GSXCCC responds to DPP complaint to BCUC
28 July 2005
Mr. Robert J. Pellatt, Secretary
British Columbia Utilities Commission
Sixth Floor, 900 Howe Street, Box 250
Vancouver, BC, V6Z 2N3
By email: commission.secretary@bcuc.com
Dear Mr. Pellatt:
Re: Project No. 3698354, BC Hydro VI CFT EPA Review
This letter revises and corrects the previous letter of 28 July 2005 from GSXCCC, et al (see final paragraph). Please disregard the earlier letter.
The GSX Concerned Citizens Coalition, BC Sustainable Energy Association and SPEC (“GSXCCC, et al”) have received correspondence from Duke Point Power (“DPP”), dated 12 July 2005, regarding BC Hydro’s cancellation of the Electricity Purchase Agreement with DPP, requesting that “a complete explanation should be provided to the Commission,” without specifying who should provide the explanation or under what section of the Utilities Commission Act such an explanation should be provided.
Subsequently, GSXCCC, et al received further correspondence from DPP dated 26 July 2005, which makes reference to a letter of 13 July 2005 from the Commission, which apparently established a schedule for BC Hydro to respond to DPP’s above-referenced letter of 12 July. DPP’s 26 July letter also references “submissions made to the Commission by BC Hydro in its letter of July 21, 2005,” apparently in response to DPP’s letter and in accordance with a schedule set by the Commission. GSXCCC, et al have not received copies of the above-referenced letters from the Commission and BC Hydro.
GSXCCC, et al adopt the position taken by the Joint Industry Electricity Steering Committee, in its letter of 20 July 2005, in particular:
"The EPA has been terminated and that should be the end of the matter. Any outstanding issues between DPP and BC Hydro should be sorted out by those two parties based on their contractual rights, without the involvement of the Commission or other Stakeholders."
In addition, GSXCCC, et al are concerned about the possibility of the Commission’s engaging in a process on a matter of interest to all parties to the review of the DPP EPA, where most of those parties are excluded, and not given opportunities to know what is under discussion and to express their views and interests.
GSXCCC, et al request that the Commission clarify the nature of discussions that have been and will be taking place in this matter between the Commission, BC Hydro and DPP. As interested parties, GSXCCC, et al wish to be given the chance to participate – along with any other interested party – in any further process in this matter that involves the Commission and more parties than just DPP and BC Hydro.
Respectfully submitted,
Tom Hackney, President, GSXCCC
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Intervenors in the review of the DPP EPA