BC If - British Columbia Utilities Commission · 2014-02-14 · 2 I am attaching 6 letters and...

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From: Kim Darwin <kim-mortgages@eastlink.ca>Sent: February-14-14 2:38 PMTo: Commission Secretary BCUC:EXCc: 'Penny and Rodney Polden'; david@legalmind.ca; 'Bill Andrews';

Dennis_barbisan@hotmail.com; barkerbrenton@gmail.com; tbraithwaite@bcpiac.com; support@bcpiac.com; debruijn@shaw.ca; d_sculpts@shaw.ca; bchydroregulatorygroup@bchydro.com; 'Thomas Hackney'; bharper@econalysis.ca; 'John Hurd'; c6934@telus.net; PHL222@telus.net; jbwonderful@shaw.ca; 'Phil Marchant'; jaynepriest@gmail.com; epritchard@bcpiac.com; john@vaseguy.com; tvanswieten@metchosin.ca; norm.r@sios.ca; tps.x@telus.net; 'Andy Shadrack'; jskogsta@telus.net; vasana@camelot-connection.com; camelot@islandnet.com; info@blueharvestfarm.com; tystanley777@yahoo.com; eliteservice@shaw.ca; rwarder@telus.net; 'Bob McKechnie'; cweafer@owenbird.com; fredweislaw@gmail.com; steven.wishart@gmail.com; david.jae.wong@gmail.com

Subject: RE: Comments re Reconsideration of Order G-186-13Attachments: Attachments to BCUC reconsideration email-Feb14-14.pdf

BCUtilityCommissionCommissionSecretary,EricaHamilton1.ShouldtherebereconsiderationbytheCommission? Absolutely,Yes.IcompletelysupportthesubmissionsbyMr.Hurd,Mr.Middleton,Mr.PoldenandMr.Mckechnie.2.Ifthereistobereconsideration,shouldtheCommissionhearnewevidenceandshouldnewpartiesbegiventheopportunitytopresentevidence?Yes.SinceBCUCagreedtoallowBCHydrotochargetheinterimfees,therehavebeensomanyinteractionsbetweenBCHydro,Corixandhydrocustomersthatwillprovidesubstantialandveryrelevantinformationtothereconsideration(likemylettersattachedanddescribedabove).3.Ifthereistobeareconsideration,shoulditfocusontheitemsfromtheapplicationforreconsideration,asubsetoftheseitemsoradditionalitems?Itshould,onbehalfofthecitizensofBC,consideranythingandeverythingtodowithDirective4andBCHydro’ssmartmeteringinitiative.4.ArethereanyotherpertinentfactsorissuesregardingMr.Hurd’sapplicationthattheCommissionreconsiderstheOrderandvaryitaccordingly?Iexpecttherearemany.IwouldliketoknowifBCCitizenswishingtokeeptheirlegacymeterswouldbeallowedtopurchasetheirowncertifiedlegacymetersuponexpiryof“accuracyseal”andallowBCHydrotousethemtorecordelectricaluse.5.Conclusion

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Iamattaching6lettersandattachmentsthatI,personally,receivedfromBCHydroinchronologicalorderrelatingtotheSmartMeterChoicesProgram.YouwillseethatitwasnotuntilLetternumber3(receivedonNovember13,2013–18DaysbeforetheMeterChoicesenrolmentdeadline),thatBCHydrolightlymentionedthatthefeeswereonlyapprovedonaninterimbasis.Subsequently,Ireceived2morelettersthatdidnotcontaininformationconfirminginterimfees;andfinallyIreceivedaletterviaExpresspostonDecember13,2013,accuratelydescribingBCHydro’sapplicationtotheBCUCandtheinterimfees(13daysAFTERtheexpirationoftheMeterChoicesProgramenrolmentdeadline).IfIhadnotbeenactivelyinvolvedinthisprocess,IwouldnothaveknownuntilNovember13ththatthefeeswereonlyapprovedonaninterimbasis.ThisundeniabledeceptionandthebarrageoflettersfromBCHydromostcertainlyaffectedthenumberofpeoplewhogaveuptheirlegacymetersagainsttheirwill.We,CitizensofBritishColumbia,onlyhaveyou,theBCUtilityCommission,torelyonasourBCHydrowatchdog.Pleaseexerciseyourmandateandrepresentusinafullreconsiderationofthisorder.SincerelyKimDarwinSechelt,BC