483 Bay Street Tel: (416) 345-5420 6 th Floor, South Tower Fax: (416) 345-4141 Toronto, ON M5G 2P5 ajay.garg@hydroone.com www.hydroone.com November 28, 2014 Jim Klujber Manager of Operations Wellington North Power Inc. 290 Queen Street West, P.O. Box 359 Mount Forest, ON N0G 2L0 Dear Mr. Klujber: Subject: Regional Planning Status In reference to your request for a regional planning status letter, please note that your Local Distribution Company (LDC) Wellington North Power Inc. belongs to two regions: Kitchener-Waterloo-Cambridge-Guelph (KWCG) Region, which is in Group 1, and Greater Bruce/Huron Region, which is in Group 3. A map showing details with respect to the 21 regions/groups and list of LDCs in each region is attached in Appendix A and B respectively. Group 1 KWCG Region Planning activity for KWCG Region was already underway prior to the new regional planning process coming into effect. This planning activity for KWCG currently underway was deemed to be in the Integrated Regional Resource Planning (IRRP) phase of the process, led by the OPA. It is expected that this IRRP will be completed in Q2 2015. Two transmission projects have been identified to address the near- and medium-term needs in this region: the Guelph Area Transmission Reinforcement (GATR) project, and the second Preston auto-transformer project. Hydro One has filed a Leave to Construct application for the GATR project, which has been approved by the OEB. A stakeholder engagement process was initiated by the OPA in July, 2014 as part of their IRRP consultation process. The IRRP report is scheduled for completion in the 1 st quarter of 2015. Wellington North Power Inc. is an embedded LDC in this region and did not directly participate in the planning process. The IRRP process has not identified any significant need that may impact or result in any cost implications for Wellington North Power Inc. Group 3 Greater Bruce/Huron Region This letter also confirms that the regional planning process has not been initiated nor has a Regional Infrastructure Plan (RIP) has been developed for the sub-regions within Greater Bruce/Huron Region affecting Wellington North Power Inc. I am expecting, as per the new process, that the regional planning for Greater
Hydro One Network Inc. 483 Bay Street Tel: (416) 345-5420 6 th Floor, South Tower Fax: (416) 345-4141 Toronto, ON M5G 2P5 ajay.garg@hydroone.com www.hydroone.com Bruce/Huron Region may be initiated in the 2 nd or 3 rd quarter of 2015. Hydro One will formally notify your organization in advance, along with other stakeholders, prior to launching the regional planning process. The new planning process provides flexibility during the transition period to the new process, and will ensure that both distribution and transmission planning continue to address any short-term needs. Hydro One looks forward to working with Wellington North Power Inc. in executing the new regional planning process. If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact me. Sincerely, Ajay Garg, Manager Regional Planning Coordination Cc: Brad Colden, Manager Key Accounts Manager
Appendix A: Map of Ontario s Planning Regions Northern Ontario Sudbury/Algoma
Southern Ontario Renfrew Greater Ottawa South Georgian Bay/Muskoka St. Lawrence Greater Bruce/Huron Peterborough to Kingston KWCG Chatham/Lambton/Sarnia London Area Niagara Burlington to Nanticoke Windsor-Essex
Greater Toronto Area (GTA) Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Burlington to Nanticoke East Lake Superior Chatham/Lambton/Sarnia Greater Ottawa London area Greater Bruce/Huron GTA East Peterborough to Kingston Niagara GTA North South Georgian North of Moosonee Bay/Muskoka GTA West Sudbury/Algoma North/East of Sudbury Kitchener- Waterloo- Renfrew Cambridge-Guelph ( KWCG ) Metro Toronto St. Lawrence Northwest Ontario Windsor-Essex
Appendix B: List of LDCs for Each Region [Hydro One as Upstream Transmitter] Region 1. Burlington to Nanticoke 2. Greater Ottawa 3. GTA North 4. GTA West LDCs Brant County Power Inc. Brantford Power Inc. Burlington Hydro Inc. Haldimand County Hydro Inc. Horizon Utilities Corporation Norfolk Power Distribution Inc. Oakville Hydro Electricity Distribution Inc. Hydro 2000 Inc. Hydro Hawkesbury Inc. Hydro Ottawa Limited Ottawa River Power Corporation Renfrew Hydro Inc. Enersource Hydro Mississauga Inc. Hydro One Brampton Networks Inc. Newmarket-Tay Power Distribution Ltd. PowerStream Inc. PowerStream Inc. [Barrie] Toronto Hydro Electric System Limited Veridian Connections Inc. Burlington Hydro Inc. Enersource Hydro Mississauga Inc. Halton Hills Hydro Inc. Hydro One Brampton Networks Inc. Milton Hydro Distribution Inc. Oakville Hydro Electricity Distribution Inc.
5. Kitchener- Waterloo-Cambridge-Guelph ( KWCG ) Cambridge and North Dumfries Hydro Inc. Centre Wellington Hydro Ltd. Guelph Hydro Electric System - Rockwood Division Guelph Hydro Electric Systems Inc. Halton Hills Hydro Inc. Kitchener-Wilmot Hydro Inc. Milton Hydro Distribution Inc. Waterloo North Hydro Inc. Wellington North Power Inc. 6. Metro Toronto 7. Northwest Ontario 8. Windsor-Essex Enersource Hydro Mississauga Inc. PowerStream Inc. Toronto Hydro Electric System Limited Veridian Connections Inc. Atikokan Hydro Inc. Chapleau Public Utilities Corporation Fort Frances Power Corporation Kenora Hydro Electric Corporation Ltd. Sioux Lookout Hydro Inc. Thunder Bay Hydro Electricity Distribution Inc. E.L.K. Energy Inc. Entegrus Power Lines lnc. [Chatham- Kent] EnWin Utilities Ltd. Essex Powerlines Corporation 9. East Lake Superior N/A This region is not within Hydro One s territory
10. GTA East 11. London area 12. Peterborough to Kingston 13. South Georgian Bay/Muskoka Oshawa PUC Networks Inc. Veridian Connections Inc. Whitby Hydro Electric Corporation Entegrus Power Lines lnc. [Middlesex] Erie Thames Power Lines Corporation London Hydro Inc. Norfolk Power Distribution Inc. St. Thomas Energy Inc. Tillsonburg Hydro Inc. Woodstock Hydro Services Inc. Eastern Ontario Power Inc. Kingston Hydro Corporation Lakefront Utilities Inc. Peterborough Distribution Inc. Veridian Connections Inc. Collingwood PowerStream Utility Services Corp. (COLLUS PowerStream Corp.) Innisfil Hydro Distribution Systems Limited Lakeland Power Distribution Ltd. Midland Power Utility Corporation Orangeville Hydro Limited Orillia Power Distribution Corporation Parry Sound Power Corp. Powerstream Inc. [Barrie] Tay Power Veridian Connections Inc. Veridian-Gravenhurst Hydro Electric Inc. Wasaga Distribution Inc.
14. Sudbury/Algoma 15. Chatham/Lambton/Sarnia 16. Greater Bruce/Huron 17. Niagara Espanola Regional Hydro Distribution Corp. Greater Sudbury Hydro Inc. Bluewater Power Distribution Corporation Entegrus Power Lines lnc. [Chatham- Kent] Entegrus Power Lines lnc. [Middlesex] Erie Thames Power Lines Corporation Festival Hydro Inc. Wellington North Power Inc. West Coast Huron Energy Inc. Westario Power Inc. Canadian Niagara Power Inc. [Port Colborne] Grimsby Power Inc. Haldimand County Hydro Inc.* Horizon Utilities Corporation Niagara Peninsula Energy Inc. Niagara-On-The-Lake Hydro Inc. Welland Hydro-Electric System Corp. Niagara West Transformation Corporation* 18. North of Moosonee *Changes to the May 17, 2013 OEB Planning Process Working Group Report N/A This region is not within Hydro One s territory
19. North/East of Sudbury Greater Sudbury Hydro Inc. Hearst Power Distribution Company Limited North Bay Hydro Distribution Ltd. Northern Ontario Wires Inc. 20. Renfrew 21. St. Lawrence Ottawa River Power Corporation Renfrew Hydro Inc. Cooperative Hydro Embrun Inc. Rideau St. Lawrence Distribution Inc.