Requests for Service Regulation

Requests for Service Regulation, M.R. 68/2025 The Manitoba Hydro Act , C.C.S.M. c. H190 Regulation 68/2025 Registered August 29, 2025 bilingual version (HTML) Table of Contents Section DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION 1 Definitions REQUESTS FOR SERVICE 2 When is a request made? 3 Ineligible requests for service 4 Ineligible use of power 5 Exempt requests 6 Corporation must inform minister PRIORITY OF USES 7 Minister to designate priority 8 Low-priority uses 9 Medium-priority uses 10 High-priority uses DECISIONS ON REQUESTS FOR SERVICE 11 Corporation may deny request 12 Notice must be given 13 No appeal from decision 14 Amended applications 15 Refunds POWER DISCONTINUED 16 Discontinuing supply of power COMING INTO FORCE 17 Coming into force Schedule DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION Definitions 1(1) The following definitions apply in this regulation. "Act" means The Manitoba Hydro Act . («  Loi  ») "minister" means the minister responsible for the administration of The Manitoba Hydro Act or a person designated by that minister to perform certain duties assigned to the minister under this regulation. (« ministre ») When are projects considered related 1(2) For the purpose of determining whether a request for service is a request for a large supply of power, two or more projects are considered to be related if (a) the corporation is satisfied that the projects are in substance a single project; and (b) five or more megawatts of power are requested in relation to the projects after August 31, 2025. REQUESTS FOR SERVICE When is a request made? 2 A request for service is deemed to be made when the customer has provided an application with all of the information the corporation requires to determine if the customer's request is subject to subsection 49.2(2) or (3) of the Act. Ineligible requests for service 3 The corporation must deny a request for service by a customer if, within the preceding three years, the corporation has denied a similar request by the customer or a customer related to the customer. Ineligible use of power 4 The corporation must deny a request for service by a customer if the proposed use of the power is directly or indirectly related to mining a cryptocurrency. Exempt requests 5 A request for a large supply of power is not subject to clause 49.2(3)⁠(b) of the Act if the proposed use of the power is for a public school, hospital, wastewater treatment facility or residential development. Corporation must inform minister 6 The corporation must inform the minister of each request for service that is subject to section 49.2 of the Act and provide any information related to the request that the minister requires. PRIORITY OF USES Minister to designate priority 7 If a request for a large supply of power is not denied by the corporation under clause 49.2(3)⁠(a) of the Act, the minister must designate the requested use of power as being a low, medium or high priority, taking into account the factors set out in the Schedule. Low-priority uses 8(1) A requested use of power that is designated as being a low priority is eligible for service if (a) all requested uses that have been designated as being a medium or high priority have been provided service; and (b) the corporation is satisfied that the provision of power would not impair the corporation's future ability to provide service to requested uses that are designated as medium or high priority. Priority of service 8(2) Service must be provided for low-priority uses in the order in which the requests for low priority uses are received. Medium-priority uses 9(1) A requested use of power that is designated as being a medium priority is eligible for service only after all requested uses that are designated as being a high priority have been provided service. Customers whose request for service has been designated as a medium priority must be provided service before service is provided to any customer whose request has been designated as a low priority. Priority of service 9(2) Service must be provided for medium-priority uses in the order in which the requests for medium-priority uses are received. High-priority uses 10(1) A requested use of power that is designated as being a high priority is eligible for service before service is provided to any customer whose request has been designated as a low or medium priority. Priority of service 10(2) Service must be provided for high-priority uses in the order in which the requests for the high-priority uses are received. DECISIONS ON REQUESTS FOR SERVICE Corporation may deny request 11 The corporation may deny a customer's request for a large supply of power, before or after the use of power has been designated as a low, medium or high priority, if (a) the customer fails to enter into a written agreement with the corporation to construct the facilities necessary for the corporation to supply the requested power within a reasonable period of time; or (b) the customer contravenes any written agreement with the corporation relating to the request. Minister must inform corporation 12(1) As soon as practicable after designating a requested use as a low, medium or high priority, the minister must give notice of the designation to the corporation. If the requested use is designated as being a low or medium priority, the notice must include written reasons for the designation. Corporation must give notice 12(2) The corporation must give the customer requesting a large supply of power notice that the customer's requested use of power has been designated as being a low, medium or high priority. If the use of power is designated as being a low or medium priority, the notice must include written reasons for the designation. No appeal from decision 13 No appeal lies from the designation of a priority for a use of power. Amending application 14(1) A customer may amend an application requesting a large supply of power, in the form and manner approved by the corporation, before or after the use of power has been designated as a low, medium or high priority. Amended request is new request 14(2) If a customer amends an application requesting a large supply of power after the requested use has been designated as a low, medium or high priority, the amended request is deemed to be a new request made on the day that the amendment is received. Refunds 15 A customer who paid an amount to the corporation in relation to a request for a large supply of power made before September 1, 2025, that was not otherwise refunded is entitled to a refund of the amount if (a) the customer's requested use of power is designated as being a low priority; and (b) the customer requests the refund from the corporation in writing. The corporation must repay the amount to the customer, without interest, as soon as reasonably practicable after receiving a request for the refund. POWER DISCONTINUED Discontinuing supply of power 16(1) The corporation may discontinue the supply of power to a project of a customer if the corporation is satisfied that (a) the project would not have been supplied power if the actual use of the power had been disclosed at the time that the power was requested; or (b) the customer is in material default of the representations made in the application for a large supply of power for the project. Material default 16(2) For the purpose of clause (1)⁠(b), a default in the representations is material if the customer's requested use of power would have been designated as being a lower priority had the default been disclosed when the request for power was made. Remedy for default 16(3) If the corporation discontinues the supply of power to a project, the corporation may remove its meters, wires, facilities and equipment from the customer's premises. The corporation is not liable for loss or damage resulting from the discontinuance of the supply of power or from the removal. COMING INTO FORCE Coming into force 17 This regulation comes into force on September 1, 2025. SCHEDULE (Section 7)