FEI-FEVI 2010 EEC Report filed March 31, 2011 - FortisBC

(7) The authority may submit an amendment to an integrated
resource plan approved under section 4, and section 4 applies
to the submission.
(8) If the Lieutenant Governor in Council approves an
amendment submitted under subsection (7), the approved
amendment is to be considered a part of the approved
integrated resource plan.
Approval and procurement
4 (1) After the minister receives an integrated resource plan,
the Lieutenant Governor in Council, for the purposes of
sections 44.2 (5.1), 46 (3.3) and 71 (2.21) and (2.51) of the
Utilities Commission Act, may, by order,
(a) approve or reject the plan, and
(b) if the Lieutenant Governor in Council is satisfied
that it is in the interests of British Columbians to
pursue opportunities for export, require the
authority, its subsidiaries or both to do the
following:
(i) begin a process or processes by the time
specified in the order to acquire the specified
amount per year of energy and capacity
from clean or renewable resources;
(ii) acquire the energy and capacity referred
to in subparagraph (i) within the time
specified in the order;
(iii) secure the necessary transmission
capacity;
(iv) submit, for the purposes of subsection
(2), a report to the minister respecting the
expenditures for export resulting from
compliance with subparagraphs (i) to (iii).