Orders

 

ORDER NUMBER

G-13-26

 

IN THE MATTER OF

the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473

 

and

 

British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority

Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity for the Bridge River Projects

 

BEFORE:

M. Jaccard, Panel Chair

A. C. Dennier, Commissioner

 

on January 27, 2026

 

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 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 with further process on the BRT Project to be determined;

D.      By letter dated April 16, 2025, BC Hydro stated it anticipates filing an evidentiary update for the BRT Project, including the AACE Class 3 cost estimate, by September 30, 2025;

E.       By Order G-106-25, dated April 24, 2025, the BCUC adjourned the proceeding pending the filing of
BC Hydro’s evidentiary update;

F.       On September 26, 2025, BC Hydro filed its evidentiary update for the BRT Project including an AACE Class 3 cost estimate (Evidentiary Update). BC Hydro requested that certain information be held confidential;

G.      By Order G-248-25, dated October 15, 2025 and Order G-311-25, dated December 19, 2025, the BCUC resumed the proceeding and amended the regulatory timetable, which included, among other things, a fourth round of information requests (IR No. 4) to BC Hydro;

H.      On January 15, 2026, BC Hydro filed responses to BCUC and Intervener IR No. 4; and

I.         The BCUC has reviewed BC Hydro’s responses to BCUC and Intervener IR No. 4 and determines that an amendment to the regulatory timetable is warranted.

 

NOW THEREFORE the BCUC amends the regulatory timetable as set out in Appendix A to this order.

 

 

DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this      27th       day of January 2026.

 

BY ORDER

 

Electronically signed by Mark Jaccard

 

M. Jaccard

Commissioner

 

 

Attachment

 

British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority

Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity for the Bridge River Projects