Orders

ORDER NUMBER

G-121-18

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 July 6, 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 BCUC to reflect SEUL assuming all rights and obligations of SWCRA in relation to the SETES (Application);

B.      By Order C-4-16 dated April 21, 2016, pursuant to sections 45 and 46 of the UCA, the BCUC 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.      By Order G-77-16A dated June 1, 2016, the BCUC approved interim and refundable rates for SWCRA effective June 1, 2016;

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

E.       By Order G-68-18 dated April 3, 2018, the BCUC established the regulatory timetable for the review of the Application, which included one round of information requests, deadline for letters of comment, deadline for SWCRA to respond to letters of comment and further process to be determined;

F.       By Order G-91-18 dated May 11, 2018, the BCUC issued a further regulatory timetable that included a workshop to be held on June 11, 2018;

G.      On June 11, 2018, the workshop was held and attended by representatives of SWRCA and Interested Parties, which included Mr. Gerard Duffy and Mr. Martin Parker, representing Coach House Strata EPS2413, and Ms. Francesca Turner representing Strata EPS2412;

H.      Subsequent to the workshop on June 11, 2018, Mr. Duffy submitted a letter to the BCUC regarding one of the issues raised during the workshop and SWRCA responded to Mr. Duffy’s letter on June 21, 2018;

I.        Subsequent to the SWCRA’s response on June 21, 2018, Mr. Duffy submitted a letter requesting an opportunity to provide comment on SWCRA’s June 21, 2018 submission; and

J.        The BCUC considers that further process is warranted to determine whether Mr. Duffy should be provided an opportunity to comment on SWRCA’s submission of June 21, 2018.

NOW THEREFORE the BCUC establishes a further regulatory timetable, attached as Appendix A to this order.

DATED at the City of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, this        6^th                     day of July 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.