Page i Régie de l'énergie - Dossier R-3640-2007 Cause tarifaire 2008 de TransÉnergie CANADA RÉGIE DE L'ÉNERGIE PROVINCE DE QUÉBEC DISTRICT DE MONTRÉAL DOSSIERS R-3640-2007 CAUSE TARIFAIRE 2008 DE TRANSÉNERGIE HYDRO-QUÉBEC En sa qualité de Transporteur (TransÉnergie) Demanderesse -etSTRATÉGIES ÉNERGÉTIQUES (S.É.) ASSOCIATION QUÉBÉCOISE DE LUTTE CONTRE LA POLLUTION ATMOSPHÉRIQUE (AQLPA) Intervenantes ENVIRONMENTAL BOTTOM LINE: F2007 BC HYDRO/GRI COMPARATIVE INDEX LAST MODIFIED: JULY 11, 2007 HTTP://WWW.BCHYDRO.COM/INFO/REPORTS/REPORTS52556.HTML Déposé par Stratégies Énergétiques (S.É.) Association québécoise de lutte contre la pollution atmosphérique (AQLPA) Le 15 octobre 2007 Pièce SÉ-AQLPA-1 - Document 3 Environmental Bottom Line: F2007 BC Hydro/GRI Comparative Index Déposé par Stratégies Énergétiques et l'AQLPA Page ii Régie de l'énergie - Dossier R-3640-2007 Cause tarifaire 2008 de TransÉnergie Pièce SÉ-AQLPA-1 - Document 3 Environmental Bottom Line: F2007 BC Hydro/GRI Comparative Index Déposé par Stratégies Énergétiques et l'AQLPA Page 1 Régie de l'énergie - Dossier R-3640-2007 Cause tarifaire 2008 de TransÉnergie ENVIRONMENTAL BOTTOM LINE: F2007 BC HYDRO/GRI COMPARATIVE INDEX ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS Alignment Key means Yes, good BC Hydro alignment with GRI means Yes, partial BC Hydro alignment with GRI means No BC Hydro alignment with GRI New indicators for F2007 appear in Bold. BCH No. BC Hydro F2007 Performance GRI Performance Measures Measures GRI No. Materials EN1(2) Radioactive Materials Inventory EN9(1) In-Use Inventory and Releases Total material use other than EN1 of Ozone Depleting Substances water, by type. Sulphur Hexafluoride Gas Inventory and Emission Rate EN30(1) Not Tracked, Not Reported Percentage of materials used EN2 that are wastes from external sources. Energy EN10(1) EN3(4) Air Emissions and Direct Energy Direct energy use segmented by Use EN3 primary source. Customer Energy Intensity EN8(1) Greenhouse Gas Emissions EN3(4) Customer Electricity Intensity EN17(1) EN17(2) Green Energy Results (formerly Initiatives to use renewable EN17 Green Gigawatt Hours) energy sources and increase energy efficiency. Clean Energy Delivered EN17(4) Demand-Side Management EN17(6) Resource Smart Energy Gains Delivered EN17(8) Green Power Certificates Indirect energy use. Pièce SÉ-AQLPA-1 - Document 3 Environmental Bottom Line: F2007 BC Hydro/GRI Comparative Index Déposé par Stratégies Énergétiques et l'AQLPA EN4 Page 2 Régie de l'énergie - Dossier R-3640-2007 Cause tarifaire 2008 de TransÉnergie EN17(9) Line Loss and System Use [PDF, 226 Kb] (2007 Annual Report. Total Requirements for Electricity & Sources of Supply, page 120.) Not Applicable to Electricity EN34(1) EC2(6) Energy consumption footprint EN18 (i.e. annualized lifetime energy requirements of major products). Transportation Management Demand Other indirect (upstream/downstream) energy Demand Growth (with and use and implications, such as EN19 product lifecycle without Demand-Side travel, management, and use of Management) energy-intensive materials. Water EN5(1) Total Water discharges) Use (including EN7(1) Status of Water Use Planning EN28(1) Biodiversity, Habitat, Species-at-Risk EN5 Water sources and related habitats EN20 and ecosystems/ significantly affected by use of water. Not Reported (No Data) Use, Total Water Use Annual withdrawals of EN21 groundwater and surface water as a percentage of annual renewable quantity of water available from the sources. EN5(1) Total Water Discharges Including EN10(1) Air Emissions (CO2, NOx, CH4, Total recycling and reuse of EN22 N2O, SOx, NH3, PM10, PM2.5, water. CO, metals) and Direct Energy Use Biodiversity EN6(1) EN28(1) Total Land Area Owned or No. of hectares of land owned, Managed by BC Hydro leased or managed in EN6 Biodiversity, Habitat, and biodiversity-rich habitats. Species-at-Risk EN7(1) Status of Water Use Planning Description of the major impacts EN7 Sites on biodiversity associated with activities and/or products and i i t ti l f h t EN7(2) Contaminated Management Pièce SÉ-AQLPA-1 - Document 3 Environmental Bottom Line: F2007 BC Hydro/GRI Comparative Index Déposé par Stratégies Énergétiques et l'AQLPA Page 3 Régie de l'énergie - Dossier R-3640-2007 Cause tarifaire 2008 de TransÉnergie EN28(1) Biodiversity, Habitat, Species-at-Risk and services in terrestrial, freshwater and marine environments. EN6(1) Total Land Area Owned or Total amount of land owned, EN23 Managed by BC Hydro leased or managed for production activities or extractive use. Not applicable due to very small Amount of impermeable surface EN24 fraction of total area (<1%) as a percentage of land purchased or leased. EN25(1) EN28(1) Status of Reservoir Archaeology Impacts of activities and EN25 Management Plans operations on protected and areas.(e.g., IUCN Biodiversity, Habitat, and sensitive protected area categories 1-4, Species-at-Risk world heritage sites and biosphere reserves). Changes to natural habitats EN26 resulting from activities and operations and percentage of habitat protected or restored. (Identify type of habitat affected and its status.) Objectives, programs and EN27 targets for protecting and restoring native ecosystems and species in degraded areas. Number of IUCN Red List EN28 species with habitats in areas affected by operations. Business units currently EN29 operating or planning operations in or around protected or sensitive areas. Emissions, Effluents and Waste EN8(1) Greenhouse Gas Emissions EN10(1) Air Emissions (CO2, NOx, CH4, N2O, SOx, NH3, PM10, PM2.5, CO, metals) and Direct Energy Greenhouse gas emissions. Use EN30(1) Sulphur Hexafluoride Gas Inventory and Emission Rate Pièce SÉ-AQLPA-1 - Document 3 Environmental Bottom Line: F2007 BC Hydro/GRI Comparative Index Déposé par Stratégies Énergétiques et l'AQLPA EN8 Page 4 Régie de l'énergie - Dossier R-3640-2007 Cause tarifaire 2008 de TransÉnergie EN9(1) In-Use Inventory and Releases Use and emissions of ozone EN9 of Ozone Depleting Substances depleting substances. EN10(1) Air Emissions (CO2, NOx, CH4, NOx, SOx, and other significant EN10 N2O, SOx, NH3, PM10, PM2.5, emissions by type. CO, metals) and Direct Energy Use EN11(2) Insulating Oil Reused EN11(3) Resources Recovered and Solid Total amount of waste, by type EN11 and destination. Waste EN31(1) Hazardous Wastes Shipped EN5(1) Total Water Discharges EN13(1) Spills and Unintended Releases EN16(1) Warning Letters Received from Significant spills of chemicals, oil or fuels, by total number and EN13 Regulators total volume. Environmental Regulatory Compliance EN13(3) EN30(1) Use, Including Significant discharges to water, EN12 by type. EN10(1) Sulphur Hexafluoride Gas Inventory and Emission Rate Other relevant indirect greenhouse gas emissions. Direct Energy Use and Air EN30 Emissions (CO2, NOx, CH4, (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, N2O, SOx, NH3, PM10, PM2.5, SF6). CO, metals) EN31(1) Hazardous Wastes Shipped EN5(1) Total Water Discharges EN3(2) Reservoir Storage EN7(1) Status of Water Use Planning EN28(1) Biodiversity, Habitat, Species-at-Risk Use, All production, transport, import EN31 or export "hazardous" waste. Including and Water sources and related ecosystems/habitats significantly EN32 affected by discharges of water and runoff. Suppliers EN33(1) EN33(2) EN33(3) Use of Eco-Logo Performance of suppliers Environmental Purchasing relative to environmental EN33 Clause in Tender Documents components of program and Procurement Clause in Social procedures. Responsibility Policy Pièce SÉ-AQLPA-1 - Document 3 Environmental Bottom Line: F2007 BC Hydro/GRI Comparative Index Déposé par Stratégies Énergétiques et l'AQLPA Page 5 Régie de l'énergie - Dossier R-3640-2007 Cause tarifaire 2008 de TransÉnergie Not Applicable to Electricity Percentage of the weight of EN15 products sold that is reclaimable at the end of the products useful life and percentage that is actually reclaimed. Compliance EN13(1) EN13(3) EN16(1) Spills and Unintended Releases Incidents/fines for noncompliance with all applicable Environmental Regulatory international declarations, Compliance conventions, treaties and EN16 Warning Letters Received from national, sub-national, regional Regulators and local regulations associated with environmental issues. Transport EN34(1) Transportation Management EN8(1) Greenhouse Gas (under "Fleet") EN10(1) Demand Emissions Significant environmental impacts of transportation used EN34 Air Emissions (CO2, NOx, CH4, for logistical purposes. N2O, SOx, NH3, PM10, PM2.5, CO, metals: under "Fleet") and Direct Energy Use Overall Measure relevant definition not considered Total environmental EN35 without common expenditures, by type. Last Modified: July 11, 2007 Pièce SÉ-AQLPA-1 - Document 3 Environmental Bottom Line: F2007 BC Hydro/GRI Comparative Index Déposé par Stratégies Énergétiques et l'AQLPA