nation. The BCUC directed BC Hydro to file an evidentiary update on the BRT Project containing an Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering (AACE) Class 3 cost estimate;
D. By letter dated April 16, 2025, BC Hydro states it anticipates filing an evidentiary update for the BRT Project, including the AACE Class 3 cost estimate, by September 30, 2025; and
E. The BCUC has reviewed the BC Hydro letter and considers that adjournment of the proceeding is warranted.
NOW THEREFORE the BCUC orders as follows:
1. BC Hydro is directed to provide an evidentiary update on the BRT Project, including an AACE Class 3 cost estimate, by Tuesday, September 30, 2025.
2. The proceeding is adjourned pending the filing of BC Hydro’s evidentiary update pursuant to Directive 1 above.
DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 24th day of April 2025.
BY ORDER
Electronically signed by Carolann Brewer
C. M. Brewer
Commissioner