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2013-64 - Transitional Transmission Tariff

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NEW BRUNSWICK
REGULATION 2013-64
under the
Electricity Act
(O.C. 2013-288)
Filed September 24, 2013
Under section 142 of the Electricity Act, the Lieutenant-Governor in Council makes the following Regulation:
Citation
1This Regulation may be cited as the Transitional Transmission Tariff Regulation - Electricity Act.
Definition of “Act”
2In this Regulation, “Act” means the Electricity Act.
Transitional transmission tariff
3For the purposes of the definition “transitional transmission tariff” in subsection 147(1) of the Act, the following modifications are incorporated into the approved transmission tariff in effect immediately before the commencement of section 147 of the Act:
(a) the cover page is modified
(i) by striking out “JUNE 10, 2013” and substituting “OCTOBER 2013”;
(ii) by striking out “The Tariff has been updated to reflect the Energy and Utilities Board Decision of June 10, 2013, in relation to NBSO’s 2013/2014 Revenue Requirement. Please refer to Schedule 1, Schedule 2, and Schedule 3(c) of the Tariff.”;
(b) “New Brunswick System Operator” is struck out wherever it appears and “New Brunswick Power Corporation” is substituted and all necessary grammatical changes are made in the French version;
(c) “NEW BRUNSWICK SYSTEM OPERATOR” is struck out wherever it appears and “NEW BRUNSWICK POWER CORPORATION” is substituted and all necessary grammatical changes are made in the French version;
(d) “NBSO” is struck out wherever it appears and “New Brunswick Power Corporation” is substituted and all necessary grammatical changes are made in the French version;
(e) section 1.24 is modified by striking out “The Market Advisory Committee as established in accordance with the Transmission Provider’s market rules.” and substituting “A group made up of representatives from the Network Customer(s) and the Transmission Provider, established to coordinate operating criteria and other technical considerations required for implementation of Network Integration Transmission Service under Part III of this Tariff.”;
(f) section 3 is modified by striking out “and subject to maximum limits established by the Transmission Provider” and “The Transmission Provider shall implement any such limits in compliance with Board policy.”;
(g) section 16.1 is modified
(i) in paragraph e) of the French version by striking out the semicolon at the end of the paragraph and substituting a period;
(ii) by striking out “(f) The Transmission Customer is an accredited market participant in accordance with the Transmission Provider’s market rules.”;
(h) section 29.1 is modified by striking out “Board, (iv) each facility owner executes a Network Operating Agreement with the respective Transmitter pursuant to Attachment G, and (v) the Transmission Customer is an accredited market participant in accordance with the Transmission Provider’s market rules.” and substituting “Board, and (iv) each facility owner executes a Network Operating Agreement with the respective Transmitter pursuant to Attachment G.”;
(i) “market rules” is struck out wherever it appears and “electricity business rules” is substituted;
(j) Schedule 1 is modified
(i) by striking out “Note: A Schedule 1 revenue requirement of $8.689 million, for the fiscal year 2013/2014, has been approved by the Energy and Utilities Board, effective April 1, 2013.”;
(ii) by striking out “(iii) Annual Revenue Requirement is that dollar value for which the Board has granted, each year,” and substituting “(iii) Annual Revenue Requirement is that dollar value less the Board approved amount for the Contingency cost category for fiscal year 2013/14 for which the Board has granted, as of the commencement of subsection 147(1) of the Electricity Act,”;
(iii) by striking out “The actual amount of a surplus or deficit for any given fiscal year, as approved by the Board, is to be rebated or billed to Transmission Customers in proportion to their respective Schedule 1 charges for that fiscal year.” and substituting “The actual amount of a surplus or deficit for the portion of fiscal year 2013/14 up to the date of commencement of subsection 147(1) of the Electricity Act, as such amount is approved by the Board, is to be rebated or billed to Transmission Customers in proportion to their respective Schedule 1 charges for the same period. Following commencement of subsection 147(1) of the Electricity Act there shall be no rebate or bill for any surplus or deficit.”;
(k) Schedule 2 is modified
(i) by striking out “Note: A Schedule 2 revenue requirement of $5.253 million, for the fiscal year 2013/2014, has been approved by the Energy and Utilities Board, effective April 1, 2013.”;
(ii) by striking out “each year” and substituting “as of the commencement of subsection 147(1) of the Electricity Act”;
(iii) by striking out “The actual amount of a surplus or deficit for any given fiscal year, as approved by the Board, is to be rebated or billed to Transmission Customers in proportion to their respective Schedule 2 charges for that fiscal year.” and substituting “The actual amount of a surplus or deficit for the portion of fiscal year 2013/14 up to the date of commencement of subsection 147(1) of the Electricity Act, as such amount is approved by the Board, is to be rebated or billed to Transmission Customers in proportion to their respective Schedule 2 charges for the same period. Following commencement of subsection 147(1) of the Electricity Act there shall be no rebate or bill for any surplus or deficit.”;
(l) Schedule 3 is modified
(i) by striking out “subject to maximum limits established by the Transmission Provider on alternative comparable arrangements” and “The Transmission Provider shall implement any such limits in compliance with Board policy.”;
(ii) by striking out “market participant”;
(iii) by striking out “Note: Approval has been granted by the Energy and Utilities Board to maintain the current Schedule 3(c) rate of $0.50/MWh effective April 1, 2013.” and substituting “The Schedule 3(c) rate is $0.50/MWh.”;
(m) Schedule 4 is modified by striking out “marginal redispatch price submitted by a market participant” and substituting “marginal system cost”;
(n) Schedule 5 is modified by striking out “subject to maximum limits established by the Transmission Provider on alternative comparable arrangements” and “The Transmission Provider shall implement any such limits in compliance with Board policy.”;
(o) Schedule 6 is modified by striking out “subject to maximum limits established by the Transmission Provider on alternative comparable arrangements” and “The Transmission Provider shall implement any such limits in compliance with Board policy.”;
(p) Attachment E is modified by striking out the entire contents of the attachment and substituting “The index of Point-to-Point Service Customers, including the date of service, as posted on the Transmission Provider’s website.”;
(q) Attachment I is modified by striking out the entire contents of the attachment and substituting “The index of Network Integration Transmission Service Customers as posted on the Transmission Provider’s website.”;
(r) Attachment L is modified by striking out the entire contents of the attachment and substituting “Until the Board has approved a standards of conduct compliance program following an application made under subsection 111(3) of the Electricity Act, the New Brunswick Power Corporation shall follow standards of conduct substantially similar to those set out by the United States of America Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in Order No. 717 and 717 A-D with the necessary modifications to reflect New Brunswick context.”;
(s) Attachment N is modified by striking out the entire contents of the attachment and substituting “The list of Transmitters as posted on the Transmission Provider’s website.”;
(t) “(Updated June 10, 2013)” is struck out wherever it appears.
Commencement
4This Regulation comes into force on October 1, 2013.
N.B. This Regulation is consolidated to October 1, 2013.