Application Review Process

Following is a summary of the application review process and the timelines BC Hydro expects to follow. A full description of the review process can be found in Section 4.3 of the Program Rules.

1. Application Review – BC Hydro will review the application for completeness and assess whether the developer and project meet eligibility requirements. If any information is incomplete or missing, BC Hydro will either keep the application and request the additional information or return the application and exhibits to the developer for revision. BC Hydro intends to complete this step in the application review process within 45 business days after receipt of a complete application.
2. Project Specific Changes – If the application is complete and BC Hydro does not identify any grounds for rejection, BC Hydro will review any project-specific EPA changes requested by the developer in the application. BC Hydro may request additional information or identify additional or alternate required changes. If the developer does not respond to this request in 30 calendar days, or does not accept the EPA changes, BC Hydro may reject the application.
3. Review of Statement of Project Changes (if applicable) – BC Hydro may request that the developer complete and submit a Statement of Project Changes that identifies any changes to any information in the application. BC Hydro will send an email to the developer requesting this document prior to the signing of an EPA. BC Hydro will review the Statement of Project Changes to determine whether the project continues to meet the eligibility requirements of the SOP.
4. Review of Interconnection Study (or Studies) – If a valid Interconnection Study has not been delivered by the developer to BC Hydro prior to completion of the application review, BC Hydro will request that the developer file the required Interconnection Study. If (a) the developer has not filed a complete application with BC Hydro Interconnections for the required Interconnection Study and paid the applicable study fees within thirty (30) calendar days after the request from BC Hydro for the Interconnection Study, or (b) the developer has not filed a completed Interconnection Study with the SOP Administrator within two hundred and forty (240) calendar days after the request from BC Hydro, the application may be rejected. Developers should note that Interconnection Studies may become invalid if further studies or further steps are not commenced within the time required by BC Hydro Interconnections. Accordingly, developers are encouraged to contact BC Hydro to coordinate the timing of the Interconnection Study and the SOP application.
   
   

   BC Hydro will review the Interconnection Study to determine whether the project meets the eligibility requirements.

5. Project EPA Offer and Acceptance – Within 21 business days after completion of the Review Process described in Section 4.3 of the Program Rules and all required documents are filed, BC Hydro will send the developer either an offer of a Project EPA or a notice of rejection of the application. If the developer files any amendments to the application during this 21 business day period, the deadline for BC Hydro's decision may be extended. If the interconnection study becomes invalid (as determined by BC Hydro Interconnections) prior to the execution of a Project EPA by both BC Hydro and the developer, the application may be rejected.