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Dawson Creek-Chetwynd Area Transmission (DCAT) Project June 2010

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Proposed Agenda

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• About

BCTC and BCH

• Transmission

in NE BC

• Dawson

Creek-Chetwynd Area Transmission Project (DCA T)

• Drivers
• Alternatives
• Regulatory

and environmental

• Preliminary

schedule

• Questions

and discussion

Roles of BC Hydro and BCTC

BC Hydro is the asset

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• f the transmission

system BCTC plans,

• perates

and maintains BC Hydro's transmission system As part of recent government directives, BCTC will merge with BC Hydro this summer BChyd,,!?~~

The Transmission System

More than 18,000 km of transmission lines

• 75,000 hectares of ROW
• Almost 300 substations

State of the art system control centre and backup facility Interconnections to USA and Alberta

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Existing

Peace Area

Transmission System

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DCATProject Drivers

• Increasing

local demand for electricity

• Forecasted

to exceed system capacity in the area

• Largely

driven by natural gas production

• Load growth

projected to be higher in the Dawson Creek Area than the average for Peace River Area

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B-36 BC HYDRO – CPCN FOR DAWSON CREEK/CHETWYND AREA TRANSMISSION PROJECT EXHIBIT

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Implications of Doing Nothing

• Not meeting customers' needs

Power shortages Load shedding - shutdown of customer sites

• Risk of cascading outages

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DCAT Plan

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• New and expanded station and transmission line assets to:

Increase supply to the Dawson Creek Area

• Integrate into potential long-term transmission needs for

Northeast BC

• P1anned in-service date of 2013
• Project currently at definition phase

The definition phase is the stage where we examine altematives, conduct studies, seek input trom First Nations, stakeholders and the public, and apply for regulatory approvals The BCUC approved the definition phase in BCTC's F2010 Capital Plan

DCAT Project Alternatives

• Alternalives

being invesligated : New 138 or 230kV transmission line between Dawson Creek Substation and Bear Mountain Station (about 12 km) New 230 kV or 138 kV line between Bear Mountain Station and a new Sundance Station east of Chetwynd (about 60 km) Expansions to existing Bear Mountain and Dawson Creek stations.

• The line will follow

existing transmission line ROWs. Where this is not possible, alternative routing will be investigated.

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Regulatory and Environmental

• Project

will require a Certificate

• f Public Convenience

and Necessity (CPCN) from the BC Utilities Commission

• The

project does not trigger assessment under the BC Environmental Assessment Act

• The

project does not appear to trigger assessment under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act.

• Project

will be built to minimize environmental impacts

• AMEC

has been retained to carry out environmental and archeological studies BChydro ~

Environmental Studies

• Planned studies:
• Archaeology
• Fish and aquatic
• Wildlife
• Vegetation
• Opportunities to participate in field work will

be available

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Preliminary Schedule

• First Nations

and Public Consultation (Spring 201 0 -

• ngoing)
• Environmental

study work (Spring 2010- Fall 2010)

• CPCN

process (Winter2010-Fall 2011)

• Right of way/land

acquisition (2010

• 2011)
• Construction

(Spring 2012 - Summer 2013)

• In-service

(Fall 2013)

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Discussion

• Questions?
• Desired consultation process
• Next steps

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