ORDER NUMBER
G-41-17
IN THE MATTER OF
the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473
and
Creative Energy Vancouver Platforms Inc.
Stream A Registration for the 2200 Kingsway Thermal Energy System
BEFORE:
H. G. Harowitz, Commissioner/Panel Chair
B. A. Magnan, Commissioner
R. D. Revel, Commissioner
March 21, 2017
ORDER
WHEREAS:
A. On February 1, 2017, Creative Energy Vancouver Platforms Inc. (Creative Energy) filed with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (Commission) an application to register the 2200 Kingsway Stream A Thermal Energy System, in accordance with the Thermal Energy Systems (TES) Regulatory Framework Guidelines (TES Guidelines);
B. On August 28, 2014, the Commission issued Order G-127-14 approving the TES Guidelines;
C. Under section 2.1 of the TES Guidelines, a Stream A TES is defined as: An On-Site TES with an Initial Capital Cost above $500,000 but less than $15,000,000 is exempt from sections 44.1, 45 and 59–61 of the Utilities Commission Act (UCA). TES Providers are required to register Stream A TES prior to building or otherwise acquiring the Stream A TES; and
D. The Commission has reviewed the application and is satisfied that the TES for 2200 Kingsway meets the characteristics of a Stream A TES and is suitable for exemption from sections 44.1, 45 and 59–61 of the UCA.
NOW THEREFORE pursuant to section 88(3) of the Utilities Commission Act and by the advance approval of the Lieutenant Governor in Council (OIC 400), the British Columbia Utilities Commission orders as follows:
1. In accordance with the Thermal Energy Systems (TES) Regulatory Framework Guidelines the 2200 Kingsway Thermal Energy System is exempt from sections 44.1, 45 and 59–61 of the Utilities Commission Act.
2. Creative Energy Vancouver Platform Inc. must file with the Commission, an annual report for the TES project at 2200 Kingsway in accordance with Stream A annual reporting guidelines as provided in Appendix B of the TES Guidelines.
DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this 21st day of March 2017.
BY ORDER
Original signed by:
H. G. Harowitz
Commissioner