British Columbia Order in Council — Order under Utilities Commission, s (O.C. 159/2020)

O.C. 159/2020

British Columbia — Orders in Council

PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ORDER OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL Order in Council No. , Approved and Ordered Lieutenant Governor Executive Council Chambers, Victoria page 1 of 115 On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, orders that the attached Direction to the British Columbia Utilities Commission Respecting COVID-19 Relief is made. Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Presiding Member of the Executive Council (This

part is for administrative purposes only and is not part of the Order.) Authority under which Order is made: Act and section: Utilities Commission Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 473, s. 3 Other: R20405516 159 April 2, 2020

page 2 of 115 DIRECTION TO THE BRITISH COLUMBIA UTILITIES COMMISSION RESPECTING COVID-19 RELIEF Contents 1

Definitions 2 Application 3O r d e r s 4 Cost recovery 5 Customer crisis fund rate rider

Definitions 1 In this direction: “Act” means the Utilities Commission Act; “COVID-19 emergency” means the emergency that is the subject of the declaration of a state of emergency made on Marc h 18, 2020, or any extension of that declaration, under

section 9 of the Emergency Program Act; “customer crisis fund rate rider” means the rate rider established in relation to the customer crisis fund in Rate

Schedule 1903, as approved by commission order G-166-17; “customer crisis fund regulatory account” means the regulatory account of the authority established under commission order G-166-17; “date of closure”, in relation to an eligible commercial customer, means the date on which the eligible commercial customer stopped operating a business; “eligible commercial customer” means a customer of the authority who (

a) receives electricity service from the authority under the authority’s Rate

Schedule 1205, 1234, 1300, 1301, 1310 or 1311, and (

b) has stopped operating a business, in relation to which the customer receives electricity service from the authority, for a reason related to the COVID-19 emergency; “eligible industrial customer” means a customer of the authority (

a) who, after the Electric Tariff of the authority is amended under

section 3, is eligible to request that one of the following supplements apply respecting amounts payable by the customer: (

i) Tariff Supplement No. 90; (ii) Tariff Supplement No. 97; (iii) Tariff Supplement No. 98; (iv) Tariff Supplement No. 99, and (

b) to whom, after the Electric Tariff of the authority is amended under

section 3, one or more of the supplem ents referred to in paragraph (

a) applies; “emergency program for eligible commercial customers” means a program established by the authority in accordance with the consent given by the commission under

section 63 of the Act and

section 3 (2) of this direction;

page 3 of 115 “emergency program for eligible industrial customers” means a program established by the authority in accordance with the amendments referred to in

section 3 (1) (b); “emergency program for residential customers” means a program established by the authority in accordance with the amendments referred to in

section 3 (1) (a); “mining customer payment plan regulatory account” means the regulatory account of the authority approved by commission order G-34-16. Application 2 This direction is issued to the commission under

section 3 of the Act. Orders 3

(1) Within 5 days of the date of an appl ication by the authority for the purposes of this section, the commission must issue final orders (

a) so that the authority’s Electric Tariff is amended as set out in Appendix A to this direction, and (

b) so that the authority’s Electric Tariff is amended by amending Tariff Supplement No. 90 and adding Tariff Supplement No. 97, Tariff Supplement No. 98 and Tariff Supplement No. 99, as set out in Appendix B to this direction.

(2) The commission must consent under s ection 63 of the Act to the authority’s request to waive the amount payable by an eligible commercial customer in relation to electricity service provided by the authority to the eligible commercial customer during the period (

a) beginning on April 1, 2020 or the e ligible commercial customer’s date of closure, whichever is later, and (

b) ending on June 30, 2020.

(3) The commission must allow the authority to do the following: (

a) defer to the customer crisis fund regulatory account the following amounts: (

i) the amounts credited to customers in accordance with the emergency program for residential customers; (ii) the costs incurred by the authority in administering the emergency program for residential customers; (iii) in relation to the balance in the customer crisis fund regulatory account, interest determined in a fiscal year at a rate equal to the authority’s weighted average cost of debt in that fiscal year; (

b) reduce the customer crisis fund re gulatory account by amounts paid to the authority under the customer crisis fund rate rider; (

c) defer to the mining customer pa yment plan regulatory account the following amounts: (

i) the account balances of eligible industrial customers, if those account balances are impaired and have not already been deferred under

section 3 of the Direction to the British Columbia Utilities Commission Respecting Mining Customers;

page 4 of 115 (ii) any other amounts that are paya ble to the authority by eligible industrial customers, if those amounts are impaired; (iii) any taxes paid by the authorit y on behalf of eligible industrial customers on the account balances referred to in subparagraph (

i) and the amounts referred to in subparagraph (ii); (iv) the costs incurred by the authority in administering the emergency program for eligible industrial customers and the emergency program for eligible commercial customers; (

v) the amounts payable by eligible commercial customers and waived by the authority in accordance with the terms and conditions consented to by the commission under subsection (2); (vi) in relation to the amounts referred to in subparagraphs (

i) to (v), interest determined in a fiscal year at a rate equal to the authority’s weighted average cost of debt in that fiscal year; (

d) reduce the amounts deferred to the mining customer payment plan regulatory account under paragraph (

c) by amounts paid to the authority by eligible industrial customers for the purpose of reducing the account balances referred to in paragraph (c) (i).

(4) The commission may not amend, cancel or suspend the rates set out in the amendments referred to in subsection (1) (

a) and (b), except on application by the authority. Cost recovery 4 In setting rates for the authority, the commission (

a) must allow the authority to rec over, over a period determined by the authority, from all persons in British Columbia who receive or may receive service from the authority, the following amounts: (

i) the balance of the customer crisis fund regulatory account; (ii) despite

section 3 (3) of the Direct ion to the British Columbia Utilities Commission Respecting Mining Cu stomers, the balance of the mining customer payment plan regulatory account, and (

b) must not disallow for any reason th e recovery in ra tes of the amounts referred to in paragraph (a). Customer crisis fund rate rider 5 The commission may not exercise its powe rs under the Act to amend, cancel or suspend the customer crisis fund rate rider, except on application by the authority.

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b) BC Hydro Electric Tariff Supplement No. 90 Mining Customer Payment Plan Effective: March 14, 2016April 8, 2020 OriginalFirst Revision of Page 1 ACCEPTED: ORDER NO. COMMISSION SECRETARY MINING CUSTOMER PAYMENT PLAN A. The Lieutenant Governor in Council issued a Direction to the British Columbia Utilities Commission Respecting Mining Customers, pursuant to

section 3 of the Utilities Commission Act (British Columbia), dated effective February 29, 2016 (the “Direction”); B. Pursuant to the Direction, Eligible Customers (as defined bel ow) shall be permitted, upon admission to the Mining Customer Payment Plan, to defer payment of a portion of their account with BC Hydro for electricity service respecting an Applicable Mine (as defined below) when the average daily settlement price of copper or coal, as applicable, falls below a reference settlement price (as outlined below); and C.

The terms and conditions of participation in the Mining Customer Payment Plan, as provided in the Direction, are incorporated into this Supplement to Electric Tariff Supplement No. 5;. 1.0

INTERPRETATION 1.1

Definitions In this Supplement: (a) “ Account Balance” means, in relation to an Applicable Mine of a Mining Customer, an amount determined by BC Hydro prior to issuing each bill during the Application Period, as follows: Account Balance = (TSA + I + T) – (TAA + A) $SSHQGL[%

BC Hydro Electric Tariff Supplement No. 90 Mining Customer Payment Plan Effective: March 14, 2016April 8, 2020 OriginalFirst Revision of Page 2 ACCEPTED: ORDER NO. COMMISSION SECRETARY Where: (i) “TSA ” means the total amount that would have been payable by the Mining Customer under Rate

Schedule 1823, but for the application of this Supplement, during the period beginning on the date the Supplement begins to apply to the Mining Customer and ending on the date BC Hydro makes a determination of the Account Balance; (ii) “ I” means the interest accumulated on the Account Balance as of the last day of the most recent Billing Period prior to the determination of the Account Balance, calculated in accordance with

section 2.6; (iii) “ TAA” means the sum of all Adjusted Amounts paid by the Mining Customer; and (iv) “A” means any payments made by the Mining Customer in addition to an Adjusted Amount, including payments made on account of the Account Balance, in accordance with sections 2.4(a)(i), 2.4(b), 2.4(

c) and 2.5; and (iv)(v)“T” means, if applicable, any Mining Customer’s balance of payments owing transferred in accordance with Tariff Supplement No. 99; (b) “ Act” means the Utilities Commission Act (British Columbia); (c) “ Adjusted Amount” has the meaning given to that term in

section 2.2; (d) “ Applicable Mine” means any of the following mines: (

i) Coal Mountain; (ii) Copper Mountain; (iii) Elkview;

BC Hydro Electric Tariff Supplement No. 90 Mining Customer Payment Plan Effective: March 14, 2016April 8, 2020 OriginalFirst Revision of Page 3 ACCEPTED: ORDER NO. COMMISSION SECRETARY (iv) Fording River; (

v) Gibraltar; (vi) Greenhills; (vii) Highland Valley; (viii) Huckleberry; (ix) Line Creek; (

x) Mount Milligan; (xi) Mount Polley; (xii) New Afton; and (xiii) Red Chris; and (xiii)(xiv) Brule. (e) “ Application Period” means, in respect of an Applicable Mine, the period that begins on the date the Supplement begins to apply to the Mining Customer in respect of the Applicable Mine, and ends on the Closing Date or such earlier date on which the MCPP Agreement for the Mining Customer is terminated pursuant to

section 3.2; (f) “ Billing Month” means a month in which BC Hydro issues a bill to a Mining Customer for electricity service respecting an Applicable Mine; (g) “ Billing Period” means a Mining Customer’s billing period determined pursuant to the Electricity Supply Agreement for electricity service respecting an Applicable Mine;

BC Hydro Electric Tariff Supplement No. 90 Mining Customer Payment Plan Effective: March 14, 2016April 8, 2020 OriginalFirst Revision of Page 4 ACCEPTED: ORDER NO. COMMISSION SECRETARY (h) “ Closing Date” means the date that is five years after the date this Supplement comes into effectMarch 14, 2021; (i) “Commission” means the British Columbia Utilities Commission; (j) “ Direction” means the Direction to the British Columbia Utilities Commission Respecting Mining Customers issued by the Lieutenant Governor in Council pursuant to

section 3 of the Act and dated effective February 29, 2016; (k) “ Electricity Supply Agreement” means the Electricity Supply Agreement (Electric Tariff Supplement No. 5) between a Mining Customer and BC Hydro for the supply of electricity to an Applicable Mine of the Mining Customer; (l) “Eligible Customer ” means a customer of BC Hydro who, immediately before the Direction comes into force, was is receiving electricity service from BC Hydro respecting an Applicable Mine under Rate

Schedule 1823; (m) “ Fixed Interest Rate” means a nominal annual interest rate of 11.3866 per cent; (n) “ Floating Interest Rate” means a nominal annual interest rate calculated as follows: Floating Interest Rate = (12 x [(1+i) 1/12 – 1 ]) x 100 Where: (i) “ i” means the sum of Prime + 5 per cent; and (ii) “ Prime” has the meaning given to that term in

section 1.1(s); (o) “ MCPP Agreement” means the Mining Customer Payment Plan Agreement attached as Appendix 1 to this Supplement;

BC Hydro Electric Tariff Supplement No. 90 Mining Customer Payment Plan Effective: March 14, 2016April 8, 2020 OriginalFirst Revision of Page 5 ACCEPTED: ORDER NO. COMMISSION SECRETARY (p) “ Mining Customer” means an Eligible Customer whose request referred to in

section 2.1(a)(

i) has been accepted and to whom this Supplement applies; (q) “ Mining Customer Payment Plan” means the Mining Customer Payment Plan offered by BC Hydro to Eligible Customers pursuant to this Supplement; (r) “ Party” means either BC Hydro or a Mining Customer and “Parties” means both BC Hydro and the Mining Customer; (s) “ Prime” means the published per annum prime lending rate on loans denominated in Canadian Dollars made in Canada charged by the principal banker of BC Hydro as at the date the interest is calculated in accordance with

section 2.6; (t) “ Rate

Schedule 1823” means Rate

Schedule 1823 – Transmission Service – Stepped Rate, as amended, supplemented or replaced from time to time; (u) “ Service Price” means, in relation to a Mining Customer, the amount that would have been payable by the Mining Customer in accordance with the first two years of bills that would have been issued to the Mining Customer under Rate

Schedule 1823 for electricity service respecting an Applicable Mine, but for the application of this Supplement, while the Supplement applies to the Mining Customer; (v) “ Settlement Price Period” means, in relation to a Mining Customer, a period that (

i) begins 30 days before the day referred to in paragraph 1.1( v)(ii)(

A) or (B), as applicable; and (ii) ends on a day that is either:

BC Hydro Electric Tariff Supplement No. 90 Mining Customer Payment Plan Effective: March 14, 2016April 8, 2020 OriginalFirst Revision of Page 6 ACCEPTED: ORDER NO. COMMISSION SECRETARY A. The 15 th day of the month that immediately precedes the Billing Month, if BC Hydro issues the bill on or before the 15th day of the Billing Month; or B. The 15 th day of the Billing Month, if BC Hydro issues the bill after that day; (w) “ Supplement” means this supplement and includes the form of MCPP Agreement attached as Appendix 1; and (x) “Term” has the meaning given to that term in

section 3.1. 1.2 Appendices Appendix 1 – form of Mining Customer Payment Plan AgreementMining Customer Payment Plan Agreement attached to this Supplement is incorporated into and forms part of this Supplement. 1.3

Interpretation In this Supplement, except where otherwise expressly provided or the context otherwise requires: (

a) Words importing the singular include the plural and vice ve rsa, “or” is not exclusive, “including” is not limiting, whether or not non-limiting language (such as “without limitation”) is used with reference to it, a grammatical variation of a defined term shall have a corresponding meaning, and reference to any person includes such person’s successors and assigns but, if applicable, only if the succession or assignment is permitted under this Supplement; (

b) The inclusion of headings in this Supplement is for conveni ence only and shall not affect the construction or

interpretation of this Supplement;

BC Hydro Electric Tariff Supplement No. 90 Mining Customer Payment Plan Effective: March 14, 2016April 8, 2020 OriginalFirst Revision of Page 7 ACCEPTED: ORDER NO. COMMISSION SECRETARY (

c) Any reference to a specific Section, subsection or other su bdivision is to the designated Section, subsection or other subdivision of this Supplement, unless the context otherwise requires; and (

d) All monetary amounts referred to in this Supplement are sta ted and shall be paid in Canadian currency. 1.4 Obligations Supplemental (

a) BC Hydro’s and a Mining Customer’s obligations under this S upplement are supplemental to their respective obligations under the Electricity Supply Agreement. (

b) Except as specifically supplemented by this Supplement, the Electricity Supply Agreement of a Mining Customer shall continue in full force and effect and, in particular, shall govern billing and payment for electricity service supplied by BC Hydro respecting an Applicable Mine. Nothing in this Supplement shall release a Mining Customer from liability for payment of any amounts owing pursuant to the Electricity Supply Agreement. 2.0 MINING CUSTOMER PAYMENT PLAN 2.1 Application to Participate in the Mining Customer Payment P lan (

a) As a condition of participating in the Mining Customer Paym ent Plan in respect of an Applicable Mine: (

i) An Eligible Customer shall make a request to BC Hydro that this Supplement apply respecting amounts that will be payable by the Mining Customer to BC Hydro for electricity service provided for the operation of an Applicable

BC Hydro Electric Tariff Supplement No. 90 Mining Customer Payment Plan Effective: March 14, 2016April 8, 2020 OriginalFirst Revision of Page 8 ACCEPTED: ORDER NO. COMMISSION SECRETARY Mine by completing, executing and delivering to BC Hydro an agreement in the form attached as Appendix 1; (ii) The Applicable Mine must be, on the date of the request, a producing mine and not in long-term care and maintenance; and (iii) The Eligible Customer must have no overdue bills with BC Hydro on the date of the request; (

b) BC Hydro shall, as soon as practicable after receipt of a request referred to in paragraph 2.1(a)(i), if the Eligible Customer meets the requirements for participation in the Mining Customer Payment Plan, accept the request and notify the Eligible Customer of the date on which the Application Period begins. 2.2 Payment of Adjusted Amount Subject to sections 2.4 and 2.9, the Mining Customer shall pay on account of each bill issued by BC Hydro during the Application Period, an adjusted amount for electricity service respecting an Applicable Mine (the “Adjusted Amount”), in Canadian dollars, calculated by BC Hydro as follows: Adjusted Amount = SA + (SA x AP) Where: (a) “ SA” means the amount that would have been payable by the Mining Customer under Rate

Schedule 1823 on account of that bill but for the application of this Supplement; (b) “ AP” means the applicable of the following:

BC Hydro Electric Tariff Supplement No. 90 Mining Customer Payment Plan Effective: March 14, 2016April 8, 2020 OriginalFirst Revision of Page 9 ACCEPTED: ORDER NO. COMMISSION SECRETARY (i) [(settlement price – 3.40) x 208]/100 if the Applicable Min e of the Mining Customer is a copper mine; and (ii) [(settlement price – 134) x 5]/100 if the Applicable Mine of the Mining Customer is a coal mine;

BC Hydro Electric Tariff Supplement No. 90 Mining Customer Payment Plan Effective: May 1, 2017April 8, 2020 First RevisionSecond Revision of Page 10 ACCEPTED: ORDER NO. COMMISSION SECRETARY Where: A.

The settlement price calculated for a Mining Customer who op erates a copper mine is the average of the daily settlement prices per metric tonne of copper, as reported by the London Metal Exchange, for the most recent Settlement Price Period, converted into the average of the daily settlement prices per pound of copper, by using a metric tonne to pound ratio of 1:2204.62, and converted into Canadian currency by using the average Bank of Canada daily exchange rate over that same period; and B.

The settlement price calculated for a Mining Customer who op erates a coal mine is the average of the daily settlement prices per metric tonne of Hard Coking Coal (Premium Low Vol) FOB Australia, as reported by Platts (Coal Trader International), for the most recent Settlement Price Period, converted into Canadian currency by using the average Bank of Canada daily exchange rate over that same period; Provided that: (iii) If an AP is calculated to be more than 0.75, the Adjusted Amount for that bill shall be calculated using an AP of 0.75; and (iv) If an AP is calculated to be less than -0.75, the Adjusted Amount for that bill shall be calculated using an AP of -0.75.

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section 2.2 is less than the amount that would have been payable by the Mining Customer under Rate

Schedule 1823, but for the application of this Supplement, the Mining Customer’s payment of the difference between the Adjusted Amount and the amount that would have been payable by the Mining Customer under Rate

Schedule 1823, but for the application of this Supplement, shall be deferred in accordance with this Supplement and such difference shall be added to the Account Balance in accordance with

section 1.1(

a) upon BC Hydro issuing the bill in respect of such Adjusted Amount. 2.4 Maximum Account Balance (

a) If the Mining Customer’s Account Balance, once adjusted to subtract amounts representing interest, is, on the date BC Hydro issues a bill to the Mining Customer, equal to 75 per cent of the Service Price, the Mining Customer shall pay: (

i) The amounts required under Rate

Schedule 1823 instead of th e Adjusted Amounts if the AP calculated in accordance with

section 2.2 is less than zero; or (ii) The Adjusted Amount if the AP calculated in accordance wit h

section 2.2 is zero or more.

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b) If the AP calculated in accordance with

section 2.2 is less than zero and the Mining Customer’s Account Balance, once adjusted to subtract amounts representing interest, would be, on the date BC Hydro issues a bill to the Mining Customer, less than 75 per cent of the Service Price, and deferral of payments pursuant to this Supplement would result in the Mining Customer’s Account Balance, once adjusted to subtract amounts representing interest, exceeding 75 per cent of the Service Price, the Mining Customer shall pay an amount calculated in accordance with

section 2.4(a)(

i) less the amount that, upon adding such amount to the Account Balance, will result in the Account Balance, once adjusted to subtract amounts representing interest, equaling 75 per cent of the Service Price and payment of such deducted amount shall be deferred in accordance with this Supplement and such deducted amount shall be added to the Account Balance in accordance with

section 1.1(

a) upon BC Hydro issuing the bill. (

c) If the Mining Customer’s Account Balance is, on the date B C Hydro issues a bill to the Mining Customer, equal to zero, the Mining Customer shall pay the amounts required under Rate

Schedule 1823 instead of the Adjusted Amounts if the AP calculated in accordance with

section 2.2 is zero or more. 2.5 Additional Amount The Mining Customer may, on account of the Account Balance, pay any amount in addition to an Adjusted Amount at any time without notice, interest or penalty and all such amounts paid in excess of the Adjusted Amount shall be reflected in the Account Balance as of the date the payment was made.

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a) Interest, calculated and compounded monthly, not in advance both before and after demand, default and judgment, shall accrue on the daily Account Balance, based on the number of days elapsed in a 365-day year, at the applicable of the following annualized interest rates: (

i) The Floating Interest Rate if the Mining Customer is operat ing a mine referred to in subparagraphs 1.1(d)(

i) to 1.1(d)(vii) and 1.1(d)(ix) to 1.1(d)(xiii)1.1(d)(xiv); or (ii) The Fixed Interest Rate if the Mining Customer is operatin g the mine referred to in subparagraph 1.1(d)(viii); and such interest shall be added to the Account Balance on the last day of each Billing Period, or in the case of the Closing Date on the day prior to the Closing Date, and bear interest at the same rate. (

b) The Mining Customer acknowledges that Prime was 2.7 per cen t per annum on the date this Supplement came into effect. A certificate of a Managing Director of the principal banker of BC Hydro, which on the date this Supplement came into effect is the Bank of Montreal, shall be conclusive evidence as to the rate of Prime in effect from time to time. 2.7 Final Payment On or before the Closing Date the Mining Customer shall pay the Account Balance. If unpaid by the Closing Date, the Mining Customer shall pay the Account Balance, plus interest at the rates specified in

section 2.6 as follows:

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a) BC Hydro shall add to the next bill issued to the Mining Customer for electricity service to the Applicable Mine, and to each monthly bill thereafter until the Account Balance is zero, an amount equal to 1/9 of the Account Balance as at the Closing Date plus interest calculated and accrued in accordance with

section 2.6. BC Hydro and the Participating Customer may agree in writing to a different period of repayment, but BC Hydro is not obligated to do so. (

b) Any bill issued in accordance with

section 2.7(

a) that is unpaid by the Mining Customer shall become overdue in accordance with the Electricricity Supply Agreement, except that the interest rates specified in

section 2.6 shall continue to apply. On or before the Closing Date, the Mining Customer shall pay the Account Balance. If unpaid by the Closing Date and unless BC Hydro and the Mining Customer agree in writing that payment of the Account Balance will be made over a period specified in the agreement, the Account Balance shall become overdue pursuant to the Electricity Supply Agreement, except that the interest rates specified in

section 2.6 shall continue to apply. 2.8 Taxes and Levies Amounts calculated under this Supplement do not include the Goods and Services Tax, the Provincial Sales Tax and any other tax or levy which BC Hydro may be lawfully authorized or required to collect from the Mining Customer.

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a) The amount that would have been payable by the Mining Customer under Rate

Schedule 1823 on account of that bill but for the application of this Supplement; and (

b) The Adjusted Amount in accordance with

section 2.2. 3.0 TERM OF MCPP AGREEMENT 3.1 Term of MCPP Agreement The term of an MCPP Agreement (the “Term”) in respect of an Applicable Mine commences on the date the Application Period commences and continues until the later of the Closing Date or the date following the Closing Date at which the Account Balance is zero unless terminated earlier pursuant to and in accordance with

section 3.2. 3.2 Termination (

a) An MCPP Agreement may be terminated in any of the following events: (

i) Immediately by the Mining Customer upon request to BC Hydro if at the time of the request the Account Balance is zero; (ii) Immediately by BC Hydro, if at any time during the Applica tion Period the Mining Customer sells, transfers or assigns all or substantially all of its interest in the Applicable Mine, at which time all unpaid amounts, including

BC Hydro Electric Tariff Supplement No. 90 Mining Customer Payment Plan Effective: March 14, 2016April 8, 2020 OriginalFirst Revision of Page 16 ACCEPTED: ORDER NO. COMMISSION SECRETARY the Account Balance, shall become due and payable pursuant to the Electricity Supply Agreement and shall continue to accrue interest at the rate specified in

section 2.6; (iii) Immediately by BC Hydro if at any time during the Application Period the Mining Customer commits

an act of bankruptcy, becomes insolvent, proposes a compromise or arrangement to its creditors generally, has any petition for a receiving order in bankruptcy filed against it, makes a voluntary assignment in bankruptcy and/or fails to make any payment required under the Electricity Supply Agreement as supplemented by this Supplement, and all amounts owing by the Mining Customer to BC Hydro, including the Account Balance, shall, immediately upon such notice being given, become due and payable pursuant to the Electricity Supply Agreement and shall continue to accrue interest at the rate specified in

section 2.6; and (iv) Immediately by BC Hydro upon any person or group of persons acting in concert acquiring, in a single transaction or a series of transactions during the Application Period, more than 50 per cent of the issued and outstanding shares in the capital of the Mining Customer resulting in a change of control of the Mining Customer, at which time all unpaid amounts, including the Account Balance, shall become due and payable pursuant to the Electricity Supply Agreement and shall continue to accrue interest at the rate specified in

section 2.6.

BC Hydro Electric Tariff Supplement No. 90 Mining Customer Payment Plan Effective: March 14, 2016April 8, 2020 OriginalFirst Revision of Page 17 ACCEPTED: ORDER NO. COMMISSION SECRETARY 4.0 DISPUTE RESOLUTION 4.1 Disputes If any dispute, question or difference of opinion between the Parties arises out of or under this Supplement (“Dispute”), then a Party may give to the other Party a notice (“Dispute Notice”) specifying the Dispute and requiring its resolution under this

section 4.0. All Disputes shall be resolved in accordance with the provisions of this

section 4.0, provided however, that either Party may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for any interim relief by way of restraining order, injunction or other equitable remedy. 4.2 Contract Representatives to Seek Resolution If a Dispute Notice is given to a Party, each Party shall appoint a contract representative within five business days of a Party notifying the other Party of a Dispute and cause its contract representative to negotiate in good faith to attain a resolution of the Dispute. 4.3 Referral to Senior Executives If a Dispute is not resolved within five business days of the Dispute being referred to the contract representatives, the Parties shall seek to resolve the Dispute through their respective senior executives (at the vice president level or higher) before proceeding to resolve the Dispute through arbitration in accordance with

section 4.4. Each Party shall appoint a senior executive to undertake such informal process within 10 business days of a Party notifying the other Party of a Dispute and the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to resolve the Dispute through their appointed senior executives within 30 days after notification.

BC Hydro Electric Tariff Supplement No. 90 Mining Customer Payment Plan Effective: April 8, 2020 Original of Page 18 ACCEPTED: ORDER NO. COMMISSION SECRETARY 4.4 Referral to Arbitration If the Dispute is not resolved within 30 days of the Dispute being referred to the senior executives (or either party fails to timely appoint a contract representative or senior executive pursuant to sections 4.2 and 4.3), then either Party may submit the Dispute to arbitration under the Commercial Arbitration Act (British Columbia). The following rules shall apply to arbitration under this Agreement: (

a) The arbitration shall be conducted before one arbitrator mu tually agreed to by the Parties or if the Parties are unable to agree to an arbitrator within 15 days after a demand for arbitration has been given, either Party may apply to the court pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration Act (British Columbia) for the appointment of a single arbitrator; (

b) The arbitrator shall be authorized only to interpret and ap ply the provisions of this Agreement and shall have no power to modify or change any of the above in any manner; (

c) The arbitration shall be dealt with on an expeditious basis with both Parties using commercially reasonable efforts to obtain and implement a timely decision of the arbitrator; specifically, the arbitrator shall be instructed to impose time limits on the arbitration process such that a decision may be rendered within 45 days of appointment of the arbitrator; (

d) The arbitrator shall determine the Dispute in accordance wi th the laws of the Province of British Columbia and applicable Canadian federal law; and (

e) The Parties shall bear the costs of the arbitration equally and each Party shall bear its own costs.

BC Hydro Electric Tariff Supplement No. 90 Mining Customer Payment Plan Effective: April 8, 2020 Original of Page 19 ACCEPTED: ORDER NO. COMMISSION SECRETARY 4.5 Arbitration Decisions The decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding upon the Parties, and judgment on the award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. The decision of the arbitrator may be appealed solely on the grounds that the conduct of the arbitrator, or the decision itself, violated the standards of the Commercial Arbitration Act (British Columbia) or the rules set out in

section 4.4. The final decision of the arbitrator shall also be filed with the Commission.

BC Hydro Electric Tariff Supplement No. 90 Mining Customer Payment Plan Appendix 1 Effective: March 14, 2016April 8, 2020 OriginalFirst Revision of Page 1 ACCEPTED: ORDER NO. COMMISSION SECRETARY APPENDIX 1 MINING CUSTOMER PAYMENT PLAN AGREEMENT THIS ELECTRICITY SUPPLY AGREEMENT made as of the day of , 20 for .

BETWEEN: BRITISH COLUMBIA HYDRO AND POWER AUTHORITY, having its head office at 333 Dunsmuir Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 5R3 (herein called “BC Hydro”) OF THE FIRST PART AND: having an office in British Columbia at (herein called the “Customer”) [, being a [wholly owned] subsidiary of [ PARENT], having its head office in [jurisdiction]] OF THE SECOND PART WITNESSES THAT the parties declare and agree as follows:

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INTERPRETATION 1.1 Capitalized Terms Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings given to them in the Supplement. 2.0 APPLICABLE MINE (

a) The Customer is an Eligible Customer and operates the follo wing Applicable Mine: the mine (the “Mine”); (

b) On the date this Agreement has been executed by the Customer and delivered to BC Hydro, the Mine is producing and not in long-term care and maintenance: ܆Coal; or ܆Copper. 3.0 REQUEST FOR PARTICIPATION The Customer hereby requests participation as a Mining Customer in the Mining Customer Payment Plan and agrees that the terms of the Electricity Supply Agreement between the Parties dated as of the day of , shall be amended by the addition of the Supplement and that the Electricity Supply Agreement, as supplemented by the Supplement shall apply to the supply of electricity service from BC Hydro to the Mine during the Application Period.

BC Hydro Electric Tariff Supplement No. 90 Mining Customer Payment Plan Appendix 1 Effective: March 14, 2016April 8, 2020 OriginalFirst Revision of Page 3 ACCEPTED: ORDER NO. COMMISSION SECRETARY 4.0 APPLICATION PERIOD The Supplement shall begin to apply to the Customer, and the Application Period shall commence on the day of , 201 [to be completed by BC Hydro]. 5.0 TERM OF AGREEMENT The term of this Agreement commences on the date the Application Period commences and continues until the later of the Closing Date or the date following the Closing Date at which the Account Balance is zero unless terminated earlier pursuant to and in accordance with

section 3.2 of the Supplement. 6.0 MISCELLANEOUS 6.1 Successors and Assigns (

a) The Customer shall not transfer or assign, in whole or in p art, its interest in this Agreement. (

b) This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall enure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors. 6.2 Further Assurances Each of the Parties agrees that it shall take from time to time such actions and execute such additional instruments as may be reasonably necessary or convenient to implement and carry out the intent and purpose of this Agreement.

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COMMISSION SECRETARY 6.3 Waiver The failure of a Party to insist on the strict performance of any provision of this Agreement or to exercise any right, power or remedy upon a breach hereof shall not constitute a waiver of any provision of this Agreement or limit that Party’s right thereafter to enforce any provision or exercise any right. 6.4 Amendments No amendment of this Agreement shall be valid unless made in writing and executed by the appropriate duly authorized signatories of the Parties (and approved by the Commission to the extent required by law) or unless ordered by the Commission in accordance with its authority under the Direction and the Utilities Commission Act. 6.5 Governing Law This Agreement and all terms and conditions contained in it shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of British Columbia. 6.6 Notices All notices, consents, requests or demands that either Party may be required or may desire to give to the other Party under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to be given to and received by the addressee on the business day next following when it is delivered by hand, by courier or by facsimile copier, and is deemed to be given when received if delivered by prepaid mail at the address that each Party has given notice of under the Electricity Supply Agreement.

BC Hydro Electric Tariff Supplement No. 90 Mining Customer Payment Plan Appendix 1 Effective: March 14, 2016April 8, 2020 OriginalFirst Revision of Page 5 ACCEPTED: ORDER NO. COMMISSION SECRETARY 6.7 Counterpart Execution This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, and such counterparts together shall constitute but one and the same. 6.8 Electronic Delivery Delivery by a Party of an executed copy of this Agreement by electronic means shall be effective delivery, but that Party shall promptly also deliver in person to the other Party an originally executed copy of this Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the duly authorized representative of each party has executed this Agreement. [If the Customer is a joint venture or partnership then this Agreement shall be executed by all joint venturers or partners and all declarations and agreements of the Customer shall be deemed to be joint and several]. BRITISH COLUMBIA HYDRO AND POWER AUTHORITY Per: [CUSTOMER] ) ) ) ) ) Authorized Signatory (name and, title) ) ) ) ) ) Authorized Signatory (name and title) Authorized Signatory (name and title)

BC Hydro Electric Tariff Supplement No. 90 Mining Customer Payment Plan Appendix 1 Effective: April 8, 2020 Original of Page 7 ACCEPTED: ORDER NO. COMMISSION SECRETARY The undersigned hereby unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees the payment obligations of [CUSTOMER] to BC Hydro under this Agreement, and agrees that the undersigned shall be liable to BC Hydro for the performance of [CUSTOMER]’s payment obligations under this Agreement as a primary obligor as if a party to this Agreement.

The undersigned further acknowledges and agrees that such guarantee will continue and survive until all payment obligations of the Customer arising during the term of the Agreement have been fully satisfied and the Account Balance determined in accordance with this Agreement is zero, notwithstanding any earlier termination of this Agreement. [PARENT] ____________________________ Authorized Signatory (name and title)

BC Hydro Electric Tariff Supplement No. 97 RS 1823 and RS 1828 Customer Payment Plan Effective: April 8, 2020 Original of Page 1 ACCEPTED: ORDER NO. COMMISSION SECRETARY RS 1823 AND RS 1828 CUSTOMER PAYMENT PLAN A. The Lieutenant Governor in Council issued a Direction to the British Columbia Utilities Commission Respecting COVID-19 Relief, pursuant to

section 3 of the Utilities Commission Act (British Columbia), dated effective April __, 2020 (the “Direction”); B. Pursuant to the Direction, BC Hydro customers taking electricity service pursuant to Rate

Schedule 1823 or Rate

Schedule 1828 shall be permitted, upon admission to the RS 1823 and RS 1828 Customer Payment Plan, to defer payment of a portion of their account with BC Hydro for electricity service, to support the stability/liquidity of the Eligible Customer in respect of the Customer’s Plant operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic; and C. The terms and conditions of participation in the RS 1823 and RS 1828 Customer Payment Plan are incorporated into this Supplement to Electric Tariff Supplement No. 5 or Electric Tariff Supplement No. 87, as applicable. 1.0

INTERPRETATION 1.1

Definitions In this Supplement: (a) “Account Balance” means, in relation to a Participating Customer, an amount determined by BC Hydro prior to issuing each bill during the Application Period, as follows: Account Balance = (TSA + I) – (TAA +

A) BC Hydro Electric Tariff Supplement No. 97 RS 1823 and RS 1828 Customer Payment Plan Effective: April 8, 2020 Original of Page 2 ACCEPTED: ORDER NO. COMMISSION SECRETARY Where: (i) “ TSA” means the total amount that would have been payable by the Participating Customer under Rate

Schedule 1823 or Rate

Schedule 1828, as applicable, but for the application of this Supplement, during the period beginning on the date the Supplement begins to apply to the Participating Customer and ending on the date BC Hydro makes a determination of the Account Balance; (ii) “I” means the interest accumulated on the Account Balance as of the last day of the most recent Billing Period prior to the determination of the Account Balance, calculated in accordance with

section 2.5; (iii) “TAA” means the sum of all Adjusted Amounts paid by the Participating Customer; and (iv) “A” means any payments made by the Participating Customer in addition to an Adjusted Amount, including payments made on account of the Account Balance, in accordance with

section 2.4; (b) “Act” means the Utilities Commission Act (British Columbia); (c) “Adjusted Amount” has the meaning given to that term in

section 2.2; (d) “Application Period” means, in respect of a Participating Customer, the period that begins on March 22, 2020, and ends on the Closing Date or such earlier date on which the Payment Plan Agreement for the Participating Customer is terminated pursuant to

section 3.2; (e) “Billing Period” means a Participating Customer’s billing period determined pursuant to the Electricity Supply Agreement for electricity service;

BC Hydro Electric Tariff Supplement No. 97 RS 1823 and RS 1828 Customer Payment Plan Effective: April 8, 2020 Original of Page 3 ACCEPTED: ORDER NO. COMMISSION SECRETARY (f) “ Closing Date” means June 21, 2020; (g) “ Commission” means the British Columbia Utilities Commission; (h) “Copper Mining Customer Payment Plan Agreement” means a Copper Mining Customer Payment Plan Agreement attached as Appendix 1 to Tariff Supplement No. 99; (i) “Customer’s Plant” has the same meaning as in the Electricity Supply Agreement; (j) “ Direction” means the Direction to the British Columbia Utilities Commission Respecting COVID-19 Relief issued by the Lieutenant Governor in Council pursuant to

section 3 of the Act and dated effective April __, 2020; (k) “Electricity Supply Agreement” means the Electricity Supply Agreement (Electric Tariff Supplement No. 5 or Electric Tariff Supplement No. 87, as applicable) between a Participating Customer and BC Hydro for the supply of electricity to the Customer’s Plant; (l) “ Eligible Customer” means a customer of BC Hydro who, immediately before the Direction comes into force, was receiving electricity service from BC Hydro pursuant to Rate

Schedule 1823 or Rate

Schedule 1828; (m) “Floating Interest Rate 1” means a nominal annual interest rate calculated as follows: Floating Interest Rate = (12 x [(1+i) 1/12 – 1 ]) x 100 Where: (i) “ i” means the sum of Prime + 2.5 per cent; and

BC Hydro Electric Tariff Supplement No. 97 RS 1823 and RS 1828 Customer Payment Plan Effective: April 8, 2020 Original of Page 4 ACCEPTED: ORDER NO. COMMISSION SECRETARY (ii) “Prime” has the meaning given to that term in

section 1.1(r); (n) “Floating Interest Rate 2” means a nominal annual interest rate calculated in accordance with the formula set out in Floating Interest Rate 1, except that (i) “i” means the sum of Prime + 5.0 per cent; (o) “MCPP Agreement” means a Mining Customer Payment Plan Agreement attached as Appendix 1 to Tariff Supplement No. 90; (p) “Participating Customer” means an Eligible Customer whose request referred to in

section 2.1(a)(

i) has been accepted and to whom this Supplement applies; (q) “ Party” means either BC Hydro or a Participating Customer and “Parties” means both BC Hydro and the Participating Customer; (r) “Prime” means the published per annum prime lending rate on loans denominated in Canadian Dollars made in Canada charged by the principal banker of BC Hydro as at the date the interest is calculated in accordance with

section 2.5; (s) “Rate

Schedule 1823” means Rate

Schedule 1823 – Transmission Service – Stepped Rate, as amended, supplemented or replaced from time to time; (t) “Rate

Schedule 1828” means Rate

Schedule 1828 – Transmission Service – Biomass Energy Program, as amended, supplemented or replaced from time to time; (u) “Supplement” means this supplement and includes the form of Payment Plan Agreement attached as Appendix 1; and (v) “Term” has the meaning given to that term in

section 3.1.

BC Hydro Electric Tariff Supplement No. 97 RS 1823 and RS 1828 Customer Payment Plan Effective: April 8, 2020 Original of Page 5 ACCEPTED: ORDER NO. COMMISSION SECRETARY 1.2 Appendices Appendix 1 – form of Payment Plan Agreement attached to this Supplement is incorporated into and forms part of this Supplement. 1.3

Interpretation In this Supplement, except where otherwise expressly provided or the context otherwise requires: (

a) Words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa, “or” is not exclusive, “including” is not limiting, whether or not non-limiting language (such as “without limitation”) is used with reference to it, a grammatical variation of a defined term shall have a corresponding meaning, and reference to any person includes such person’s successors and assigns but, if applicable, only if the succession or assignment is permitted under this Supplement; (

b) The inclusion of headings in this Supplement is for convenience only and shall not affect the construction or

interpretation of this Supplement; (

c) Any reference to a specific section, su bsection or other subdivision is to the designated section, subsection or other subdivision of this Supplement, unless the context otherwise requires; and (

d) All monetary amounts referred to in this Supplement are stated and shall be paid in Canadian currency. 1.4 Obligations Supplemental (

a) BC Hydro ’s and a Participating Customer’s obligations under this Supplement are supplemental to their respective obligations under the Electricity Supply Agreement.

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b) Except as specifically supplemented by this Supplement, the Electricity Supply Agreement of a Participating Customer shall continue in full force and effect and, in particular, shall govern billing and payment for electricity service supplied by BC Hydro. Nothing in this Supplement shall release a Participating Customer from liability for payment of any amounts owing pursuant to the Electricity Supply Agreement. 2.0 PAYMENT PLAN 2.1 Application to Participate in the Payment Plan (

a) As a condition of participating in the RS 1823 and RS 1828 Customer Payment Plan: (

i) An Eligible Customer shall, by April 30, 2020 or such later date agreed to by BC Hydro, make a request to BC Hydro that this Supplement apply respecting amounts that will be payable by the Eligible Customer to BC Hydro for electricity service provided for the operation of the Customer’s Plant by completing, executing and delivering to BC Hydro an agreement in the form attached as Appendix 1; (ii) The Customer’s Plant of the Eligible Customer must be an operating facility and not in long-term care and maintenance; (iii) The Eligible Customer must have no overdue bills with BC Hydro on the date of the request, unless otherwise agreed to by BC Hydro; and (iv) The Eligible Customer must not have an MCPP Agreement or a Copper Mining Customer Payment Plan Agreement in effect with BC Hydro.

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b) BC Hydro shall, as soon as practicabl e after receipt of a request referred to in paragraph 2.1(a)(i), if the Eligible Customer meets the requirements for participation in the RS 1823 and RS 1828 Customer Payment Plan, accept the request and notify the Eligible Customer. 2.2 Payment of Adjusted Amount The Participating Customer shall pay on account of each bill issued by BC Hydro during the Application Period, an adjusted amount for electricity service respecting the Customer’s Plant (the “Adjusted Amount”), in Canadian dollars, equal to 50% of the amount that would have been payable by the Participating Customer under Rate

Schedule 1823 or Rate

Schedule 1828, as applicable, on account of that bill but for the application of this Supplement. 2.3 Deferral of Payment The difference between the Adjusted Amount calculated in accordance with

section 2.2 and the amount that would have been payable by the Particpating Customer under Rate

Schedule 1823 or Rate

Schedule 1828, as applicable, but for the application of this Supplement, shall be deferred in accordance with this Supplement and such difference shall be added to the Account Balance in accordance with

section 1.1(

a) upon BC Hydro issuing the bill in respect of such Adjusted Amount. 2.4 Additional Amount The Participating Customer may, on account of the Account Balance, pay any amount in addition to an Adjusted Amount at any time without notice, interest or penalty and all such amounts paid in excess of the Adjusted Amount shall be reflected in the Account Balance as of the date the payment was made.

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a) Interest, calculated and compounded monthly, not in advance both before and after demand, default and judgment, shall accrue on the daily Account Balance, based on the number of days elapsed in a 365-day year, at the Floating Interest Rate 1 or Floating Interest Rate 2, as applicable, and such interest shall be added to the Account Balance on the last day of each Billing Period, or in the case of the Closing Date on the day prior to the Closing Date, and bear interest at the same rate: (

i) Floating Interest Rate 1 shall apply until the Closing Date and (ii) Floating Interest Rate 2 shall apply thereafter until the Account Balance is zero. (

b) The Participating Customer acknowledge s that Prime was __ per cent per annum on April __, 2020. A certificate of a Managing Director of the principal banker of BC Hydro, which on the date this Supplement came into effect is the Bank of Montreal, shall be conclusive evidence as to the rate of Prime in effect from time to time.

BC Hydro Electric Tariff Supplement No. 97 RS 1823 and RS 1828 Customer Payment Plan Effective: April 8, 2020 Original of Page 9 ACCEPTED: ORDER NO. COMMISSION SECRETARY 2.6 Repayment of Account Balance On or before the Closing Date, the Participating Customer shall pay the Account Balance.

If unpaid by the Closing Date, beginning with the bill BC Hydro issues to the Participating Customer in September 2020 for electricity service in accordance with the Electricity Supply Agreement, and on each monthly bill thereafter until the Account Balance is zero, BC Hydro shall include on the bill an amount equal to 1/9 of the Account Balance as at the date of the September 2020 bill plus interest calculated and accrued in accordance with

section 2.5(a)(ii), and the bill shall become due and payable in accordance with the Electricity Supply Agreement. Any such bill unpaid by the Participating Customer shall become overdue in accordance with the Electricity Supply Agreement except that the interest rate specified in

section 2.5(a)(ii) shall continue to apply. 2.7 Taxes and Levies Amounts calculated under this Supplement do not include the Goods and Services Tax, the Provincial Sales Tax and any other tax or levy which BC Hydro may be lawfully authorized or required to collect from the Participating Customer. 3.0 TERM OF PAYMENT PLAN AGREEMENT 3.1 Term of Payment Plan Agreement The term of a Payment Plan Agreement (the “Term”) commences on the date the Application Period commences and continues until the later of the Closing Date or the date following the Closing Date at which the Account Balance is zero unless terminated earlier pursuant to and in accordance with

section 3.2.

BC Hydro Electric Tariff Supplement No. 97 RS 1823 and RS 1828 Customer Payment Plan Effective: April 8, 2020 Original of Page 10 ACCEPTED: ORDER NO. COMMISSION SECRETARY 3.2 Termination (

a) A Payment Plan Agreement may be terminated in any of the following events: (

i) Immediately by the Participating Custo mer upon request to BC Hydro if at the time of the request the Account Balance is zero; (ii) Immediately by BC Hydro if the Pa rticipating Customer sells, transfers or assigns all or substantially all of its interest in the Customer’s Plant, at which time all unpaid amounts, including the Account Balance, shall become due and payable pursuant to the Electricity Supply Agreement; (iii) Immediately by BC Hydro if the Pa rticipating Customer commits

an act of bankruptcy, becomes insolvent, proposes a compromise or arrangement to its creditors generally, has any petition for a receiving order in bankruptcy filed against it, makes a voluntary assignment in bankruptcy and/or fails to make any payment required under the Electricity Supply Agreement as supplemented by this Supplement, and all amounts owing by the Participating Customer to BC Hydro, including the Account Balance, shall, immediately upon such notice being given, become due and payable pursuant to the Electricity Supply Agreement; and (iv) Immediately by BC Hydro upon any person or group of persons acting in concert acquiring, in a single transaction or a series of transactions, more than 50 per cent of the issued and outstanding shares in the capital of the Participating Customer resulting in a change of control of the Participating Customer, at which time all unpaid amounts, including the Account Balance, shall become due and payable pursuant to the Electricity Supply Agreement.

BC Hydro Electric Tariff Supplement No. 97 RS 1823 and RS 1828 Customer Payment Plan Effective: April 8, 2020 Original of Page 11 ACCEPTED: ORDER NO. COMMISSION SECRETARY 4.0 DISPUTE RESOLUTION 4.1 Disputes If any dispute, question or difference of opinion between the Parties arises out of or under this Supplement (“Dispute”), then a Party may give to the other Party a notice (“Dispute Notice”) specifying the Dispute and requiring its resolution under this

section 4.0. All Disputes shall be resolved in accordance with the provisions of this

section 4.0, provided however, that either Party may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for any interim relief by way of restraining order, injunction or other equitable remedy. 4.2 Contract Representatives to Seek Resolution If a Dispute Notice is given to a Party, each Party shall appoint a contract representative within five business days of a Party notifying the other Party of a Dispute and cause its contract representative to negotiate in good faith to attain a resolution of the Dispute. 4.3 Referral to Senior Executives If a Dispute is not resolved within five business days of the Dispute being referred to the contract representatives, the Parties shall seek to resolve the Dispute through their respective senior executives (at the vice president level or higher) before proceeding to resolve the Dispute through arbitration in accordance with

section 4.4. Each Party shall appoint a senior executive to undertake such informal process within 10 business days of a Party notifying the other Party of a Dispute and the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to resolve the Dispute through their appointed senior executives within 30 days after notification.

BC Hydro Electric Tariff Supplement No. 97 RS 1823 and RS 1828 Customer Payment Plan Effective: April 8, 2020 Original of Page 12 ACCEPTED: ORDER NO. COMMISSION SECRETARY 4.4 Referral to Arbitration If the Dispute is not resolved within 30 days of the Dispute being referred to the senior executives (or either party fails to timely appoint a contract representative or senior executive pursuant to sections 4.2 and 4.3), then either Party may submit the Dispute to arbitration under the Arbitration Act (British Columbia). The following rules shall apply to arbitration under this Agreement: (

a) The arbitration shall be conducted before one arbitrator mutually agreed to by the Parties or if the Parties are unable to agree to an arbitrator within 15 days after a demand for arbitration has been given, either Party may apply to the court pursuant to the Arbitration Act (British Columbia) for the appointment of a single arbitrator; (

b) The arbitrator shall be authorized only to interpret and apply the provisions of this Agreement and shall have no power to modify or change any of the above in any manner; (

c) The arbitration shall be dealt with on an expeditious basis with both Parties using commercially reasonable efforts to obtain and implement a timely decision of the arbitrator; specifically, the arbitrator shall be instructed to impose time limits on the arbitration process such that a decision may be rendered within 45 days of appointment of the arbitrator; (

d) The arbitrator shall determine the Dispute in accordance with the laws of the Province of British Columbia and applicable Canadian federal law; and (

e) The Parties shall bear the costs of the arbitration equally and each Party shall bear its own costs.

BC Hydro Electric Tariff Supplement No. 97 RS 1823 and RS 1828 Customer Payment Plan Effective: April 8, 2020 Original of Page 13 ACCEPTED: ORDER NO. COMMISSION SECRETARY 4.5 Arbitration Decisions The decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding upon the Parties, and judgment on the award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. The decision of the arbitrator may be appealed solely on the grounds that the conduct of the arbitrator, or the decision itself, violated the standards of the Arbitration Act (British Columbia) or the rules set out in

section 4.4. The final decision of the arbitrator shall also be filed with the Commission.

BC Hydro Electric Tariff Supplement No. 97 RS 1823 and RS 1828 Customer Payment Plan Appendix 1 Effective: April 8, 2020 Original of Page 1 ACCEPTED: ORDER NO. COMMISSION SECRETARY APPENDIX 1 PAYMENT PLAN AGREEMENT THIS PAYMENT PLAN AGREEMENT made as of the day of , 2020 for .

BETWEEN: BRITISH COLUMBIA HYDRO AND POWER AUTHORITY, having its head office at 333 Dunsmuir Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6B 5R3 (herein called “BC Hydro”) OF THE FIRST PART AND: having an office in British Columbia at (herein called the “Customer”) [, being a [wholly owned] subsidiary of [PARENT], having its head office in [jurisdiction]] OF THE SECOND PART WITNESSES THAT the parties declare and agree as follows:

BC Hydro Electric Tariff Supplement No. 97 RS 1823 and RS 1828 Customer Payment Plan Appendix 1 Effective: April 8, 2020 Original of Page 2 ACCEPTED: ORDER NO. COMMISSION SECRETARY 1.0

INTERPRETATION 1.1 Capitalized Terms Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings given to them in the Supplement. 2.0 ELIGIBILITY (

a) The Customer is an Eligible Customer; (

b) On the date this Agreement has been executed by the Customer and delivered to BC Hydro, the Customer’s Plant is an operating facility and not in long-term care and maintenance; (

c) On the date this Agreement has been executed by the Customer and delivered to BC Hydro, the Customer has no overdue bills with BC Hydro, unless otherwise agreed to by BC Hydro; and (

d) On the date this Agreement has been executed by the Customer and delivered to BC Hydro, the Customer does not have a MCPP Agreement or Copper Mining Customer Payment Plant Agreement in effect with BC Hydro.

BC Hydro Electric Tariff Supplement No. 97 RS 1823 and RS 1828 Customer Payment Plan Appendix 1 Effective: April 8, 2020 Original of Page 3 ACCEPTED: ORDER NO.

COMMISSION SECRETARY 3.0 REQUEST FOR PARTICIPATION The Customer hereby requests participation as a Participating Customer in the RS 1823 and RS 1828 Customer Payment Plan and agrees that the terms of the Electricity Supply Agreement between the Parties dated as of the day of , shall be amended by the addition of the Supplement and that the Electricity Supply Agreement, as supplemented by the Supplement shall apply to the supply of electricity service from BC Hydro to the Customer’s Plant. 4.0 APPLICATION PERIOD The Supplement shall begin to apply to the Customer, and the Application Period shall commence on March 22, 2020. 5.0 TERM OF AGREEMENT The term of this Agreement commences on the date the Application Period commences and continues until the later of the Closing Date or the date following the Closing Date at which the Account Balance is zero unless terminated earlier pursuant to and in accordance with

section 3.2 of the Supplement. 6.0 MISCELLANEOUS 6.1 Successors and Assigns (

a) The Customer shall not transfer or assign, in whole or in part, its interest in this Agreement. (

b) This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall enure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors.

BC Hydro Electric Tariff Supplement No. 97 RS 1823 and RS 1828 Customer Payment Plan Appendix 1 Effective: April 8, 2020 Original of Page 4 ACCEPTED: ORDER NO.

COMMISSION SECRETARY 6.2 Further Assurances Each of the Parties agrees that it shall take from time to time such actions and execute such additional instruments as may be reasonably necessary or convenient to implement and carry out the intent and purpose of this Agreement. 6.3 Waiver The failure of a Party to insist on the strict performance of any provision of this Agreement or to exercise any right, power or remedy upon a breach hereof shall not constitute a waiver of any provision of this Agreement or limit that Party’s right thereafter to enforce any provision or exercise any right. 6.4 Amendments No amendment of this Agreement shall be valid unless made in writing and executed by the appropriate duly authorized signatories of the Parties (and approved by the Commission to the extent required by law) or unless ordered by the Commission in accordance with its authority under the Direction and the Utilities Commission Act. 6.5 Governing Law This Agreement and all terms and conditions contained in it shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of British Columbia.

BC Hydro Electric Tariff Supplement No. 97 RS 1823 and RS 1828 Customer Payment Plan Appendix 1 Effective: April 8, 2020 Original of Page 5 ACCEPTED: ORDER NO.

COMMISSION SECRETARY 6.6 Notices All notices, consents, requests or demands that either Party may be required or may desire to give to the other Party under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to be given to and received by the addressee on the business day next following when it is delivered by hand, by courier or by facsimile copier, and is deemed to be given when received if delivered by prepaid mail at the address that each Party has given notice of under the Electricity Supply Agreement. 6.7 Counterpart Execution This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, and such counterparts together shall constitute but one and the same. 6.8 Electronic Delivery Delivery by a Party of an executed copy of this Agreement by electronic means shall be effective delivery, but that Party shall promptly also deliver in person to the other Party an originally executed copy of this Agreement.

BC Hydro Electric Tariff Supplement No. 97 RS 1823 and RS 1828 Customer Payment Plan Appendix 1 Effective: April 8, 2020 Original of Page 6 ACCEPTED: ORDER NO. COMMISSION SECRETARY

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the duly authorized representative of each party has executed this Agreement. [If the Customer is a joint venture or partnership then this Agreement shall be executed by all joint venturers or partners and all declarations and agreements of the Customer shall be deemed to be joint and several]. BRITISH COLUMBIA HYDRO AND POWER AUTHORITY Per: Authorized Signatory (name and title) [CUSTOMER] ) ) ) ) ) Authorized Signatory (name and title) ) ) ) ) ) Authorized Signatory (name and title)

BC Hydro Electric Tariff Supplement No. 97 RS 1823 and RS 1828 Customer Payment Plan Appendix 1 Effective: April 8, 2020 Original of Page 7 ACCEPTED: ORDER NO. COMMISSION SECRETARY The undersigned hereby unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees the payment obligations of [CUSTOMER] to BC Hydro under this Agreement, and agrees that the undersigned shall be liable to BC Hydro for the performance of [CUSTOMER]’s payment obligations under this Agreement as a primary obligor as if a party to this Agreement.

The undersigned further acknowledges and agrees that such guarantee will continue and survive until all payment obligations of the Customer arising during the term of the Agreement have been fully satisfied and the Account Balance determined in accordance with this Agreement is zero, notwithstanding any earlier termination of this Agreement. [PARENT] ____________________________ Authorized Signatory (name and title)

BC Hydro Electric Tariff Supplement No. 98 Coal Mining Customer Payment Plan Effective: April 8, 2020 Original of Page 1 ACCEPTED: ORDER NO. COMMISSION SECRETARY COAL MINING CUSTOMER PAYMENT PLAN A. The Lieutenant Governor in Council issued a Direction to the British Columbia Utilities Commission Respecting COVID-19 Relief, pursuant to

section 3 of the Utilities Commission Act (British Columbia), dated effective April __, 2020 (the “Direction”); B. Pursuant to the Direction, Eligible Cu stomers (as defined below) shall be permitted, upon admission to the Coal Mining Customer Payment Plan, to defer payment of a portion of their account with BC Hydro for electricity service, to support the stability/liquidity of the Eligible Customer in respect of mining operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic; and C. The terms and conditions of par ticipation in the Coal Mining Customer Payment Plan are incorporated into this Supplement to the Electric Tariff. 1.0

INTERPRETATION 1.1

Definitions In this Supplement: (a) “Account Balance” means, in relation to a Participating Customer, an amount determined by BC Hydro prior to issuing each bill during the Application Period, as follows: Account Balance = (TSA + I) – (TAA +

A) Where:

BC Hydro Electric Tariff Supplement No. 98 Coal Mining Customer Payment Plan Effective: April 8, 2020 Original of Page 2 ACCEPTED: ORDER NO. COMMISSION SECRETARY (i) “ TSA” means the total amount that would have been payable by the Participating Customer under Rate

Schedule 1611 but for the application of this Supplement, during the period beginning on the date the Supplement begins to apply to the Participating Customer and ending on the date BC Hydro makes a determination of the Account Balance; (ii) “I” means the interest accumulated on the Account Balance as of the last day of the most recent Billing Period prior to the determination of the Account Balance, calculated in accordance with

section 2.6; (iii) “TAA” means the sum of all Adjusted Amounts paid by the Participating Customer; and (iv) “A” means any payments made by the Participating Customer in addition to an Adjusted Amount, including payments made on account of the Account Balance, in accordance with

section 2.5; (b) “Act” means the Utilities Commission Act (British Columbia); (c) “Adjusted Amount” has the meaning given to that term in

section 2.2 or 2.3, as applicable; (d) “Applicable Mine” means any of the following mines: (

i) Willow Creek; and (ii) Wolverine;

BC Hydro Electric Tariff Supplement No. 98 Coal Mining Customer Payment Plan Effective: April 8, 2020 Original of Page 3 ACCEPTED: ORDER NO. COMMISSION SECRETARY (e) “Application Period 1” means, in respect of a Participating Customer, the period that begins on April __, 2020, and ends on Closing Date 1 or such earlier date on which the Coal Mining Payment Plan Agreement for the Participating Customer is terminated pursuant to

section 3.2; (f) “Application Period 2” means, in respect of a Participating Customer, the period that begins on Closing Date 1 or such later date the Supplement begins to apply to the Participating Customer, and ends on Closing Date 2 or such earlier date on which the Coal Mining Payment Plan Agreement for the Participating Customer is terminated pursuant to

section 3.2; (g) “Billing Month” means a month in which BC Hydro issues a bill to a Participating Customer for electricity service respecting an Applicable Mine; (h) “Billing Period” means a Participating Customer’s billing period determined pursuant to Rate

Schedule 1611; (i) “ Closing Date 1” means the earlier of June 30, 2020 or the date immediately before the day on which BC Hydro issues to the Participating Customer a fourth monthly bill pursuant to this Supplement; (j) “Closing Date 2” means March 14, 2021; (k) “Coal Mining Customer Payment Plan” means the Coal Mining Customer Payment Plan offered by BC Hydro to Eligible Customers pursuant to this Supplement; (l) “Coal Mining Customer Payment Plan Agreement” means the Coal Mining Customer Payment Plan Agreement attached as Appendix 1 to this Supplement; (m) “Commission” means the British Columbia Utilities Commission;

BC Hydro Electric Tariff Supplement No. 98 Coal Mining Customer Payment Plan Effective: April 8, 2020 Original of Page 4 ACCEPTED: ORDER NO. COMMISSION SECRETARY (n) “Direction” means the Direction to the British Columbia Utilities Commission Respecting COVID-19 Relief issued by the Lieutenant Governor in Council pursuant to

section 3 of the Act and dated effective April __, 2020; (o) “Eligible Customer” means a customer of BC Hydro who, immediately before the Direction comes into force, was receiving electricity service from BC Hydro respecting an Applicable Mine; (p) “Floating Interest Rate 1” means a nominal annual interest rate calculated as follows: Floating Interest Rate = (12 x [(1+i)1/12 – 1 ]) x 100 Where: (i) “i” means the sum of Prime + 2.5 per cent; and (ii) “Prime” has the meaning given to that term in

section 1.1(t); (q) “Floating Interest Rate 2” means a nominal annual interest rate calculated in accordance with the formula set out in Floating Interest Rate 1, except that (i) “i” means the sum of Prime + 5.0 per cent; (r) “Participating Customer” means an Eligible Customer whose request referred to in

section 2.1(a)(

i) has been accepted and to whom this Supplement applies; (s) “Party” means either BC Hydro or a Participating Customer and “Parties” means both BC Hydro and the Participating Customer; (t) “Prime” means the published per annum prime lending rate on loans denominated in Canadian Dollars made in Canada charged by the principal banker of BC Hydro as at the date the interest is calculated in accordance with

section 2.6;

BC Hydro Electric Tariff Supplement No. 98 Coal Mining Customer Payment Plan Effective: April 8, 2020 Original of Page 5 ACCEPTED: ORDER NO. COMMISSION SECRETARY (u) “Rate

Schedule 1611” means Rate

Schedule 1611 – Large General Service (150 kW and Over), as amended, supplemented or replaced from time to time; (v) “Settlement Price Period” means, in relation to a Participating Customer, a period that (

i) Begins 30 days before the day referred to in paragraph 1.1(v)(ii)(

A) or (B), as applicable; and (ii) Ends on a day that is either: A. The 15 th day of the month that immediately precedes the Billing Month, if BC Hydro issues the bill on or before the 15th day of the Billing Month; or B. The 15 th day of the Billing Month, if BC Hydro issues the bill after that day; (w) “Supplement” means this supplement and includes the form of Coal Mining Customer Payment Plan Agreement attached as Appendix 1; and (x) “Term” has the meaning given to that term in

section 3.1. 1.2 Appendices Appendix 1 – form of Coal Mining Customer Payment Plan Agreement attached to this Supplement is incorporated into and forms part of this Supplement.

BC Hydro Electric Tariff Supplement No. 98 Coal Mining Customer Payment Plan Effective: April 8, 2020 Original of Page 6 ACCEPTED: ORDER NO. COMMISSION SECRETARY 1.3

Interpretation In this Supplement, except where otherwise expressly provided or the context otherwise requires: (

a) Words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa, “or” is not exclusive, “including” is not limiting, whether or not non-limiting language (such as “without limitation”) is used with reference to it, a grammatical variation of a defined term shall have a corresponding meaning, and reference to any person includes such person’s successors and assigns but, if applicable, only if the succession or assignment is permitted under this Supplement; (

b) The inclusion of headings in this Supplement is for convenience only and shall not affect the construction or

interpretation of this Supplement; (

c) Any reference to a specific section, su bsection or other subdivision is to the designated section, subsection or other subdivision of this Supplement, unless the context otherwise requires; and (

d) All monetary amounts referred to in this Supplement are stated and shall be paid in Canadian currency. 1.4 Obligations Supplemental (

a) BC Hydro ’s and a Participating Customer’s obligations under this Supplement are supplemental to their respective obligations under the Electric Tariff.

BC Hydro Electric Tariff Supplement No. 98 Coal Mining Customer Payment Plan Effective: April 8, 2020 Original of Page 7 ACCEPTED: ORDER NO. COMMISSION SECRETARY (

b) Except as specifically supplemented by this Supplement, the Electric Tariff shall continue to apply to BC Hydro and the Participating Customer in full force and effect and, in particular, shall govern billing and payment for electricity service supplied by BC Hydro. Nothing in this Supplement shall release a Participating Customer from liability for payment of any amounts owing pursuant to the Electric Tariff and Rate

Schedule 1611. 2.0 COAL MINING CUSTOMER PAYMENT PLAN 2.1 Application to Participate (

a) As a condition of participating in the Coal Mining Customer Payment Plan: (

i) An Eligible Customer shall, by April 30, 2020 or such later date agreed to by BC Hydro, make a request to BC Hydro that this Supplement apply respecting amounts that will be payable by the Eligible Customer to BC Hydro for electricity service provided for the operation of an Applicable Mine by completing, executing and delivering to BC Hydro an agreement in the form attached as Appendix 1; (ii) The Applicable Mine must be operating and must not be in long-term care and maintenance; and (iii) The Eligible Customer must have no overdue bills with BC Hydro on the date of the request, unless otherwise agreed to by BC Hydro. (

b) BC Hydro shall, as soon as practicabl e after receipt of a request referred to in paragraph 2.1(a)(i), if the Eligible Customer meets the requirements for participation in the Coal Mining Customer Payment Plan, accept the request and notify the Eligible Customer.

BC Hydro Electric Tariff Supplement No. 98 Coal Mining Customer Payment Plan Effective: April 8, 2020 Original of Page 8 ACCEPTED: ORDER NO. COMMISSION SECRETARY 2.2 Payment of Adjusted Amount During Application Period 1 The Participating Customer shall pay on account of each bill issued by BC Hydro during the Application Period 1, an adjusted amount for electricity service respecting the Applicable Mine (the “Adjusted Amount”), in Canadian dollars, equal to 50 per cent of the amount that would have been payable by the Participating Customer under Rate

Schedule 1611, as applicable, on account of that bill but for the application of this Supplement. 2.3 Payment of Adjusted Amount During Application Period 2 The Participating Customer shall pay on account of each bill issued by BC Hydro during the Application Period 2, an Adjusted Amount for electricity service respecting an Applicable Mine, in Canadian dollars, calculated by BC Hydro as follows: Adjusted Amount = SA + (SA x AP) Where: (a) “SA” means the amount that would have been payable by the Participating Customer under Rate

Schedule 1611 on account of that bill but for the application of this Supplement; (b) “AP” means [(settlement price – 134) x 5]/100; Where the settlement price is the average of the daily settlement prices per metric tonne of Hard Coking Coal (Premium Low Vol) FOB Australia, as reported by Platts (Coal Trader International), for the most recent Settlement Price Period, converted into Canadian currency by using the average Bank of Canada daily exchange rate over that same period;

BC Hydro Electric Tariff Supplement No. 98 Coal Mining Customer Payment Plan Effective: April 8, 2020 Original of Page 9 ACCEPTED: ORDER NO. COMMISSION SECRETARY Provided that: (

i) If an AP is calculated to be more than 0.75, the Adjusted Amount for that bill shall be calculated using an AP of 0.75; and (ii) If an AP is calculated to be less than -0.75, the Adjusted Amount for that bill shall be calculated using an AP of -0.75. 2.4 Deferral of Payment The difference between the Adjusted Amount calculated in accordance with

section 2.2 or 2.3, as applicable, and the amount that would have been payable by the Particpating Customer under Rate

Schedule 1611, but for the application of this Supplement, shall be deferred in accordance with this Supplement and such difference shall be added to the Account Balance in accordance with

section 1.1(

a) upon BC Hydro issuing the bill in respect of such Adjusted Amount. 2.5 Additional Amount The Participating Customer may, on account of the Account Balance, pay any amount in addition to an Adjusted Amount at any time without notice, interest or penalty and all such amounts paid in excess of the Adjusted Amount shall be reflected in the Account Balance as of the date the payment was made.

BC Hydro Electric Tariff Supplement No. 98 Coal Mining Customer Payment Plan Effective: April 8, 2020 Original of Page 10 ACCEPTED: ORDER NO. COMMISSION SECRETARY 2.6 Interest (

a) Interest, calculated and compounded monthly, not in advance both before and after demand, default and judgment, shall accrue on the daily Account Balance, based on the number of days elapsed in a 365-day year, at the Floating Interest Rate 1 or Floating Interest Rate 2, as applicable, and such interest shall be added to the Account Balance on the last day of each Billing Period, or in the case of the Closing Date 1 on the day prior to Closing Date 1, and bear interest at the same rate: (

i) Floating Interest Rate 1 shall apply until the Closing Date 1; and (ii) Floating Interest Rate 2 shall apply thereafter until the Account Balance is zero. (

b) The Participating Customer acknowledge s that Prime was __ per cent per annum on April __, 2020. A ce

Document details

Collection	British Columbia — Orders in Council
Citation	O.C. 159/2020
Type	order_in_council
Volume / chapter	arc oic 0159 2020
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	1762238ce295f626281f78c3dd6b7216ac2b9685

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