BC Transmission Corporation

BCTC - Amend Open Access Transmission Tariff AND A Complaint by TransCanada Energy Ltd. (“TCE”) Regarding a Service Agreement between TCE and BCTC for Long Term Firm Point-to-Point Transmission Service Project No. 3698539

Completed: 2008

Hearing and Other Documents

Title Document Description
* Exhibit List Updated: July 22, 2009 11:14 am
TransCanada Energy Complaint October 9, 2008
* Distribution List Updated: April 27, 2009 @ 4:50 pm
* Email Fax List Updated: November 25, 2009 @ 10:22 am
*_G-102-09_BCTC OATT Amendment Decision
*_G-103-09_TransCanda Energy Complaint Decision

Arguments/Submissions

Title Document Description
Northpoint Argument Dated May 15, 2009
TCE Final Argument Final Argument of TransCanada Energy Dated May 15, 2009
BCHydro and Powerex Corp Argument BCHydro and Powerex Corp Argument submission Argument re TCE complaint Letter dated May 29, 2009
TransAlta Written Argument Letter dated May 29, 2009 TransAlta Energy Marketing Written Argument  
BCTC Submission Letter BCTC Final Submission Letter dated May 29 2009
BCTC Final Submission Part 1 BCTC Final Submission Part 1: ORDER NO. 890, HOUSEKEEPING AND ST PTP RATE DESIGN
BCTC Final Submission Part 2 BCTC Final Submission Part 2: FIRM SALES TO ALBERTA AND TRANSCANADA COMPLAINT Letter dated May 29, 2009
BCTC Final Submission Authorities BCTC Final Submission Book of Authorities - Letter dated May 29, 2009
JIESC Final Argument JIESC Final Argument letter dated May 28, 2009
TCE Reply Argument Reply Argument of TransCanada Energy Dated June 12, 2009
BC Hydro and Powerex Submissions Submissions of BC Hydro and Powerex regarding BCTC's proposed amendments to its OATTT.
BCTC - Reply Submission BCTC Reply Submission - Letter dated June 25, 2009

Exhibits

A Exhibits - BCUC Documents

Date Title Document Description
December 05, 2008 A-1 Letter dated December 5, 2008 appointing the Commission Panel for the review of the BCTC Application to Amend the Open Access Transmission Tariff
December 18, 2008 A-2 Letter dated December 16, 2008 with Commission Order G-195-08 establishing a Procedural Conference and Regulatory Timetable
April 29, 2009 A-2-1 Submitted at Hearing dated April 29, 2009 Staff Witness Aid Spreadsheet
July 22, 2009 A-2-2 Submitted at Hearing dated April 30, 2009 System Operating Limit Policy 1.0
December 18, 2008 A-3 Letter dated December 16, 2008 to TransCanada Energy Ltd. with Commission Order G-195-08 establishing a Procedural Conference and Regulatory Timetable
January 16, 2009 A-4 Letter dated January 15, 2009 issuing Commission Order G-3-09 establishing a Regulatory Timetable
January 16, 2009 A-5 Commission letter dated October 17, 2008 to BCTC requesting Comments on the TransCanada Energy Ltd. October 9, 2008 Complaint
January 16, 2009 A-6 Commission Letter L-53-08 dated November 13, 2008 to TCE summarizing possible process and participants
January 16, 2009 A-7 Commission Letter dated December 1, 2008 to BCTC and TCE issuing Order G-175-08 regarding processing of rollover requests on BCH Service Agreements dated November 27, 2008
January 22, 2009 A-8 Letter dated January 22, 2009 issuing the Reasons for Decision as Appendix B to Order G-3-09
February 06, 2009 A-9 Letter Dated February 6, 2009 and Commission Information Request No. 1
February 11, 2009 A-10 Letter Dated February 9, 2009 BCOAPO Leave request L Worth
February 12, 2009 A-11 Letter dated February 11, 2009 and Commission Information Request No.1 to Trans Canada Energy
March 03, 2009 A-12 Letter dated March 2, 2009 requesting comments from the Applicant and Intervenors regarding TransCanada Energy’s request to amend the hearing date in the Regulatory Timetable
March 17, 2009 A-13 Letter dated March 16, 2009 and Order G-26-09 amending the Regulatory Timetable for the Oral Hearing
March 24, 2009 A-14 Letter dated March 24, 2009 requesting BCTC to file the (U.S.) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) Order 890-C
March 26, 2009 A-15 Letter dated March 27, 2009 and Commission Information Request on Intervenor Evidence No. 1 to TransAlta
March 26, 2009 A-16 Letter dated March 27, 2009 and Commission Information Request on Intervenor Evidence No. 1 to NorthPoint
March 26, 2009 A-17 Letter dated March 27, 2009 and Commission Information Request on Intervenor Evidence No. 1 to TransCanada Energy
March 31, 2009 A-18 Letter No. L-22-09 dated March 30, 2009 request submissions regarding Pre-Hearing Conference
April 06, 2009 A-19 Letter dated April 06, 2009 Further to Order G-195-08 Regulatory Timetable - IR No. 2
April 06, 2009 A-20 Letter L-24-09 dated April 6, 2009 re: Alberta Electric System Operator (“AESO”) participation
April 06, 2009 A-21 Letter dated April 6, 2009 issuing Information Request No. 2 to Northpoint
April 08, 2009 A-22 Letter dated April 8, 2009 cancelling 2nd Procedural Conference and requesting submissions from BCTC, TCE, and Registered Intervenors re process details
April 23, 2009 A-23 Letter dated April 23, 2009 and Commission Panel Information Request to the Alberta Electric System Operator
April 23, 2009 A-24 Letter dated April 23, 2009 providing Reasons on the attendance and timing of the Alberta Electric System Operator at the Oral Hearing, order of all witness panels and written argument
April 23, 2009 A-25 Letter dated April 23, 2009 providing Participants with Procedural Information for the Oral Public Hearing

B Exhibits - Applicant Documents

Date Title Document Description
December 05, 2008 B1-1 Letter dated November 21, 2008 filing Application to Amend the Open Access Transmission Tariff
December 15, 2008 B1-2 Letter dated December 15, 2008 issuing Errata to the Application to Amend the Open Access Transmission Tariff
January 06, 2009 B1-3 Letter dated November 25, 2008 filing Corrections to Application
January 09, 2009 B1-4 BCTC Response dated October 31, 2008 to Commission letter dated October 17, 2008 (Exhibit A-4) requesting comments on TCE Complaint (Exhibit B2-1)
January 09, 2009 B1-5 Email dated January 9, 2009 confirming filing by BCTC of FERC Orders 890 (Exhibit B1-5-1), 890-A (Exhibit B1-5-2) and 890-B (Exhibit B1-5-3)
January 09, 2009 B1-5-1 BCTC filed on January 8, 2009 FERC Order 890
January 09, 2009 B1-5-2 BCTC filed on January 8, 2009 FERC Order 890-A
January 09, 2009 B1-5-3 BCTC filed on January 8, 2009 FERC Order 890-B
February 13, 2009 B1-6 Letter dated February 19, 2009 BCTC IR No.1 to TCE
March 02, 2009 B1-7 Letter dated February 27, 2009 BCTC responses to BCUC IR-1, BC Hydro IR-1, BCOAPO IR-1, TransAlta IR-1, and TransCanada Energy IR-1, with the exception of TransCanada Energy IR 1.6.3. TransCanada Energy IR 1.6.3
March 02, 2009 B1-7-1 Letter dated March 19, 2009 BCTC Errata filing to Exhibit B1-7
March 05, 2009 B1-8 Letter dated March 05, 2009 via Email BCTC response to IR No. 1
March 05, 2009 B1-9 Letter dated March 05, 2009 BCTC Response to L-15-09
March 05, 2009 B1-10 Letter dated March 05, 2009 BCTC Updated Schedule 09
March 16, 2009 B1-11 Letter dated March 13, 2009 BCTC Supplemental Evidence TCE-Complaint
March 23, 2009 B1-12 Letter dated March 23, 2009 BCTC - enclosed for filing FERC Order 890-C
April 06, 2009 B1-13 Letter dated April 03, 2009 BCTC response to L-22-09, whether a second procedural conference is required
April 07, 2009 B1-14 Letter dated April 06, 2009 BCTC’s Information Request No. 1 to Trans Alta
April 07, 2009 B1-15 Letter dated April 06, 2009 BCTC’s Information Request No. 1 to NorthPoint
April 14, 2009 B1-16 Letter dated April 14, 2009 BCTC writes in response to BCUC Letter L-24-09 and Letter L-26-09, issued April 8, 2009.
April 16, 2009 B1-17 Letter dated April 15, 2009 BCTC writes in response to BCUC IR No.2, Northpoint IR No.2 and TransCanada Energy IR No.2
April 16, 2009 B1-17-1 Letter dated April 27, 2009 BCTC filing Errata to Exhibit B1-17, its 15 April 2009 responses to IR-2
April 22, 2009 B1-18 Letter dated April 22, 2009 BCTC Rebuttal Evidence in the OATT Hearing component
April 27, 2009 B1-19 Letter dated April 27, 2009 BCTC filing of direct evidence of the BCTC panel
April 29, 2009 B1-20 Submitted at Hearing dated April 29, 2009 Table on TCE Transmission capacity 2007 2008 2009 (Jan)
April 29, 2009 B1-21 Submitted at Hearing dated April 29, 2009 FERC PDF (Unofficial) 12/19/2008
April 29, 2009 B1-22 Submitted at Hearing dated April 29, 2009 Bulletin Index 2004 Amended Business Practices
April 29, 2009 B1-23 Submitted at Hearing dated April 29, 2009 Methodology for Assessing Available Transmission Capability
April 30, 2009 B1-24 Submitted at Hearing April 30, 2009 Table Data
April 30, 2009 B1-25 Submitted at Hearing April 30, 2009 BCTC Opening Statement
May 08, 2009 B1-26 Letter dated May 08, 2009 BCTC responses to undertakings received during the Oral Public Hearing in the TCE Complaint Hearing
May 13, 2009 B1-27 Letter dated May 13, 2009 BCTC response to Mr. Wood’s letter
January 16, 2009 B2-1 TRANSCANADA ENERGY LTD. (TCE) - TCE Complaint dated October 9, 2008
January 16, 2009 B2-2 TCE November 6, 2008 Response to BCTC October 31, 2008 response to Commission request for Comments dated October 17, 2008
January 16, 2009 B2-3 TCE letter dated November 28, 2008 commenting on BCTC’s filing of its OATT Amendment Application (includes response to TCE Complaint) and requests BCTC’s application for interim order be denied
February 25, 2009 B2-4 TCE Letter dated February 19, 2009 TCE Request to Amend Proceeding Schedule
March 03, 2009 B2-5 Letter dated February 13, 2009 TCE IR No.1
March 06, 2009 B2-6 Letter dated March 05, 2009 TCE Responses to BCUC IR No.1
March 06, 2009 B2-7 Letter dated March 05, 2009 TCE Responses to BCTC IR No.1
March 06, 2009 B2-8 Letter dated March 05, 2009 TCE Responses to TransAlta IR No.1
March 09, 2009 B2-9 Letter dated March 06, 2009 TCE Responses to BCUC IR No.1
March 09, 2009 B2-10 Letter dated March 06, 2009 TCE Responses to BCTC IR No.1
March 16, 2009 B2-11 Letter dated March 13, 2009Direct Testimony Craig-Roach
March 30, 2009 B2-12 Letter dated March 27, 2009 TCE’s Information Requests on Intervenor Evidence directed to TransAlta Energy Marketing Corp.
April 03, 2009 B2-13 Letter dated April 3, 2009 issuing TCE’s comments regarding second procedural conference.
April 06, 2009 B2-14 Letter dated April 06, 2009 TCE’s IR’s to BCTC on its evidence in Part 6 and its Supplementary Evidence submitted on March 13, 2009
April 09, 2009 B2-15 Letter dated April 09, 2009 TCE response to BCUC L-24-09 Exhibit A-20
April 15, 2009 B2-16 Letter dated April 15, 2009 TCE response to BCUC IR No. 1 Exhibit A-27
April 22, 2009 B2-17 Letter dated April 22, 2009 testimony of Dr. Craig R. Roach submitted as rebuttal evidence on behalf of TCE for its Complaint
April 27, 2009 B2-18 Letter dated April 27, 2009 via email TCE opening statement on witness evidence
May 12, 2009 B2-19 Letter dated May 12, 2009 via email Oral hearing excerpt of witness undertaking
May 15, 2009 B2-20 Letter dated May 15, 2009 TCE’s Undertakings U-1, U-2, U-3 and U-4

C Exhibits - Intervener Documents



Date Title Document Description
December 18, 2008 C1-1 BC HYDRO AND POWER AUTHORITY – Filing dated December 18, 2008 request for Registered Intervenor Status
January 28, 2009 C1-2 Web filing dated January 28, 2009 by Mr. Jeff Christian, Lawson Lundell LLP as counsel for BC Hydro
February 18, 2009 C1-3 Letter dated February 18, 2009 BCH response to IR No.1 to BCTC
March 05, 2009 C1-4 Letter dated March 05, 2009 BCHydro response to L-15-09
April 02, 2009 C1-5 Letter dated April 02, 2009 BC Hydro Response to BCUC letter L-22-09 (Exhibit A-18) re: Second Procedural Conference
April 14, 2009 C1-6 Letter dated April 14, 2009 BC Hydro Response to BCUC letter L-24-09 and L-26-09 re: procedural matters
December 22, 2008 C2-1 TRANSCANADA ENERGY LTD. (TCE) – Filing dated December 19, 2008 request for Registered Intervenor Status
December 23, 2008 C3-1 NORTHPOINT ENERGY SOLUTIONS INC.– Filing dated December 22, 2008 request for Registered Intervenor Status
January 16, 2009 C3-2 SaskPower/NorthPoint Energy Solutions letter dated October 24, 2008 requesting intervenor status and commenting on the TCE Complaint
March 16, 2009 C3-3 Letter dated March 13, 2009 received via email - NorthPoint statement of evidence
April 01, 2009 C3-4 Letter dated March 31, 2009 Re: second procedural conference, this is to advise that Northpoint knows of no reason for such a conference.
April 02, 2009 C3-5 Letter dated April 02, 2009 NorthPoint filing IR NO.1 to BCTC as Respondent in the TCE Complaint proceeding
April 14, 2009 C3-6 Letter dated April 14, 2009 received via email – NorthPoint response to BCUC letter L-24-09 and L-26-09
April 16, 2009 C3-7 Letter dated April 15, 2009 received via email - NorthPoint response to BCTC IR No 1
April 16, 2009 C3-8 Letter dated April 15, 2009 received via email - NorthPoint response to BCUC IR No 1
April 16, 2009 C3-9 Letter dated April 15, 2009 received via email - NorthPoint response to BCUC IR No 2
July 22, 2009 C3-10 Submitted at Hearing April 30, 2009 Direct evidence of Northpoint Energy Solutions Panel
January 05, 2009 C4-1 CARGILL LIMITED – Letter dated December 30, 2008 request for non-active Intervenor Status from Philip Pauls
January 16, 2009 C4-2 Cargill Limited letter dated November 4, 2008 requesting notification of further process on the TCE Complaint
January 06, 2009 C5-1 BCOAPO ET AL – Letter dated January 6, 2009 request for Intervenor Status from Mr. Jim Quail, BC Public Interest Advocacy Centre (BCPIAC)
January 26, 2009 C5-2 Letter dated January 26, 2009 request addition of co-counsel, Ms. Leigha Worth, BC Public Interest Advocacy Centre
January 06, 2009 C6-1 POWEREX CORP (POWEREX) – Letter dated January 6, 2009 request for Intervenor Status
January 06, 2009 C7-1 TRANSALTA CORPORATION (TRANSALTA) – Letter dated January 6, 2009 request for Registered Intervenor status
February 13, 2009 C7-2 TRANSALTA_Letter_dated_February_13,2009_IR-1_to_BCTC_Re-OATT
February 19, 2009 C7-3 Letter dated February 19, 2009 Information Requests from TransAlta to TCE
March 16, 2009 C7-4 Letter dated March 13, 2009 TransAIta Corporation Evidence
April 06, 2009 C7-5 Letter dated April 6, 2009 TransAIta’s response to second procedural conference
April 14, 2009 C7-6 Letter dated April 14, 2009 TransAIta’s Response on whether the AESO should attend the oral hearing to provide evidence
April 15, 2009 C7-7 Letter dated April 15, 2009 TransAlta’s Response to BCTC IR No. 1
April 15, 2009 C7-8 Letter dated April 15, 2009 TransAlta Letter to TCE re responses to IR 1
April 15, 2009 C7-9 Letter dated April 15, 2009 TransAlta Letter to BCUC re responses to IR No 1
April 24, 2009 C7-10 Letter dated April 24, 2009 filing the Curriculum Vitae of Mr. Darren Gogol
January 08, 2009 C8-1 JOINT INDUSTRY ELECTRICITY STEERING COMMITTEE (JIESC) – Letter dated January 8, 2009 request for Registered Intervenor status
April 17, 2009 C9-1 ALBERTA ELECTRIC SYSTEM OPERATOR (AESO) – Letter dated April 17, 2009 response to Letter No. L-26-09
April 24, 2009 C9-2 Letter dated April 24, 2009 filing responses to Commission Information Request (Exhibit A-23)
April 27, 2009 C9-3 Letter dated April 27, 2009 via email filing AESO witness panel

Transcripts

Date Title Document Description
January 08, 2009 Transcript Volume 1 Procedural Conference - BCTC Amend OATT - January 8, 2009
April 30, 2009 Transcript Volume 2 Oral Hearing Transcript - BCTC Amend OATT - April 29, 2009
May 01, 2009 Transcript Volume 3 Oral Hearing Transcript - BCTC Amend OATT - April 30, 2009

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