Regulatory archive
Below is a guide to finding key BC Hydro regulatory documents, organized alphabetically by general topic, and then by specific regulatory and planning processes. You can use the anchor links at the top to more quickly find what you’re looking for.
Note that while some documents reside on this website, links are also provided to documents on the B.C. Utilities Commission site, bcuc.com, where you can also search for related content.
How is BC Hydro regulated?
The Government of B.C. is responsible for legislation, policies and programs to generate and transmit power that’s reliable, cost effective, clean or renewable. BC Hydro is a Crown corporation, owned by the government and people of British Columbia, and is regulated by the B.C. Utilities Commission (BCUC) under the Utilities Commission Act.
Select a regulatory topic to view documents
- Cities, municipalities and First Nations
- Conservation and sustainability
- Customer reporting
- Dams and power stations
- Electricity planning & purchases
- Electricity trade
- Electric vehicles
- IT & smart meters
- Net metering
- Power lines & poles
- Public workshops & consultation
- Rates & tariffs
- Reports to government & BCUC
- Reliability
- Revenue & expenditures
- Safety and emergency planning
- Transmission
Cities, municipalities and First Nations
Inquiry into the Regulation of Municipal Energy Utilities
BC Hydro submissions and other documents on bcuc.com.
BCUC Indigenous Utilities Regulation Inquiry
City of Coquitlam Reconsideration and Variance of Order G-80-19
Complaint filed by Gitga’at First Nation regarding Remote Community Electrification Program Fees
Regulatory Timetable [PDF]
Demand-side management reports
BC Hydro Responses to BCUC Staff Information Request No. 1 on BC Hydro F2022 Annual Report on Demand-Side Management Activities [PDF, 260 KB] October 5, 2022
F2022 Annual Report on Demand-Side Management Activities [PDF, 267 KB] July 15, 2022
F2021 Annual Report on Demand-Side Management Activities [PDF, 300 KB] July 15, 2021
F2020 Demand-Side Management Milestone Evaluation Summary Report - December 2020 [PDF, 5.8 MB] January 22, 2021
F2020 Annual Report on Demand-Side Management Activities [PDF, 359 KB] July 10, 2020
BC Hydro’s letter dated January 14, 2020 enclosing its Demand-Side Management Milestone Evaluation Summary Report F2019 - December 2019 [PDF, 690 KB] January 14, 2020
GHG Reduction (Clean Energy) Regulation Reporting
BC Hydro Fiscal 2022 Annual Report [PDF, 990 KB] June 29, 2022
BC Hydro Fiscal 2021 Annual Report [PDF, 2.4 MB] June 30, 2021
BC Hydro Fiscal 2020 Annual Report [PDF, 828 KB] June 29, 2020
BC Hydro Fiscal 2019 Annual Report [PDF, 765 KB] June 28, 2019
Customer complaints reports and estimates
BC Hydro Q2 F2023 Summary Report of Customer Complaints and Consecutive Estimates [PDF, 342 KB] October 28, 2022
BC Hydro F2023 Q1 Summary Report of Customer Complaints and Consecutive Estimates [PDF, 340 KB] July 29, 2022
BC Hydro F2022 Q4 Summary Report of Customer Complaints and Consecutive Estimates [PDF, 366 KB] April 26, 2022
BC Hydro F2022 Q3 Summary Report of Customer Complaints and Consecutive Estimates [PDF, 358 KB] January 26, 2022
BC Hydro F2022 Q2 Summary Report of Customer Complaints and Consecutive Estimates [PDF, 349 KB] October 27, 2021
BC Hydro F2021 Q4 Summary Report of Customer Complaints and Consecutive Estimates [PDF, 397 KB] April 27, 2021
BC Hydro F2021 Q3 Summary Report of Customer Complaints and Consecutive Estimates [PDF, 381 KB] January 28, 2021
BC Hydro F2021 Q2 Summary Report of Customer Complaints and Consecutive Estimates [PDF, 334 KB] October 28, 2020
BC Hydro F2021 Q1 Summary Report of Customer Complaints and Consecutive Estimates [PDF, 345 KB] July 28, 2020
BC Hydro F2020 Q4 Summary Report of Customer Complaints and Consecutive Estimates [PDF, 358 KB] April 28, 2020
BC Hydro F2020 Q3 Summary Report of Customer Complaints and Consecutive Estimates [PDF, 319 KB] January 22, 2020
BC Hydro F2020 Q1 Summary Report of Customer Complaints and Consecutive Estimates [PDF, 438 KB] July 29, 2019
Dams and power stations
Dam safety reports and submissions
BC Hydro second response summarising dam safety management [PDF, 138 KB] February 3, 2020
Site C reports and documents
Documents, including COVID-19 reports, on bcuc.com
Peace to Kelly Lake Stations Sustainment Project
Application [PDF, 35.4 MB], related documents on bcuc.com
John Hart Seismic Upgrade Project
Application [PDF, 9.2 MB], related documents on bcuc.com
Mainwaring Substation Upgrade Project Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN)
Application [PDF, 25.6 MB], related documents on bcuc.com
Bridge River Projects CPCN
Application [PDF, 8.3 MB] and BCUC Order G-253-21 [PDF, 33 KB], related documents on bcuc.com
John Hart Generating Station Replacement Project
Semi-Annual Progress Report No. 18 [PDF, 266 KB] November 15, 2022
Project Completion and Evaluation Report [PDF, 2.6 MB] June 27, 2022
Semi-Annual Progress Report No. 17 [PDF, 221 KB] May 17, 2022
Semi-Annual Progress Report No. 16 [PDF, 3.6 MB] November 15, 2021
Semi-Annual Progress Report No. 15 [PDF, 2.1 MB] May 18, 2021
Compliance with Order C-2-13 - Proposed methodology for the Project Completion and Evaluation Report [PDF, 329 KB] March 30, 2021
Compliance with BCUC Order No. C-2-13 Directive 5 - Project Completion and Evaluation Report Methodology [PDF, 338 KB] February 11, 2021
John Hart Generating Station Replacement Project Semi-Annual Progress Report No. 14 [PDF, 2.8 MB] November 16, 2020
BC Hydro's Semi-Annual Progress Report No. 13 [PDF, 1.4 MB] May 15, 2020
Semi-Annual Progress Report No. 12 [PDF, 1.5 MB] November 15, 2019
BC Hydro Semi-Annual Progress Report No. 11 - October 2018 to March 2019 [PDF, 2.4 MB] May 29, 2019
Extension request for filing Semi-Annual Progress Report No. 11 (October 2018 to March 2019) [PDF, 19 KB] May 13, 2019
Ruskin Dam and Powerhouse Upgrade
Ruskin Dam and Powerhouse Upgrade Project - Final Completion Report [PDF, 1.4 MB] May 13, 2020
Semi-Annual Progress Report No. 12 [PDF, 1.5 MB] November 15, 2019
BC Hydro Ruskin Dam and Powerhouse Upgrade Project Semi-Annual Progress Report No. 15 - April 2019 to September 2019 [PDF, 1.3 MB] November 14, 2019
Salmon River Diversion Ceasing of Operations
Compliance with Commission Order No. G-96-17, Directive 3 - Project Completion Report [PDF, 2.5 MB] May 31, 2021
WAC Bennett Riprap Upgrade Project
Final Completion and Evaluation Report [PDF, 782 KB] June 25, 2019
BC Hydro W.A.C. Bennett Riprap Dam Upgrade Project Annual Progress Report No. 3 - January 2018 to December 2018 [PDF, 1.0 MB] February 15, 2019
Electricity Purchase Agreements
Most Electricity Purchase Agreement (EPA) documents are available on bcuc.com. Search there by specific agreement/project name and year (e.g. Boralex 2018).
BC Hydro Energy Supply Contract Filing Requirements
Amendments and Contractual Developments relating to energy supply contracts (EPAs) for the period July to September 2022 (Q2 Fiscal 2023) [PDF, 312 KB] November 4, 2022
Amendments and Contractual Developments relating to energy supply contracts (EPAs) for the period April to June 2022 (Q1 Fiscal 2023) [PDF, 176 KB] August 11, 2022
Amendments and Contractual Developments relating to energy supply contracts (EPAs) for the period January to March 2022 (Q4 Fiscal 2022) [PDF, 173 KB] May 9, 2022
Amendments and Contractual Developments relating to energy supply contracts (EPAs) for the period October to December 2021 (Q3 Fiscal 2022) [PDF, 244 KB] February 7, 2022
Amendments and Contractual Developments relating to energy supply contracts (EPAs) for the period July to September 2021 (Q2 Fiscal 2022) [PDF, 192 KB] October 28, 2021
Amendments and Contractual Developments relating to energy supply contracts (EPAs) for the period April to June 2021 (Q1 Fiscal 2022) [PDF, 205 KB] July 30, 2021
Biomass Energy Program Energy Supply
Howe Sound Green Energy Energy Supply Contract [PDF, 344 KB] January 8, 2021
Energy Supply Contract between BC Hydro and Celgar for its Celgar Green Energy Facility [PDF, 330 KB] November 3, 2020
Amending agreement to Tolko Armstrong energy supply contract [PDF, 331 KB] September 11, 2020
Two energy supply contracts for Skookumchuck Pulp Inc. [PDF, 261 KB] April 23, 2020
Energy Supply Contracts for Canfor Prince George Pulp and Skookumchuck [PDF, 267 KB] February 20, 2020
Energy supply contracts in respect of Tolko Armstrong, NW Energy (Williams Lake) and Skookmuchuck [PDF, 329 KB] November 28, 2019
Response to BCUC Staff questions (Rate Schedule 1880) submitted on September 23, 2019 [PDF, 242 KB] September 27, 2019
Schedule 1828 and to the B.C. Government's Direction to the BCUC Respecting the Biomass Energy Program (Order in Council No. 158) [PDF, 2.0 MB] April 15, 2019
BC Hydro application for an Order approving Rate Schedule 1828 and to the B.C. Government's Direction to the BCUC Respecting the Biomass Energy Program (Order in Council No. 158) [PDF, 2.0 MB] April 15, 2019
New Power Purchase Agreement Section 2.5 Guidelines
BC Hydro Section 2.5 Guidelines Withdrawal Request [PDF, 96 KB] July 23, 2019
BC Hydro Energy Supply Contract Filing Requirements
Amendments and Contractual Developments relating to energy supply contracts for the period January 2021 to March 2021 (Q4 Fiscal 2021) [PDF, 172 KB] April 30, 2021
Amendments and Contractual Developments relating to energy supply contracts (EPAs) for the period October to December 2020 (Q3 Fiscal 2021) [PDF, 276 KB] February 4, 2021
Amendments and Contractual Developments relating to energy supply contracts (EPAs) for the period July to September 2020 (Q2 Fiscal 2021) [PDF, 95 KB] October 30, 2020
Amendments and Contractual Developments relating to energy supply contracts for the periods January to March 2020 (Q4 Fiscal 2020) and April to June 2020 (Q1 Fiscal 2021) [PDF, 103 KB] September 1, 2020
BC Hydro Island Generation Electricity Purchase Agreement Renewal (2022)
Public Notice [PDF, 5.4 MB] July 29, 2022
Electricity trade
BC Hydro and Powerex
2019 letter agreement (forward electricity purchases) documents on bcuc.com.
Report No.3 – August 1, 2019 to August 31, 2019 [PDF, 898 KB] September 30, 2019
Forward Electricity Purchases, as amended [PDF, 9.0 MB] May 23, 2019
Confirmation [PDF, 226 KB] February 28, 2019
BC Hydro Transfer Pricing Agreement Application
Canada Energy Regulator (Export Permits, etc.)
October 2022 CER Export Report [PDF, 54 KB] November 8, 2022
September 2022 CER Export Report [PDF, 54 KB] October 7, 2022
August 2022 CER Export Report [PDF, 87 KB] September 14, 2022
BC Hydro Response dated August 30, 2022 to CER Cost Recovery Request for Information for 2023 Estimates [PDF, 610 KB] August 30, 2022
July 2022 CER Export Report [PDF, 87 KB] August 12, 2022
June 2022 CER Export Report [PDF, 67 KB] July 7, 2022
May 2022 CER Export Report [PDF, 67 KB] June 8, 2022
April 2022 CER Export Report [PDF, 69 KB] May 5, 2022
March 2022 CER Export Report [PDF, 66 KB] April 6, 2022
February 2022 CER Export Report [PDF, 67 KB] March 9, 2022
January 2022 CER Export Report [PDF, 63 KB] February 9, 2022
December 2021 CER Export Report [PDF, 67 KB] January 11, 2022
November 2021 CER Export Report [PDF, 61 KB] December 6, 2021
October 2021 CER Export Report [PDF, 52 KB] November 9, 2021
September 2021 CER Export Report [PDF, 50 KB] October 8, 2021
July 2021 CER Export Report [PDF, 52 KB] August 9, 2021
June 2021 CER Export Report [PDF, 103 KB] July 7, 2021
April 2021 CER Export Report [PDF, 108 KB] May 12, 2021
January 2021 CER Export Report [PDF, 64 KB] February 11, 2021
December 2020 CER Export Report [PDF, 63 KB] January 14, 2021
November 2020 CER Export Report [PDF, 63 KB] December 11, 2020
October 2020 CER Export Report [PDF, 47 KB] November 13, 2020
September 2020 CER Export Report [PDF, 54 KB] October 13, 2020
August 2020 CER Export Report [PDF, 274 KB] September 10, 2020
BC Hydro Response dated August 28, 2020 to CER Cost Recovery Request for Information for 2021 Estimates [PDF, 251 KB] August 28, 2020
July 2020 CER Export Report [PDF, 68 KB] August 14, 2020
June 2020 CER Export Report [PDF, 73 KB] July 8, 2020
May 2020 CER Export Report [PDF, 72 KB] June 12, 2020
REVISED April 2020 Export Permit Report [PDF, 107 KB] May 13, 2020 (revised June 5, 2020)
March 2020 Export Permit Report [PDF, 87 KB] April 14, 2020
February 2020 Export Permit Report [PDF, 122 KB] March 12, 2020
January 2020 Export Permit Report [PDF, 81 KB] February 11, 2020
BC Hydro submission on Phase 2 Evidence [PDF, 266 KB] January 28, 2019
Final Argument on Revised Scope [PDF, 109 KB] March 29, 2019
BCUC Inquiry into the Regulation of Electric Vehicle Charging Service – Phase 2 –Supplementary Submissions [PDF, 17 KB] May 2, 2019
BC Hydro Electric Vehicle Fast Charging Service Rate Application
FortisBC Inc. Rate Design and Rates for Electric Vehicle DC Fast Charging Service Application
IT and smart meters
BC Hydro Energy Management System Upgrade Project
Application [PDF] and BCUC Order G-102-22 [PDF], related documents on bcuc.com
BC Hydro Supply Chains Applications Project
Phase Two documents on bcuc.com
BC Hydro Inquiry of Expenditures Related to the Adoption of the SAP Platform
BC Hydro Response to SAP Inquiry Report on Recommendations [PDF, 344 KB] July 2, 2020
BC Hydro Advanced Meter Implementation Safety
Meter / Meter Base Fire or High Temperature Safety Incident Semi-annual Compliance Report No. 9 – July 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020 [PDF, 290 KB] January 29, 2021
BC Hydro Meter / Meter Base Fire or High Temperature Safety Incident Semi-annual Compliance Report No. 8 – January 1, 2020 to June 30, 2020 [PDF, 232 KB] July 30, 2020
Semi-annual Compliance Report No. 7 - July 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019 [PDF, 133 KB] January 30, 2020
Semi-annual Compliance Report No. 6 - January 1, 2019 to June 30, 2019 [PDF, 71 KB] July 30, 2019
BC Hydro RS 1289 Net Metering Service Amendment
Application to Amend Rate Schedule 1289 for Net Metering Service [PDF, 3.0 MB] April 29, 2019
Responses to BCUC Information Request No. 1 Exhibit B-3 [PDF, 7.2 MB] July 23, 2019
Compliance with BCUC Order No. G-103-19A [PDF, 4.2 MB] May 29, 2019
Extension Request to File Responses to Interveners Information Request No. 1 [PDF, 80 KB] August 2, 2019
Responses to Interveners Information Request No. 1 Exhibit B-5 [PDF, 7.8 MB] August 22, 2019
Submission on Further Process [PDF, 97 KB] August 30, 2019
BC Hydro responses to BCUC Information Requests. No. 2 [PDF, 486 KB] October 24, 2019
BC Hydro responses to Intervener Information Requests. No. 2 [PDF, 3.0 MB] October 24, 2019
Information Request No. 1 on Riverside Energy Systems Evidence [PDF, 89 KB] December 9, 2019
Information Request No. 1 on Peace Energy A Renewable Energy Cooperative Evidence [PDF, 88 KB] December 9, 2019
Information Request No. 1 on Canadian Solar Industries Association Evidence [PDF, 87 KB] December 9, 2019
Rebuttal Evidence [PDF, 299 KB] January 8, 2020
Response to Exhibit A-21 [PDF, 77 KB] January 30, 2020
Response to Exhibit A-22 [PDF, 89 KB] February 7, 2020
BC Hydro RS 1289 Net Metering Service Amendment - Response to Exhibit A-22 [PDF, 1.4 MB] February 13, 2020
Final Argument [PDF, 432 KB] February 27, 2020
Reply Argument [PDF, 185 KB] March 26, 2020
Compliance with BCUC Order No. G-168-20 Directive 6 [PDF, 638 KB] July 21, 2020
Compliance with BCUC Order No. G-168-20 - Net Metering Evaluation Report No. 5 [PDF, 2.3 MB] October 30, 2020
Net Metering Evaluation Report No. 5 Responses to BCUC Information Request No. 1 [PDF, 318 KB] December 14, 2020
International Power Line Damage Prevention
2020 Report to Regulator [PDF, 115 KB] January 27, 2021
Telecom Notice of Consultation CRTC
BC Hydro reply to Interventions [PDF, 159 KB] January 19, 2021
Submission of Intervention [PDF, 137 KB] December 18, 2020
Telus and Tariff APl 055 Intervener Registration [PDF, 130 KB] November 17, 2020
BC Hydro Letter dated November 16, 2020 - Request to Extend the Deadline for Filing Interventions [PDF, 87 KB] November 16, 2020
CB Powerline Exemption Application
VITR Electromagnetic Fields Risk Assessment Results Reports
BC Hydro Exponent Report on Electric and Magnetic Fields and Health: Review of the Scientific Research from January 2017 to December 2018 [PDF, 2.0 MB] March 19, 2019
Public workshops & consultation
Public workshops
Get information, schedules and feedback on rates, transmission, electric vehicle and other current and recent workshops on our Public workshops and feedback page.
TS 103 Mount Polley Mine
TS 86 Shore Power Service
BC Hydro rate design and applications
Current rate design documents are on our Rate design page. Most historical documents can be found on bcuc.com.
2020 Street Light Rate Application
BC Hydro Fiscal 2022 Annual Replacement Program Report No. 1 [PDF, 216 KB] April 28, 2022
Documents on bcuc.com.
2019 Fleet Electrification Rate Design
Documents including amendments on bcuc.com
2015 Rate Design Application
We filed a Rate Design Application with the B.C. Utilities Commission on September 24, 2015. The application followed extensive stakeholder and customer feedback on our current rate designs, and on potential rate design options. The Commission released their decision on January 20, 2017.
- 2015 Rate Design Application Module 1 [PDF, 4.8 MB]
- Appendices [PDF, 66.5 MB]
- 2015 Rate Design Application Module 1 Decision [PDF, 1.8 MB]
Residential Inclining Block (RIB) F2021 and 2022 Rate Pricing Principles Extension Application
Fully Allocated Cost of Service (FACOS) Study
F2021 FACOS Study [PDF, 469 KB] February 11, 2022
F2020 FACOS Study [PDF, 582 KB] February 11, 2021
F2019 FACOS Study [PDF, 449 KB] May 13, 2020
F2018 FACOS Study [PDF, 348 KB] March 3, 2020
F2017 FACOS Study [PDF, 767 KB] February 14, 2019
Rate Schedules 1205, 1206 and 1207 Amendments (General Service E-Plus) Application
BC Hydro Amended RS 1205, 1206 and 1207 [PDF, 2.6 MB] April 23, 2020
BC Hydro Filing of Notice Provided to General Service E-Plus Customers with the BCUC [PDF, 301 KB] February 18, 2020
Residential COVID-19 Rate Relief for Renters
BC Hydro's letter to inform the Commission that we will not be proceeding with the Program due to unworkable administrative challenges [PDF, 80 KB] June 29, 2020
BC Hydro's Final Argument [PDF, 61 KB] June 1, 2020
BC Hydro's responses to Commission Information Request No. 1 [PDF, 425 KB] May 26, 2020
BC Hydro COVID-19 Residential Rate Relief for Renters Application [PDF, 1.9 MB] May 14, 2020
Transmission Service Market Reference-Priced Rates
2017/2018 Winter Moratorium Pilot
2017/2018 Winter Moratorium Pilot - Responses to BCUC Staff Information Request No. 1 [PDF, 148 KB] March 15, 2019
Electric Tariff
Basic information and supplement updates on our electric tariff page.
BC Hydro and Fortis Evacuation Relief Tariff Amendment Applications on bcuc.com.
Consent to Rescind Tariff Supplement No. 37 and Approval of Rate Schedules 1894 and 1895
Tariff supplement, Canadian Forest Products, Chetwynd
Compliance with Directive 2 of Commission Order G-334-20 - Notice of Application sent to Large General Service customers [PDF, 141, KB] January 14, 2021
Request for an extension to the regulatory timetable to fully comply with BCUC Order No. G-334-20, Directive 2 [PDF, 251 KB] December 24, 2020
BC Hydro MRS Assessment Report No. 15 [PDF, 13 MB] April 29, 2022
Responses to BCUC Staff Information Request No. 1 for Mandatory Reliability Standards (MRS) TPL-001-4 Assessment Report Semi-Annual Report No. 6 [PDF, 155 KB] December 17, 2021
BC Hydro MRS TPL-001-4 Assessment Report - Semi-Annual Progress Report No. 6 - January 1, 2021 to June 30, 2021 [PDF, 263 KB]
BC Hydro MRS Assessment Report No.14 amendment [PDF, 339 KB] May 6, 2021
BC Hydro MRS Assessment Report No. 14 [PDF, 12.0 MB] April 30, 2021
BC Hydro's reply comment NERC COVID-19 Compliance [PDF, 78 KB] July 14, 2020
Compliance with BCUC Order No. R-13-20 Directive 2 [PDF, 402 KB] July 7, 2020
BC Hydro Letter to BCUC dated June 17, 2020 regarding North American Electric Reliability Corporation COVID 19 Compliance Response [PDF, 2.3 MB] June 17, 2020
Compliance with BCUC Order No. R-10-20 Directive 2 [PDF, 318 KB] June 8, 2020
Mandatory Reliability Standards (MRS) Planning Coordinator Assessment Report
Mandatory Reliability Standards Reliability Coordinator Registration
System Reliability
2022 Annual Reporting of Reliability Indices [PDF, 1.1 MB] May 12, 2022
Responses to BCUC Staff Information Request No. 2 on F2021 Annual Reporting of Reliability Indices [PDF, 253 KB] April 8, 2022
Responses to BCUC Staff Information Request No. 1 on F2021 Annual Reporting of Reliability Indices [PDF, 496 KB] January 11, 2022
2021 Annual Reporting of Reliability Indices [PDF, 1.1 MB] January 31, 2022
2020 Annual Reporting of Reliability Indices [PDF, 1.0 MB] May 4, 2020
Response to BCUC Request dated January 10, 2020 for International Power Lines 5L51 and 5L52 – National Energy Board Order for Electricity Reliability Standards – Compliance Verification Activity Report: CV1617-026 [PDF, 611 KB] February 20, 2020
Reliability metrics
BC Hydro Response to BCUC dated March 1, 2021 regarding Reliability Metrics [PDF, 93 KB] March 1, 2021
Orders for electricity reliability standards
Compliance with NEB (now CER) Order MO-036-2012, Order for Electricity Reliability Standards [PDF, 283 KB] January 22, 2021
Extension Request for filing the Compliance with MO 039 Section 3(2) [PDF, 73 KB] October 26, 2020
Semi-Annual Progress Report No. 4 - January 1, 2020 to June 30, 2020 [PDF, 192 KB] July 29, 2020
Extension Request for filing the Compliance with MO 039 Section 3(2) [PDF, 85 KB] October 4, 2019
Annual report to legislature
2021/2022 BCUC Annual Report to Legislature [PDF, 155 KB] January 19, 2022
2020/2021 BCUC Annual Report to Legislature [PDF, 105 KB] January 29, 2021
2019/2020 BCUC Annual Report to Legislature [PDF, 110 KB] March 30, 2020
Annual report to BCUC
Fiscal 2021 Annual Report to BCUC [PDF, 1.7 MB] August 30, 2021
Performance Based Regulation Report
Submissions and documents on bcuc.com
Revenue and expenditures
BC Hydro Service Plan
Information about the latest BC Hydro Service Plan and previous Service Plans is available on our BC Hydro Service Plan page.
Revenue Requirements Applications
In September 2021 BC Hydro filed a three-year Revenue Requirements Application for Fiscal 2023-2025 with the BCUC, requesting an annual average bill increase of 1.1% for the next three years.
See Order G-263-21 [PDF]. All documentation related to the F2023-F2025 Revenue Requirements Application is available at bcuc.com.
A comprehensive list of documents related to earlier RRAs can be found via the links below.
F2022 Revenue Requirements Application at bcuc.com
F2020-F2021 Revenue Requirements Application at bcuc.com
F2017-F2019 Revenue Requirements Application at bcuc.com
F2015-F2016 Revenue Requirements Application at bcuc.com
F2012-F2014 Revenue Requirements Application at bcuc.com
F2011 Revenue Requirements Application at bcuc.com
F2009-2010 Revenue Requirements Application at bcuc.com
F2007-F2008 Revenue Requirements Application at bcuc.com
F2004-F2005 and F2005-F2006 Revenue Requirements Applications at bcuc.com
Customer Crisis Fund (CCF) Pilot Program Evaluation Reports
Documents on bcuc.com, including May 13, 2021 Tariff Amendment.
COVID-19 Customer Relief Program
Compliance Report No. 7 - Final Report - September 2020 [PDF, 128 KB] October 29, 2020
BC Hydro's Responses to BCUC Staff Information Request No.1 [PDF, 731 KB] October 7, 2020
Compliance Report No. 6 - August 2020 [PDF, 137 KB] September 30, 2020
Report No. 5 for July 2020 [PDF, 137 KB] September 1, 2020
Compliance Report No. 4 for June 2020 [PDF, 137 KB] July 30, 2020
Compliance Report No. 3 for May 2020 [PDF, 147 KB] June 30, 2020
Extension Application - amendments to Tariff Supplements 97, 98 and 99 [PDF, 1.1 MB] June 22, 2020
Report No. 2 - April 2020 [PDF, 136 KB] June 1, 2020
BC Hydro's compliance with Commission Order No. G-79-20, Directive No. 6 providing Electric Tariff sheets [PDF, 1.5 MB] April 24, 2020
Tariff Supplements 90, 97, 98 and 99 for stamping [PDF, 389 KB] April 6, 2020
The COVID-19 Customer Relief Program Application [PDF, 2.6 MB] April 3, 2020
BCUC Review of BC Hydro's Performance Based Regulation
Capital Expenditures and Projects Review
BC Hydro rebuttal Evidence Extension Request [PDF, 98 KB] January 22, 2019
BC Hydro Expert Evidence of Dr. Paul R. Carpenter and Dr. Toby Brown of The Brattle Group [PDF, 637 KB] February 15, 2019
BC Hydro Rebuttal Evidence [PDF, 2.0 MB] February 15, 2019
Final Arguments [PDF, 1.7 MB] August 1, 2019
Compliance with BCUC Order No. G-313-19 Directive 2 Providing an Update of the 2018 Capital Filing Guidelines [PDF, 250 KB] January 17, 2020
Materials Classification Facility Project
BC Hydro's Updated Information regarding the Forecast Capital Cost for the Materials Classification Facility Building Redevelopment Project [PDF, 83 KB] August 13, 2020
Safety and emergency planning
Emergency Response and Wildfires Mitigation Plans
COVID-19: BC Hydro’s Emergency Response and Wildfires Mitigation Plans [PDF, 5.6 MB] May 29, 2020
Transmission
Transmission scheduling
All documents, including agreements, F and transaction data, are in our Transmission scheduling section
Transmission Service Market Reference-Priced Rates Application
OATT Attachment C Amendments – Methodology to Assess Available Transfer Capability
Exhibit B-1, Application [PDF, 12.2 MB] October 31, 2019
B-1-1 – Errata No. 1 [PDF, 657 KB] November 6, 2019
B-1-2 – Errata No. 2 [PDF, 1.5 MB] December 5
B-2 – Updated Tariff Sheets [PDF, 2.3 MB] December 5
A-3 – BCUC Order No. G-327-19 with Regulatory Timetable [PDF, 172 KB] December 12, 2019
Exhibits Revision Request [PDF, 6.4 MB] May 19, 2020
Extension Request to File Responses to BCUC and Interveners Information Request No. 3 [PDF, 114 KB] June 2, 2020
Exhibit B-11 - BC Hydro Public Responses to BCUC Information Request No. 3 [PDF, 528 KB] June 19, 2020
Exhibit B-12 - BC Hydro Responses to Interveners Information Request No. 3 [PDF, 1.6 MB] June 19, 2020
Final Argument [PDF, 393 KB] June 29, 2020
BC Hydro Reply Argument [PDF, 341 KB] July 30, 2020
Compliance with BCUC Order No. G-256-20 [PDF, 499 KB] November 25, 2020
RS 1893 – Transmission Service Incremental Energy Rate Alternative Baselines Application
Rate Schedule 1892 Transmission Service Freshet Energy Alternative Baselines Application
Application [PDF, 703 KB] July 10, 2020
BC Hydro's Transmission Service Freshet Rate Pilot Evaluation Report for Year 4 [PDF, 902 KB] October 31, 2019
RS 1893 – Catalyst Paper request to reduce rate baselines
Transmission Service Rate (TSR) Fiscal 2022 and Fiscal 2023 Pricing Principles Application
Fiscal 2022 and 2023 documents on bcuc.com
Transmission Service Rate (TSR) Customer Baseline Load F2020 and F2021 Application
Transmission Service Rate (TSR) Customer Baseline Load F2020 and F2021 Application [PDF, 697 KB] January 7, 2021
Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT)
All information, including rate schedules, is on our OATT page.
OATT Generation Interconnection Amendment
Application [PDF] and BCUC Order G-33-22 [PDF], related documents on bcuc.com
Network Economy (Open Access Transmission Tariff)
All quarterly and annual reports along with other information is available on our Transmission transaction data page.