I, Peter Ostergaard, declare as follows:

1. I was born on ____________. I currently reside at _____________.

2. I am currently the principal of Ostergaard Consulting Group, working primarily in the areas of British Columbia energy policy and regulation and utility resource planning.

3. I was Assistant Deputy Minister1, Energy Resources Division, of the British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources (the “Ministry” or “Ministry of Energy”), a position I held from 1990 to 1996; Assistant Deputy Minister, Energy and Minerals Division, Ministry of Employment and Investment in 1996 and 1997; and Assistant Deputy Minister, Electricity and Alternative Energy Division, Ministry of Energy, from 2003 to 2008.

4. I also served as Chair of the British Columbia Utilities Commission (“BCUC”) from 1998 to 2003.

5. In early 1990, I held the position of Manager, Regulated Projects in the Energy Policy Branch of the Ministry of Energy. In that position, I coordinated the review of Energy Project Certificate applications under the Utilities Commission Act (“UCA”).2 I subsequently was appointed Acting Assistant Deputy Minister of the Energy Resources Division of the Ministry of Energy in June 1990. In this acting position I remained involved in the review of applications for Energy Project Certificates.