20180126Avista to Staff_DR_060(H1).DOCX

HYDRO ONE LIMITED
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
JURISDICTION:OREGONDATE PREPARED:10/02/2017
CASE NO.:UM 1897WITNESS:Mayo Schmidt
REQUESTER:PUC StaffRESPONDER:Adele PantusaTYPE:Data RequestDEPT:Law
REQUEST NO.:Staff – 060(H1)TELEPHONE:[phone]EMAIL:[e-mail]:Please list and discuss the 90 LDC electric utilities consolidated by Hydro One since 1998. In this discussion, please explain whether Hydro One has taken over distressed small distribution systems at the direction of Ontario.RESPONSE:Below is a list of the local electricity distribution companies acquired by Hydro One (through its direct or indirect subsidiaries) since 1998, in each case following receipt of regulatory approval of the transaction by the Ontario Energy Board (“OEB”). The list identifies which purchases were share purchases (“SPA”) and which were asset purchases (“APA”). The list also specifies the number of customers affected (acquired by Hydro One), the year of closing and the assigned OEB File Number. In each case, Hydro One purchased the business of distributing electricity within the boundaries served by the local electricity distribution company.No.LDC Name# CustOEB File No.YearShare / Asset Purchase Agreement1Hydro-System of the Village of Ailsa Craig389RP-2000-00822000APA2Village of Arkona Public Utilities Commission247RP-2000-00642000APA3Hydro-Electric Commission of the Township of Artemesia487RP-1999-00562000APA4Hydro Electric Commission of the Town of Carleton Place3,800RP-2000-00542000APA5Village of Chalk River Hydro Electric System400RP-1999-00602000APA6Village of Cobden Hydro System500RP-2000-00032000APA7Hydro-Electric Commission of the Town of Deep River2,000RP-2000-00342000APA8Durham Hydro-Electric Commission1,299RP-2000-00672000APA9Public Utility Commission of Village of Grand Bend1,283RP-2000-00652000APA10Hydro-Electric Power Commission of the Township of Malahide267RP-2000-00792000APA11Hydro-Electric Commission of the Corporation of the Township of Middlesex Centre376RP-2000-00712000APA12Township of North Dorchester Hydro Electric Commission829RP-2000-00842000APA13Police Village of Russell Hydro-Electric System800RP-2000-00222000APA14Hydro-Electric Commission of the Town of Shelburne1,551RP-2000-00862000APA15Public Utilities Commission of the Village of Thedford380RP-2000-00832000APA16Village of Wyoming Hydro Electric Commission900RP-2000-00702000APA17Hydro-Electric Commission of the Town of Arnprior3,462RP-2000-00922001APA18Arran-Elderslie Public Utilities Commission1,946RP-2000-01142001APA19Bancroft Public Utilities Commission1,367RP-2000-01572001APA20Blandford-Blenheim Public Utilities Commission882RP-2000-01382001APA21 Hydro-Electric Commission of the Village of Blyth478RP-2000-00902001APA22Brampton Hydro-Electric Commission83,000RP-2000-01612001SPA23Brighton Public Utilities Commission2,370RP-2000-01792001SPA24Brockville Public Utilities Commission9,427RP-2000-01842001SPA25Caledon Hydro Corporation17,847RP-2000-01852001SPA26Campbellford/Seymour Public Utilities Commission1,858RP-2000-01692001SPA27Centre Hastings Hydro Electric Commission814RP-2000-00892001APA28Township of Champlain Public Utilities Commission1,909RP-2000-01112001APA29Rockland Hydro Electric Commission3,201RP-2000-00962001APA30Deseronto Public Utilities Commission773RP-2000-01222001APA31City of Dryden Hydro Electric Commission3,262RP-2000-01452001APA32Public Utilities Commission of the Village of Eganville687RP-2000-01012001APA33Hydro-Electric Commission of the Town of Erin1,076RP-2000-01392001SPA34Hydro-Electric Commission of the Town of Exeter2,336RP-2000-01422001APA35Town of Forest Public Utilities Commission1,373RP-2000-01092001APA36Georgian Bay Energy Inc.9,356RP-2000-01292001SPA37Georgina Hydro Electric Commission1,400RP-2000-01242001APA38Public Utilities Commission of the Village of Glencoe1,014RP-2000-01252001APA39Public Utilities Commission of the Village of Hastings616RP-2000-01302001APA40Hydro Electric Commission of the Township of Havelock-Belmonth-Methuen639RP-2000-01152001APA41Public Utilities Commission of the Township of Lanark Highlands413RP-2000-01062001APA42Larder Lake Hydro-Electric System504RP-2000-00872001APA43Latchford Hydro Electric222RP-2000-01312001APA44Bobcaygeon Hydro Electric Commission1,810RP-2000-01672001SPA45Cavan-Millbrook-North Monaghan Public Utilities Commission576RP-2000-01832001SPA46Kirkfield Hydro Electric System140RP-2000-01682001SPA47Lindsay Hydro Electric System7,400RP-2000-01712001SPA48Woodville Hydro-Electric System367RP-2000-01762001SPA49Fenelon Falls Board of Water, Light and Power Commission1,166RP-2000-01702001SPA50Omemee Hydro-Electric Commission559RP-2000-01722001SPA51Bath Hydro Electric System748RP-2000-01022001APA52Lucan Granton Hydro Electric Commission929RP-2000-01122001APA53Hydro-Electric Commission of the Township of Mapleton750RP-2000-01602001APA54Markdale Hydro System782RP-2000-01532001APA55Marmora Hydro Electric Commission774RP-2000-01542001APA56McGarry Hydro Electric Commission352RP-2000-01052001APA57Public Utilities Commission of the Town of Meaford2,214RP-2000-01362001APA58Napanee Electric Commission 2,618RP-2000-01352001APA59Nipigon Hydro Electric Commission936RP-2000-01592001APA60Hydro-Electric Commission of the Corporation of the Township of North Dundas1,771RP-2000-01512001APA61North Glengarry Public Utilities Commission2,437RP-2000-01042001APA62North Grenville Hydro Electric Commission1,600RP-2000-01822001APA63Public Utility Commission of the Town of North Perth2,479RP-2000-01272001APA64North Stormont Hydro-Electric Commission422RP-2000-01812001APA65Hydro-Electric Commission of the Police Village of Warkworth329RP-2000-00932001APA66Public Utility Commission of the Town of Perth3,300RP-2000-00992001APA67The Corporation of the Township of Perth East Hydro Electric Commission630RP-2000-01562001APA68Prince Edward Public Utilities Commission3,675RP-2000-01862001APA69Quinte West Electric Distribution Inc. 7,750RP-2000-01732001SPA70Rainy River Public Utilities Commission487RP-2000-01742001APA71Ramara Hydro Electric Commission135RP-2000-01482001APA72Red Rock Hydro System405RP-2000-01472001APA73Schreiber Hydro-Electric Commission875RP-2000-01162001APA74Severn Hydro-Electric System679RP-2000-01232001SPA75Smith Falls Hydro Electric Commission4,527RP-2000-01552001APA76South Bruce Peninsula Energy Inc.1,128RP-2000-01002001APA77Public Utilities Commission of the Township of South Glengarry544RP-2000-01522001APA78Dundalk Energy Services799RP-2000-00942001APA79Village of South River Public Utilities Commission579RP-2000-01132001APA80Hydro-Electric Commission of the Township of Springwater783RP-2000-01182001APA81Stirling-Rawdon Public Utilities Commission972RP-2000-01752001SPA82Thessalon Hydro Distribution Corporation710RP-2001-00642001APA83Thorold Hydro Electric Commission7,792RP-2000-00322001SPA84Tweed Hydro Electric Commission850RP-2000-00982001APA85Wardsville Hydro Electric Commission215RP-2000-01372001APA86West Elgin Hydro Electric Commission1,187RP-2000-00972001APA87Thorndale Hydro Electric Commission189RP-2000-01462001APA88Whitchurch-Stouffville Hydro-Electric Commission3,569RP-2000-01032001SPA89Terrace Bay Superior Wires Inc.926EB-2007-06882007APA90Norfolk Power Distribution Inc.19,559EB-2013-01872014SPA91Haldimand County Hydro Inc.21,323EB-2014-02442015SPA92Woodstock Hydro Services Inc.15,745EB-2014-02132015SPAIn addition to these distribution companies, on October 31, 2016, following receipt of regulatory approvals of the transaction, Hydro One also acquired one electricity transmission company, Great Lakes Power Transmission LP (“Great Lakes Power”), operating along the eastern shore of Lake Superior, north and east of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. On January 16, 2017, Great Lakes Power’s name was changed to Hydro One Sault Ste. Marie LP. Hydro One has taken over operation of one distressed utility - Cat Lake. Hydro One Networks Inc. currently holds an interim license issued by the OEB under Section 59(2) of the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998 under which Hydro One Networks Inc. has possession and control over distribution assets that serve the community of Cat Lake, Ontario.  The interim license was first issued by the OEB on July 21, 2006 and its term has since been amended and extended regularly for sequential terms of three months each.