Orders

ORDER NUMBER

G-68-18

IN THE MATTER OF

the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473

and

Shannon Wall Centre Rental Apartments Limited Partnership

Application for approval of the disposition of its interest
in the Shannon Estates Thermal Energy System to Shannon Estates Utility Ltd.

BEFORE:

D. J. Enns, Commissioner/Panel Chair

On April 3, 2018

ORDER

WHEREAS:

A.       On March 13, 2018, Shannon Wall Centre Rental Apartments Limited Partnership (SWCRA), applied to the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC), pursuant to section 52 of the Utilities Commission Act (UCA) for approval of the disposition 100 percent of its interest in the Shannon Estates Thermal Energy System (SETES), and relevant UCA approvals, to its wholly-owned sister subsidiary Shannon Estates Utility Ltd. (SEUL); and consequential orders of the Commission to reflect SEUL assuming all rights and obligations of SWCRA in relation to the SETES (Application);

B.       The BCUC, by Order C-4-16 dated April 21, 2016, pursuant to sections 45 and 46 of the UCA, granted SWCRA a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity  to own and operate the SETES at an estimated total capital cost of $7.5 million;

C.       The BCUC, by Order G-77-16A dated June 1, 2016, approved interim and refundable rates for SWCRA effective June 1, 2016;

D.       The BCUC, by Order G-190-17 dated December 19, 2017, set rates and rate structure for SWCRA on a permanent basis effective from June 1, 2016 to December 31, 2019; and

E.       The BCUC considers that a written comment process and a regulatory timetable are warranted for the review of the Application.

NOW THEREFORE the BCUC orders as follows:

1.    A public written comment process and a regulatory timetable, attached as Appendix A to this order, are established for the review of the Application.

2.    SWCRA must provide notice of the Application and a copy of this order, electronically where possible, to all SWCRA customers by Thursday, April 12, 2018.

3.    Customers of SWCRA are invited to submit letters of comment on the Application to the BCUC by the dates established in the Regulatory Timetable attached as Appendix A to this order. Letters of comment must be in the Letter of Comment Form available on the Commission’s website at http://www.bcuc.com/forms/letter-of-comment.aspx, and submitted by email to commission.secretary@bcuc.com or by mail, courier or personal delivery to the British Columbia Utilities Commission, Suite 410, 900 Howe Street, Vancouver,
BC, V6Z 2N3.

DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this      3^rd    day of April 2018.

BY ORDER

Original signed by:

D. J. Enns

Commissioner

Attachment

Shannon Wall Centre Rental Apartments Limited Partnership

Application for approval of the disposition of its interest
in the Shannon Estates Thermal Energy System to Shannon Estates Utility Ltd.