Hatch Energy managed the Kootenay 230-kV System Development from concept to commissioning, on behalf of West Kootenay Power (now Aquila Networks Canada). Starting with master planning investigations and a subsequent feasibility study, Hatch Energy then prepared the regulatory application for this project and acted as lead witness in the regulatory hearing before the BC Utilities Commisssion. With regulatory approval in hand, Hatch Energy led a team of engineers, environmental planners and public relations specialists through the process of refining the design and consulting with environmental agencies and affected stakeholders. Hatch Energy also secured all needed environmental approvals and permits for the project.

Throughout this period, Hatch Energy was also an active participant in negotiations between interconnected transmission owners related to ownership and cost-sharing arrangements for the facilities, as well as coordination of design reviews and construction scheduling meetings between the transmission owners.