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PHILIPPINE ASIAN NEWS TODAY November 16 - 30, 2018
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Birthday - July 14
Place of Birth: Pasig City, Metro Manila
Present City - Vancouver BC
Profession: Housekeeping Associate at BC Children’s Hospital and
Host trainee at Whitespot Oakridge.
Training: Secondary School Science teacher in the Philippines -
teaching Physics and Computer class.
Biggest Influence: My mother - for her patience and confidence. She
has always been a strong woman. She inspired me to do all that I can
to be successful in life as a single mother for my two sons.
My favourite actor: Bruce Lee for his natural skills in mixed martial
art and his fine demeanor as an actor
FAV. VOCALISTS: Celine Dion and Adele
FAV QUOTE: Consequences must endure at any weather and take
the riskresponsibly.
(photo credit: Christian Cunanan)
BCUC Issues...
charging services?
• What are the justifications for
non-exempt public utility ratepayers
(and potentially non-EV customers)
to subsidize the costs of EV charging
services?
To review the Panel’s detailed
findings, recommendations and issues
to be addressed in Phase 2, please
refer to the Electric Vehicle Charging
Service Inquiry Phase 1 Report here.
Background
In January 2018, the BCUC
established an inquiry to review the
regulation of electric vehicle charging
service in British Columbia. The
Inquiry aimed to explore the potential
regulatory issues, including the level
of regulation necessary in the EV
charging services market and the rates
for EV charging service.
The BCUC determined a phased
approach would be an appropriate
way forward for the Inquiry, with the
first phase of inquiry addressing the
following issues:
• Does a person who does not
expressly require customers to pay
for EV charging services but instead
recovers the cost from other services,
meet the definition of a “public
utility”?
• Should there be any regulation
of persons that provide charging
services if they are not already a
regulated utility such as FortisBC or
BC Hydro?
Further, the Panel stated that
further clarity is needed on whether
public utilities such as BC Hydro and
FortisBC are permitted to invest in
EV charging stations as a “prescribed
undertaking” under section 18 of
the Clean Energy Act and section 4
of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction
Regulation.
Community Input and Inquiry
Participation
The BCUC held 10 Community
Input Sessions at 8 locations across the
province where the Inquiry Panel heard
from a range of British Columbians,
including: EV owners; potential EV
owners; EV manufacturers; charging
station providers; electrical utilities;
electrical ratepayer organizations; and
provincial and municipal government
representatives.
33
registered
interveners participated in this Inquiry,
the majority of whom submitted
evidence, responded to information
requests by the BCUC and other
parties, and provided final and reply
arguments. In addition, there were
51 interested parties and 20 letters
of comment were submitted for the
Panel’s review.
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About the BCUC
The BCUC is a regulatory
agency responsible for oversight of
energy utilities and compulsory auto
insurance in British Columbia. It is the
BCUC’s role to balance the interests
of customers with the interests of the
businesses it regulates. The BCUC
carries out fair and transparent reviews
of matters within its jurisdiction and
considers public input where public
interest is impacted.
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