ORDER NUMBER
G-109-18
IN THE MATTER OF
the Utilities Commission Act, RSBC 1996, Chapter 473
and
Creative Energy Developments LP
Stream A Registration for the 1770 Pendrell Street Thermal Energy System
BEFORE:
H. G. Harowitz, Commissioner/Panel Chair
B. A. Magnan, Commissioner
R. D. Revel, Commissioner
on June 14, 2018
ORDER
WHEREAS:
A. On March 28, 2018, Creative Energy Developments LP (Creative Energy Developments) filed with the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) an application to register the 1770 Pendrell Street Thermal Energy System (Pendrell Street TES) as a Stream A Thermal Energy System (TES), in accordance with the BCUC’s TES Regulatory Framework Guidelines (TES Guidelines);
B. On August 28, 2014, the BCUC 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 BCUC has reviewed the application and is satisfied that the Pendrell Street TES 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 UCA and by the advance approval of the Lieutenant Governor in Council (Order in Council 400), the BCUC orders as follows:
1. In accordance with the TES Guidelines, the Pendrell Street TES is exempt from sections 44.1, 45 and 59–61 of the UCA.
2. Creative Energy Developments must file an annual report for the Pendrell Street TES with the BCUC 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 14th day of June, 2018.
BY ORDER
Original signed by
H. G. Harowitz
Commissioner