B.C. Reg. 140/2013, deposited March 25, 2013, pursuant to the UTILITIES COMMISSION ACT [section 22]. Ministerial Order M73/2013, dated March 25, 2013.

I, Rich Coleman, Minister of Energy, Mines and Natural Gas and Minister Responsible for Housing and Deputy Premier, order that the attached Transmission Upgrade Exemption Regulation is made.

— R. COLEMAN, Minister of Energy, Mines and Natural Gas and Minister Responsible for Housing and Deputy Premier.

TRANSMISSION UPGRADE EXEMPTION REGULATION

Definition

1 In this regulation, “Act” means the Utilities Commission Act.

Exemption

2 The authority is exempt from Part 3 of the Act in respect of the following:

(a) a series capacitor station and related facilities and equipment, including associated communication and protection and control equipment, in the vicinity of each of the following:

(i) the District of Vanderhoof;

(ii) the Village of Burns Lake;

(iii) the Village of Telkwa;

(b) the addition of a third 500/287 kV transformer at the Skeena substation, including associated protection and control equipment;

(c) upgrades to increase the thermal rating of the existing 287 kV transmission line between the Skeena substation and Minette substation;

(d) a new transmission line between the Skeena substation and Minette substation;

(e) addition of shunt capacitors at the Minette substation, including associated protection and control equipment.

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