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123_2026 Direction to the British Columbia Utilities Commission Respecting the Exemption of Independent Power Producers B.C.

Contents
s. 1 — Definitions

In this regulation:

s. 1 — Act

Act means the Utilities Commission Act;

s. 1 — Fortis

Fortis means FortisBC Inc.;

s. 1 — independent power producer

independent power producer means a person, or the successors or assigns of a person, who produces electricity and enters into an energy supply contract, within the meaning of section 68 of the Act, for the sale of electricity to Fortis.

s. 2 — Application

This direction is issued to the commission under section 3 of the Act.

s. 3 — Exemption of independent power producers

Within 10 days after the date this regulation comes into force, the commission must exercise its power under section 88 (3) of the Act to exempt independent power producers from Part 3, except section 22, of the Act in respect of

s. 3(a)

the production of electricity and the sale of that electricity to Fortis, and

s. 3(b)

the equipment, facilities, plant, projects or systems used for the production of electricity and the sale of that electricity to Fortis.