05/29
For immediate release
7 December 2005

National Energy Board receives an application from Sea Breeze Victoria Converter Corporation to construct an international power line from Victoria, B.C. to Port Angeles, Washington

CALGARY - The National Energy Board has received an application from Sea Breeze Victoria Converter Corporation (Sea Breeze) to construct and operate a 150 kilovolt high voltage direct current international power line (IPL). The IPL would extend a distance of approximately 47 kilometres southward from the Town of View Royal, British Columbia to a point on the international boundary in the Strait of Juan de Fuca and from there to a point near Port Angeles, Washington. Approximately 12 kilometres will be onshore and the remainder in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Sea Breeze also proposes to construct a converter station near existing substations on Vancouver Island. Commencement of construction of the proposed IPL is planned for November 2006.

It is anticipated that a hearing order establishing the procedures to be followed in the public hearing and the process for the public to participate in the hearing will be forthcoming from the Board early in 2006. It is also anticipated that the Board will conduct at least one public information session on its processes. The date and time of information sessions will be announced in local newspapers.

The NEB is an independent federal agency that regulates several aspects of Canada's energy industry. Its purpose is to promote safety and security, environmental protection and economic efficiency in the Canadian public interest within the mandate set by Parliament in the regulation of pipelines, international power lines, energy development and trade.

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Sea Breeze Victoria Converter Corporation Application

• Application
• Appendices

For further information:

Denis Tremblay
Communications Officer
Telephone: (403) 299-2717
Telephone (toll free): 1-800-899-1265
Telecopier: (403) 292-5503
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