Section 1 definition of "non-integrated area" BEFORE amended by BC Reg 251/2010, effective July 30, 2010.
"non-integrated area" means Anahim Lake, Atlin, Bella Bella, Bella Coola, Dease Lake, Eddontenajon, Queen Charlotte Islands and Telegraph Creek District;
Section 1 definitions of "critical water conditions", "firm energy capability" BEFORE amended by BC Reg 17/2012, effective February 3, 2012.
"critical water conditions" means the most adverse sequence of stream flows occurring within the historical record;
"firm energy capability" means the maximum amount of annual energy that a hydroelectric system can produce under critical water conditions;
Section 1 (2) BEFORE amended by BC Reg 17/2012, effective February 3, 2012.
(2) The definition of "firm energy capability" in subsection (1) must be interpreted for the purposes of this Special Direction so as to be consistent with the fact that, in 2006, the authority's firm energy capability was 42 600 gigawatt hours.
Section 3 BEFORE amended by BC Reg 17/2012, effective February 3, 2012.
Self-sufficiency
3 Subject to section 5 (2) (a), in regulating, and fixing rates for, the authority, including, without limitation,
(a) considering an application made by the authority for a certificate of public convenience and necessity under section 45 of the Act,
(b) doing anything referred to in section 45 (6.2) (a), (b) or (c) of the Act with respect to a plan filed by the authority under section 45 (6.1) of the Act, and
(c) considering an energy supply contract under section 71 of the Act,
the commission must use the criterion that the authority is to achieve energy and capacity self-sufficiency by becoming capable of
(d) meeting, by 2016 and each year thereafter, the electricity supply obligations, and
(e) exceeding, as soon as practicable but no later than 2026, the electricity supply obligations by at least 3 000 gigawatt hours per year and by the capacity required to integrate that energy in the most cost-effective manner
solely from electricity generating facilities within the Province, assuming no more in each year than the firm energy capability from the assets that are hydroelectric facilities.