The BCUC developed the following rules and guidelines to assist those submitting applications and to inform those who are interested in the topics below.

Rules and Policies

• Commissioner Policy - Peer Review of BCUC Decisions
• Energy Supply Rules - Electric
• Energy Supply Rules - Gas
• Mandatory Reliability Standards
• Public Utility Annual Report Requirements
• Rules for Gas Marketers
• Rules of Practice and Procedure (includes Participant Cost Award rules) *
• Streamlined Review Process

^* Participant Cost Award rules (Part VI) are applicable to proceedings that started after June 30, 2022. For cost award applications in proceedings that started before June 30, 2022, please see the Participant Assistance/Cost Award Guidelines below.

Guidelines

• Certificate of Public Convenience Necessity (CPCN) Guidelines
• Customer Complaints Guide
• Cybersecurity Guidelines for Regulated Entities
• First Nations Information Filing Guidelines
• Guidelines for Setting Gas Recovery Rates
• Indigenous Intervener Capacity Funding Guidelines
• Negotiated Settlement Process Guidelines
• Participant Assistance/Cost Award Guidelines (PACA) *
• Public Notice Guidelines
• Regulatory Account Filing Checklist
• Resource Planning Guidelines
• Retail Markets Downstream of the Utility Meter Guidelines
• Revisions to the Guidelines for Setting Gas Recovery Rates
• Securities Issuance Filing Guidelines
• Thermal Energy Systems Regulatory Framework Guidelines
• Timing & Guidelines for the Filing of Information
• Utility System Extension Test Guidelines

^* Applicable to proceedings started before June 30, 2022