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BC H YDRO – CPCN FOR D AWSON C REEK /C HETWYND A REA T RANSMISSION P ROJECT E XHIBIT B-36 ( The Transmission System More than 18,000 km of transmission lines Dawson Creek-Chetwynd Area Transmission (DCAT) Project • 75,000 hectares of ROW • Almost 300 substations State of the art system control centre and backup June 2010 facility Interconnections to USA and Alberta BChydru CI BChyd,:?_ ,m Proposed Agenda - About BCTC and BCH Existing - Transmission in NE BC Peace Area ( - Dawson Creek-Chetwynd Area Transmission Project (DCA T) Transmission • Drivers System • Alternatives • Regulatory and environmental • Preliminary schedule - Questions and discussion 0---- 0_ D _ .. ----- DCAT Project Drivers Roles of BC Hydro and BCTC - Increasing local demand for electricity BC Hydro is the asset owner of the transmission system • Forecasted to exceed system capacity in the area • Largely driven by natural gas production BCTC plans, operates and maintains BC Hydro's transmission system • Load growth projected to be higher in the Dawson Creek Area than the average for Peace River Area As part of recent government directives, BCTC will merge with BC Hydro this summer BChydru ~ ~~~~biaTransmission BChyd,,!?~~ 1

( Implications of Doing Nothing • Not meeting customers' needs Power shortages Load shedding - shutdown of customer sites • Risk of cascading outages . BChydru m DCAT Plan Regulatory and Environmental -Project will require a Certificate of Public Convenience - New and expanded station and transmission line assets to: and Necessity (CPCN) from the BC Utilities Commission Increase supply to the Dawson Creek Area • Integrate into potential long-term transmission needs for -The project does not trigger assessment under the BC ( Northeast BC Environmental Assessment Act - P1anned in-service date of 2013 -The project does not appear to trigger assessment under - Project currently at definition phase the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act. The definition phase is the stage where we examine altematives, conduct studies, seek input trom First Nations, • Project will be built to minimize environmental impacts stakeholders and the public, and apply for regulatory approvals • AMEC has been retained to carry out environmental The BCUC approved the definition phase in BCTC's F2010 and archeological studies Capital Plan BChydru m BChydro ~ ,_, Environmental Studies DCAT Project Alternatives • Planned studies: - Alternalives being invesligated : New 138 or 230kV transmission line between Dawson - Archaeology Creek Substation and Bear Mountain Station (about 12 km) - Fish and aquatic New 230 kV or 138 kV line between Bear Mountain Station and a new Sundance Station east of Chetwynd (about 60 - Wildlife km) - Vegetation Expansions to existing Bear Mountain and Dawson Creek • Opportunities to participate in field work will stations. be available - The line will follow existing transmission line ROWs. Where this is not possible, alternative routing will be investigated. BChydro III BChyd,:?_~ " 2

. . ( Preliminary Schedule - First Nations and Public Consultation (Spring 201 0 - ongoing) - 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) BChydro m ,,_,2 Discussion • Questions? ( • Desired consultation process • Next steps BChyd~_~ 3