Would local governments in the FortisBC service area be able to sell power to BC Hydro through the Standing Offer Program?
Section 5.0 of the Standing Offer Program Rules states “Projects will interconnect directly or indirectly to either Distribution or Transmission System.” In the Glossary of the Program Rules (Appendix A), the definition of “Indirect Interconnection” contemplates interconnections through a public utility system owned and operated by a third party such as FortisBC. Thus, in principle, entities (including local governments) within the FortisBC service area are eligible to participate in the Standing Offer Program. There are a number of sections and clauses in the Program Rules (e.g. section 5,2) and the Standard Form EPA (e.g. Appendix 5) specifically addressing the treatment of indirect interconnections which should be considered for projects contemplating indirect interconnection to the Integrated System. In addition, the concept of a “generator baseline” as described in section 3.3 of the Program Rules, which establishes the amount of energy that has historically been used to serve an
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