CBTE Information Request Responses (1-32)

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Responses 1 - 32

• 1.1.0 What areas of BC Hydro’s filing are fully complete [PDF, 42 Kb]
• 1.1.1 What parts of Terms of Reference have been met [PDF, 39 Kb]
• 1.1.2 Proposal re “as thin” – explain improvements made if more time [PDF, 41 Kb]
• 1.2.0 How BCH filing meets or advances the Energy Plan [PDF, 48 Kb]
• 1.3.0 Does HC meet all of objectives and action items of Energy Plan [PDF, 40 Kb]
• 1.3.1 If not, which objectives or action items were not met [PDF, 39 Kb]
• 1.4.0 How would efficiency of management of BCH be measured? [PDF, 26 Kb]
• 1.4.1 Incentive in HC for efficient least cost basis additional supply [PDF, 41 Kb]
• 1.5.0 Version of Vol 1 substituting BCH Gen and BCH Dist for BCH [PDF, 76 Kb]
• 1.6.0 Transmission rate used to calculate price btw Powerex and BCH [PDF, 41 Kb]
• 1.7.0 Individual revenue requirements for Gen and Dist divisions? [PDF, 39 Kb]
• 1.7.1 If a separate revenue requirement for generation, then [PDF, 39 Kb]
• 1.7.2 If not revenue requirement for Gen, re Policy Action #8 [PDF, 40 Kb]
• 1.8.0 Meeting demand re BCH Dist vs BCH Gen [PDF, 40 Kb]
• 1.8.1 If answer to above question is BC Hydro Generation, then [PDF, 41 Kb]
• 1.8.2 Mechanism be used to set the 2nd Tier rate [PDF, 41 Kb]
• 1.9.0 How BCH filing promotes development by the private sector [PDF, 31 Kb]
• 1.10.0 In 1991/92 IRP re use in this rate design [PDF, 49 Kb]
• 1.10.1 If the answer to Question 10.0 is no, why not? [PDF, 49 Kb]
• 1.10.2 If the answer to Question 10.0 was yes, then [PDF, 48 Kb]
• 1.10.3 IRP documents provided to E3 prior to completion of E3’s report? [PDF, 48 Kb]
• 1.11.0 HC will not impact BCh current market structure and/or operation [PDF, 37 Kb]
• 1.12.0 Keeping BCH Gen in control of dispatch of provincial resources [PDF, 26 Kb]
• 1.12.1 BCH Gen re dispatch of province resources re economic dispatch [PDF, 40 Kb]
• 1.12.2 Other market participants re economic dispatch process [PDF, 40 Kb]
• 1.12.3 Economic dispatch w/o full management by BCH Gen? [PDF, 40 Kb]
• 1.13.0 Will relationship btwn BCH and Powerex disadvantage other IPPs [PDF, 57 Kb]
• 1.13.1 If answer to Q 13.0 is no, please explain why not [PDF, 45 Kb]
• 1.13.2 If the answer to Question 13.0 is yes, then (N/A) [PDF, 45 Kb]
• 1.14.0 Confirmation that 49,000 GWh per year is financially irrelevant [PDF, 56 Kb]
• 1.14.1 If not, then (N/A) [PDF, 43 Kb]
• 1.15.0 Hedging activity re examples, undertaken before vs in the future [PDF, 32 Kb]
• 1.16.0 Heritage Deferral Account replacing existing RSA re quantify risk [PDF, 60 Kb]
• 1.16.1 If yes, then (N/A) [PDF, 45 Kb]
• 1.16.2 If no, how possible to assert risk is too high to be absorbed [PDF, 46 Kb]
• 1.16.3 As risk does not disappear, is risk not on ratepayer? [PDF, 47 Kb]
• 1.16.4 Is BCH sure Gov't is not interested in carrying risk for a premium [PDF, 47 Kb]
• 1.16.5 BCH judgment regarding premium required to fix HPO [PDF, 48 Kb]
• 1.17.0 Adherance to listed principles re cost shifting between customers [PDF, 75 Kb]
• 1.18.0 Customer would have right to re-sell power purchased from BCH [PDF, 44 Kb]
• 1.18.1 Mandatory tariff, Cost shifting re "right to use" only [PDF, 44 Kb]
• 1.19.0 SR re margin neutral re alternate supply and margin neutral [PDF, 44 Kb]
• 1.19.1 "risk adjusted value of saved energy” re incremental cost of new supply [PDF, 47 Kb]
• 1.19.2 Margin neutral re BCH marginal cost and marketing operation [PDF, 45 Kb]
• 1.20.0 Energy Plan or Terms of Reference re assigning HC value directly [PDF, 31 Kb]
• 1.21.0 Heritage value assigned directly to customer re EP or ToR [PDF, 25 Kb]
• 1.22.0 Design re no customer worse off by action of another customer [PDF, 35 Kb]
• 1.23.0 Why BCH did not ask E3 to present a single complete rate design [PDF, 51 Kb]
• 1.24.0 Additional risk from SR on BCH over and above current exposure [PDF, 36 Kb]
• 1.25.0 Price signals re set by whom and using what process? [PDF, 57 Kb]
• 1.25.1 Risks re symmetrical carry a clear bias? [PDF, 44 Kb]
• 1.26.0 How rate design can be judged in absence of access principles [PDF, 68 Kb]
• 1.27.0 BCH position re economic activity, subsidisation of energy costs [PDF, 55 Kb]
• 1.27.1 Correct price signal re to guide consumption [PDF, 44 Kb]
• 1.27.2 Energy Plan re correct price signal vs economic welfare of BC [PDF, 44 Kb]
• 1.28.0 Shopping credit and stepped rate re provide a clear price signal [PDF, 40 Kb]
• 1.28.1 Energy Plan re Policy Action #14 and ToR 4(b)) re deviation from SR [PDF, 41 Kb]
• 1.29.0 Provision of access re require an unbundling of retail rates [PDF, 35 Kb]
• 1.30.0 What mechanism will BC Hydro use to set the shopping credit? [PDF, 36 Kb]
• 1.30.1 Shopping credit re take into account 'unforeseen circumstances' [PDF, 45 Kb]
• 1.30.2 Shopping Credit re regulatory approval before making any change [PDF, 27 Kb]
• 1.31.0 Shopping credit re after a cust has displaced all of its Tier 2 [PDF, 29 Kb]
• 1.32.0 BCH re proceeding with presentation of a firm SRD proposal [PDF, 39 Kb]